More Kids Stuff

Sometimes I forget how awesome my kids are, then they say things that make you think.
The other day I was making my meal replacement shake and was running the blender on high (for the extra smoothness of course).  My five year old had to tell me what it sounds like.
“The blender sounds like an elephant [...]

Getting Started

So many people think and talk about getting going on their big dream or goal.  We like to think and dream and wish and talk about doing things differently but then that is where it ends.
Some of the most tragic words are if only, it might have been, someday I’ll be . . . . [...]

Who’s Scrooge?

This blog tends to lean away from political matters, mostly because this is not about politics.
A letter to the editor in my local paper the other day made an interesting, but unfair claim.  The letter writer claimed that Scrooge was a Conservative and only became a “decent human being” when he became a liberal.
Poppycock.  That [...]

Kids at Home

So I work from home.
It has its own challenges and rewards.  I am a very happily married man with five kids.
They are 9, 7, 5, 3, and almost one year old.  It is tough to work from home with this environment, but I manage OK.
When all the kids are home, it makes a big difference [...]

Focus in Life

There are many gurus who discuss the same issue of how to be successful.
The problem is that many times an idea is in your head and the words you have to describe the idea are very clumsy tools for effectively communicating the idea.  People resort to words, comparisons, analogies, and other literatry and spoken tools [...]

The 5 Laws That Determine All of Life’s Outcomes

So I finished this book this week.  It has an interesting premise that success in anything is predictable.  If you consistently follow certain principles that successful people follow, you will also find success.  
These laws are applicable to relationships, business, and any other endeavor.  It seems to be based on sound evaluation of many professional and personal [...]

Some Quotes Worth Thinking About

“Things may come to those who wait, but only things left by those who hustle.” Abraham Lincoln
“There is absolutely no reason for being rushed along with the rush.” Robert Frost
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” Dr. Seuss
“We should not allow [...]

Vacation

So I enjoyed a few days in St. George, Utah over the Thanksgiving Holiday.  It was nice.  We have family down there that we have not seen for about a year and a half and we really do like going down there.  
I thought about trying to check my email or do something work related [...]