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I know what you’re thinking; the business world does not have enough acronyms. So allow me to propose one more for the lexicon. When you hear the word TEAM, it could easily stand for Tyranny, Entropy, Anarchy & Mass confusion. Lots of teams start out with best intentions, but end up devolving and dissolving into these non-productive…
I wasn’t kidding… I am sticking with it! Two weeks down and ready to move on to Chapter 3. Each section gives new exercises to add to the daily routine, but not before being treated to nutritional and motivational advice. Overall the advice has been pretty solid – no white flour, watch the bad carbs, etc. …
Island nation full of souls Earth breaks and the ground rolls Rolls again and the house falls I cannot breathe, can’t see the walls Where’s my brother he was just here When will the dust cloud start to clear? It’s dark, it’s cold and I cannot see Is someone coming to rescue me? The voice…
Have you ever used the phrase “spinning your wheels” to describe a situation where there’s a lot of activity going on, but you’re not getting the results you want? For you warm weather types, I don’t believe you can fully appreciate the phrase until your car has been stuck in a deep snowdrift in the…
Click to read the latest Short Story with a Point! I wrote a story about shortcuts in April 2009, and mentioned the Charles Atlas bodybuilding course as an example of a quick fix that did not work for me as a young boy. Little did I know, Charles Atlas is a highly searched keyword and…
I was paddling like crazy and getting nowhere. Lying face down on my 6 foot surfboard, smelling the bubblegum flavored board wax, I was trying to ride a wave into the Huntington Beach beach. Learning to surf was one of the first things I wanted to do when I moved from Indiana to California, but it…
Everyone else is doing a year-end countdown, so here is mine. For the benefit of newer readers, you may have missed one of these ten most visited stories since I started the blog last January: 10. That’s a stretch – One of many posts dedicated to dedication… and reaching goals you thought you’d never reach.…
When is the last time you heard the phrase “Hey, it’s nothing personal, it’s just business”? Translation… “Hey, I know I just screwed you over but you should not be mad at me because it’s widely accepted that you don’t have to treat people as human beings in a business environment. So don’t make me…
There I was, running through the Great Mall of Milpitas and the clock was ticking. Just 4 days before Christmas and I was in hot pursuit of the Ultimate Gift! You know how every year the news media declares one toy as the hottest and the hardest to find, creating mass panic for shoppers everywhere? …
(Click photo for full size) This is Patterson Pass, a winding road that connects Tracy with Livermore, California. It snakes through windmill farms and dry pasture, often narrowing to just one lane, and the view from the peak is incredible. It’s kind of like those desolate roads you see in halftime commercials, where the luxury…