great things and reminders have been a blur lately
Why is “truth be told” something we so rarely hear?
Because we can look foolish, hypocritical, or worse.
Truth be told, I’m really struggling to keep up the past few weeks.
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Do the advice givers really care if we improve or get better?
June 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Being well balanced is art, so is fixing things well
Do the advice givers really care if we improve or get better?
Probably not, unless they’re our parents or grandparents.
But the really great self-help gurus will be transparent about this.
They’ll tell you the biggest part of helping is not helping – it is in them asking the right questions, repeatedly, and then getting out of the way.
Finding the right questions is art.
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Writing short blogs posts with pith is much harder than long, detailed posts
May 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Who should we lean on for inspiration?
May 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Willis Tower in the mist of 29 degrees
midlife celebration at the foot of Willis Tower
Who should we lean on for inspiration?
This is a trick question.
(permission granted to be remarkable)
All day.
Every day.
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What do you do when tempted to cheat because you can get away with it?
May 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
Honesty is always the best policy
What do you do when tempted to cheat because you can get away with it?
Obvious answer – it depends.
Best answer – don’t.
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Do we have the guts to throw it away?
April 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
where are the pretty daisies (just look down at your feet)
Do we have the guts to throw stuff away?
We don’t need the stuff because we haven’t used it, wanted it, missed it, in years, maybe longer.
What we’re afraid of losing forever though, is the memory surrounding the thing.
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Know why there aren’t many guitar or drum solos on the radio?
April 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Nashville airport musician trying to make the big time
The main point: I’ve been writing longer pieces than usual, and hope to cut back – for your sake.
Live music, in concert. Few things as exciting. At some point, the guitarist, and the drummer, gets a few minutes to individually go off on a riff. We enjoy it because we’re a captive audience, and it’s stuff we can’t get on a CD.
Know why there aren’t many guitar or drum riffs on the radio?
Because even if it’s valuable, outside of a concert, people don’t have time for it.
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What’s the appropriate high end of the threshold for neglecting our paperwork?
April 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The saying is, “It’s never too late”, no?
What’s the appropriate high end of the threshold for neglecting our paperwork?
The text book answer is probably like one day.
The reality is we don’t lead a text book life.
Why is that?
Okay, back to the first question. A week? Tops.
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