From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Gratitude

August 29, 2010

Do you know what the most powerful emotional state that people can have is? Yes, that is gratitude. When you are in the state of gratitude, you get to see things clearly and any obstacles become an opportunity for you.

I use a gratitude list to remind me of the many things that I can take for granted and this list is on my desk so that I am can see it on a day to day basis. What am I grateful for? The many things in my life…from owning a car, to having a warm bed or having a healthy body. These items may be big or small but these are things that make up our lives.

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Has anyone noticed….

August 19, 2010

Every 18 months for the last decade, the world has doubled the data it pushes to you.

What does this mean? Twice as much email, twice as many friend requests, twice as many sites to check (how many daily e-newsletters are you signed up for?), twice as many devices (who has an Iphone AND a Blackberry?).

When does your mind lose the ability to keep up? Then what happens? Is it already happening? What is our tipping point?

Are you doing anything about it?

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Character

August 18, 2010


This is a classic story and a great reminder to never underestimate an individual on first impression.

A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment into the Harvard University President’s outer office.
The secretary could tell in a moment that such backwoods, country hicks had no business at Harvard and probably didn’t even deserve to be in Cambridge .

“We’d like to see the president,” the man said softly.

“He’ll be busy all day,” the secretary snapped.

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How bad could it get?

August 15, 2010

I have been MIA for the past few weeks as I was on vacation and during this time I took many cabs and shuttles. Each time I made it a point to sit at the front to chat with the driver. This particular driver peaked my interest; he was constantly smiling and laughing like he was on the top of the world.

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