In my ninth-grade science class, the teacher explained what made up the elements of a human being, just the chemicals, the inert ingredients of us. This teacher shared that if you were to go out and try to buy these ingredients in a hardware store, it would cost about $3.50, a fact that shocked everybody […]
cost, human body, price
When it comes to productivity, I seem to be at my most productive when I am really focused, and part of that focus is where I am and what I’m doing at that time. So, for example, when I’m writing, I get the most focus at my desk in my office, but if I’m doing […]
environment, Focus, focusing
I know people who love their jobs, I know people who hate their jobs, and I know people who are somewhere in the middle of those two extremes… Often people in the category of hating their jobs or being in between, wonder if they should talk to their boss about the things that would improve […]
unhappy, unhappy at work, working
One of my favorite sayings is the Chinese proverb, “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” There are three wonderful take aways from that one saying. First, there’s no bad time to do something good for yourself. Any time you choose to do something helpful […]
advice, chinese proverb, plant a tree, tree
In the movie, “Jerry McGuire”, his mentor, Dicky Fox, is shown in brief clips throughout the movie, dispensing homespun advice that relates to the challenges Jerry is going through. In life, as in the movies, having a wise old owl who can give you advice can be extremely important. If you don’t have a mentor […]
Mentor, mentorship, owl, wise old owls
Recently, I had to take my car in for repairs, and when I checked the distance from the auto repair shop to the office, I saw that it was 32 minutes if I walked, and 7 minutes if I managed to get a ride. I decided the time was better spent walking, and I’m glad […]
driving, efficiency, walk, walking
I was buying eggs recently at the supermarket and got slowed down quite a bit by just the sheer number of options there were. You could buy eggs based on the chicken’s diet, the chicken’s living conditions, where the chicken went to college, it seemed endless! When I finally made a decision and brought it […]
chicken, eggs, method, methods
One of my favorite scenes in the very powerful movie, The Shawshank Redemption, takes place towards the end of the movie when Andy and Red are talking outside in an empty courtyard at the prison. And Andy says, in this very poignant moment, “Get busy living or get busy dying!” Red has a certain interpretation […]
Living, Movie, quote, Shawshank Redemption
Back in the day, my older brother, Robbie, was a DJ at the Dickinson College Student Radio Station, and while doing dedications for a love song one day, he was reading through the dedications. You know, Jeremy loves Melissa, Margie loves Ed, and then he said, “And me, I love chocolate.” If you knew my […]
chocolate, Doing what you love, love
