Another fine hot sunny Saturday afternoon in Silly Valley. Got a gazillion things to do but don’t feel like doing any of them, so I check out Twitter and find #IfIHad24HoursLeft trending. Realizing that tweeting is the last thing I want to be doing if time is running out, I[…] Read On
One of the biggest challenges we all have to overcome is the notion that others have it better than we do. In the age of social media it’s all too easy to get caught in the trap of “Why isn’t my [career, business, life … fill in the blank] taking[…] Read On
Tell me again why I bother blogging on Fridays in the summertime? Everyone’s either on vacation, getting a jump on the weekend beach traffic or just screwing off somewhere. Is anyone even out there. Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? If it’s ok with you (what am I saying, there’s nobody else here,[…] Read On
How do you measure success? Probably not the same way I do. And therein lies the rub. Success, like happiness, is entirely subjective. It can mean vastly different things to different people. It’s also an outcome. An effect, not a cause. A culmination of actions and events. In other words,[…] Read On
Hope ya’ll are having a fun summer and successfully celebrated the 4th without blowing up any body parts. I’m sort of taking the week off; thought I’d fill you in on what’s going on around here. No vaca or anything (wife’s consumed with a new job), just chilling in the[…] Read On
Relationships sometimes overwhelm me. Of the many mysteries of life, lifelong bonds of friendship and love are to me the most mysterious of all. When you form a special bond with someone – a friend who sticks with you through the ages, who’s always there for you and you for[…] Read On
Nobody is permanent Everything is on loan here Even your wife and kids Could be gone next year – Chrissie Hynde, The Pretenders We often rail against the transient nature of life. Why, I don’t know. All things begin and end. Life, relationships, companies, buildings, planets, stars, even the very[…] Read On