Weather.com says there’s a winter advisory alert in the Princeton, NJ area from 9:49 PM tonight until 10:00AM tomorrow. For Snow… Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. This evening I went to pick up some beef and potatoes for a new slow cooker recipe… and ShopRite was PACKED. I got to talking with … Read more
This is the Circle of Influence diagram from Steven Covey’s book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. When you focus only on things that you can change, you are pushing out your circle of influence. Conversely, when you worry and think about things you cannot change, you end up crippling yourself and shrink your circle … Read more
After watching 10 Things I Hate About You last week, I wanted more Heath Ledger. So today I put on The Dark Knight. What a great movie. During the interrogation scene, at the police station, the Joker tells Batman that he’s changed the rules of the game. The game had previously been cops versus criminals. … Read more
Tonight, I took a break from my evening cookie soup (GASP, Blasphemy!). Instead I went for a strawberry smoothie. My usual recipe is frozen strawberries, half of an avocado, whole milk, and a bit of bourbon barrel aged maple syrup. Sometimes when there’s no avocados, I substitute half of a banana for a similar thick … Read more
It’s Valentine’s Day and we decided we wanted to celebrate with one of our favorite movies Thor Ragnarok. Towards the end of the film (spoiler alert!) Thor says this line, “See Loki, life is about. It’s about growth, it’s about change, but you seem to just want to stay the same. I guess what I’m … Read more
There is a general mindset among the masses that changes are bad. As social animals with survival hard wired into our brains, we naturally place a lot of value in the comfort of the status quo. And even if you consciously embrace changes, it’s very likely there is a tight subconscious grip holding you back … Read more
Michael: Guys, let me ask you something. Do you want your life to be better or worse or stay the same?All: Stay the same. In this funny Office scene from season 7 episode 5: ‘The Sting’, Michael Scott is expecting his staff to say that they want a better life. Instead they give a resounding … Read more