Getting people to think deeply is one of the things I do best. Actually, if I really think about it, my goal is actually to get people to ponder life and have wondrous thoughts that will change them for the better… I owe a lot of my hard gained wisdom to the people who have […]
Continue reading... February 13, 2009
Do you think you are always right?
Answer the question honestly before you read on… There are two types of people in this world. The ones that think they are right and the ones that are. The above is meant to be a joke but it has some truth to it. I can’t tell you how many lives, including my own, have […]
Continue reading... February 7, 2009
The Value Project Finale
Instead of my usual Saturday Rap I have decided to “rap up” the group writing project on value. This has been great fun and it has taken me awhile to read through all the posts on value. Might I say we have created quite a bit of value in writing these posts. My hope is […]
Continue reading... January 31, 2009
Surprise Surprise
This is my Saturday Rap where I give updates about my site and also give you the best links on the web that I have found this week. First, the site update… You know, I woke up this morning thinking I had nothing to update you guys on. As you saw I could only get […]
Continue reading... January 23, 2009
The Power in Letting Go
“Letting Go” It is one of the hardest things to do sometimes. And yet one of the most necessary. Many things hold us back in life… if we let them. And many things will weigh us down… if we let them. To travel far and fast we must travel light. I am an avid backpacker. […]
Continue reading... January 17, 2009
Group Writing Project: Creating Value
This is my Saturday Rap where I post news about my website and bring you the best links on the web. But today I have only one link and an idea for the blogging community that I would love for everyone to participate in. The link is Hunter Nuttall’s post “What the Hell is Value?” […]
Continue reading... January 15, 2009
How to Train New Employees
Yesterday I talked about how learning to create creates passion. Today I want to switch around and talk a little about how we learn on the job. I believe in lifelong learning. I think we should be constantly studying and improving. I think that gives us a lot of satisfaction in this life. Too many […]
Continue reading... January 13, 2009
Who needs an education?
Before I get too far ahead of myself I would like to pull in some concepts that I talked about last week, reiterate what I said yesterday, and then go from there. Last week I made 4 major points that set the foundation for talking about education this week. They were: Productivity is Pointless without […]
Continue reading... January 12, 2009
Education: What’s the point?
From the beginning of time there has always been an educational system. We are learning animals and therefore we have always learned. Life itself is often the greatest teacher, but as we have progressed as a society we have developed further methods of learning, training, and thought. The argument today is that our schooling system […]
Continue reading... January 10, 2009
The reDesign is Coming…
This is my Saturday Rap where I give you my site updates and the best finds on the web… First, the site update… I am excited to say that my subscriber count has reached an all time high of 139. To be honest, it was really weird. I hardly posted anything over the holidays and […]
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