The word of the day from this weekend was vacuous: emptied of or lacking content. And today I thought about how we as a society overindulge on vacuous entertainment. Perhaps we’re just too tired from our daily grind of the rat race. Maybe we just need a break from the work and obligations. So we … Read more
Today is Easter! We knew this because yesterday I did a Facebook Live video of Easter Eve Eggstravaganza where I reviewed 6 different chocolate eggs. But today, after a grueling morning of spring cleaning, we just relaxed in the afternoon. And at 6pm, we went to do our weekly Sunday evening shopping. When we pulled … Read more
Simple test. What is your age? Assuming you’ll live to be 100 years old – what % of your life have you lived? Do you FEEL like you’ve lived (your age)% of your life? Me, I’m 39 this year, and I don’t feel like I’ve lived 39% of my life. I feel like there’s so … Read more
According to Tom Sosnoff, this is a one of his keys to success. He also seeks this characteristic in others. When he’s interviewing job candidates, he would ask a question like, “What’s 17% of 42?” Sosnoff says 50% of the people won’t even answer fearing answering incorrectly. But what he’s really looking for is people’s … Read more
It most definitely is not. But as the late great Zig Ziglar says, neither is bathing. And eating. But he recommends both every day. Because if you stop eating, well eventually your condition will be permanent. But today, I’m not talking about motivating yourself, I want to talk about motivating others. With only a few … Read more
Today’s work day consisted about 5+ hours of meetings. Not just one big meeting, it was one after another. And the first one was with our parent company’s corporate office and it set the tone for the rest of the day. Immediately after it concluded, a manager on the call said to me that he … Read more
Today was another one of those days where there’s no motivation. It was filled with chores. Laundry, dishes, groceries. Nothing of interest really happened. I feel exhausted, uncreative, unmotivated. Yet here I am, writing this blog. I didn’t decide today that I would write. I decided months ago that I would write today. It takes … Read more
Factories Baby! With the Industrial Revolution came factories, assembly lines, and big companies. Growth and prosperity ushered in for humans across America (and the globe). Large corporate entities became a thing, and they thrived as efficiencies blossomed. After all, if the costs can be lowered, more profits can be made while the end user can … Read more
When you take on a project. A lot of the time you will not know if and when the success will happen. It can be a lot like planting a seed. You water the seed every day. Not knowing if the seed is growing. If the roots are growing. Or maybe you have a dud. … Read more
Upon looking for a writing prompt today. I decided to write about writing prompts. There are dozens of sites with collections of writing prompts. I see a variety of topics ranging from fantasy, dramatic, serious, light hearted, sci fi – there are literally thousands of prompts. So, why are there so many so readily available … Read more