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Pivot

Pivot

One of the most interesting concepts I’ve been exposed to over the past year is that of “pivot”.  Previously when I thought of pivot it was  either in regards to a mechanical hinge mechanism or in the context of the game of basketball.  If you...
Forget

Forget

With the fast pace of life today, it’s sometimes easy to forget the old axiom about “taking time to smell the roses”.  That’s a mistake that we each need to take special care to avoid making.  Sure work’s important.  And it’s great...
Fate

Fate

When things don’t go well, it’s easy to envision the cosmic forces conspiring against you.  Alas it must be such that your fate is beyond your control.  Poppycock.   Sure there are times when you have bad luck and things don’t go your way....
Basics

Basics

Today we’re going back to basics. You know the basics that you understood when you were born?  There’s nothing like a good night of sleep.  After several days of being up too early and too bed too late, I crashed an hour early last evening and got up an...
Consistent

Consistent

Being consistent is one of the keys to being successful.  There’s lots of places where you can see this.  One of my favorites is Cal Ripken.  While I’m a Cardinals fan and never really “followed” Ripken specifically, I was always aware of...
Slog

Slog

Back to Mr. Webster today.  He offers two alternatives for “slog”:   The verb definition – “Work hard over a period of time”, or The noun definition – “A spell of difficult, tiring work or travel” We all encounter...