Help Me Understand Something I haven’t lost too much sleep over President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize win. But a lot of people have lost sleep, on both sides of the table. One side defending the win while the other side declares it’s too soon. Let me be up front, I don’t think he should have …
Category: Inspiration
Climbing Mountains
I spent most of today studying about and writing out a training plan to climb Mt. Rainier in 2010. This was a decision I made in 2005 when I moved back to Washington State. The goal I set was to get back into shape and lose 20-30 pounds. Climbing Mt. Rainier was the chosen path …
Keeping Little Mistakes Little
Just read a great blog post written by Ron Edmondson “7 Ways to Recover from a Major Failure or Mistake.” It got me thinking about those little mistakes we make from time to time that cause embarrassment or upset to someone. I’m considering things like forgetting an appointment, running late for an important event or …
da Vinci – Greatest Individual Contributor of All Time
Last Friday’s post discussed the difference between Individual Contributor and Leader. I wanted to re-iterate that there is nothing wrong with being an individual contributor by writing a post about an individual who has greatly influenced how I live my life: Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo Da Vinci was the most productive human being who ever …