Following the most active year yet for this blog, let's pause to see what the top 10 most-viewed posts are out of the 571 posted since its inception in April, 2011. The top 3 spots remain unchanged: The Worst Mistakes I've Made As An Employee Deciding When to Leave Your Job What Annoys Me the …
3 Thoughts About New Beginnings
[Note: I was asked to speak at a church gathering earlier today on the topic of "New Beginnings." What follows is a slightly modified version of that talk.] It’s a new year - a natural time for us to think about new beginnings, a time to say goodbye to some things and to initiate positive …
My Goals for 2014
I set a number of goals for 2013, most of which were achieved as reported in this end-of-year progress report. After careful consideration of what worked and what didn't last year, and after determining some directions I'd like to go in 2014, I've settled on the following personal goals for this year, not including those …
2013 Goals Final Update – December 31
The year is done. I've reported here monthly on my eleven goals for 2013 categorized in the areas of body, mind and spirit. Now it's time to give you the final report. Before looking at the details, though, I want to summarize my main lessons learned for the year. I blogged about them separately in …
The god of Sports
We love our sports in America, and I'm sure that's just as true in other countries. This was in clear view Saturday as the most anticipated annual local rivalry game of the year took place in college basketball between my favorite team - the University of Kentucky Wildcats - and the University of Louisville Cardinals. …