Archive | August, 2009
With Dad Laid Off…New York Times
This “With Dad Laid Off” New York Times article one isn’t easy to read, partly because it’s so familiar. And while reading it I was reminded of a quote “When one person dies it’s a tragedy, when thousands die it’s a statistic.” I don’t think the current economic environment is quite as difficult as death, though I [...]
Continue reading...Love
24. August 2009
Last week has been incredibly busy, as you can tell from a blogging absence of EIGHT days (cringe!) with a lot of work activity along with business travel, some volunteering with the Olympia Hands On Children’s Museum, and then finally a bit of a personal vacation that started this week (but I’m headed to Portland [...]
Continue reading...Exercising your inner ‘Rocky’
16. August 2009
Here you go, another way to get to your wellness. Go for it, and start exercising your inner Rocky! “If someone says you can lose 20 pounds in the course of a year by punching a bag, then I’m signing up,” says Stephen Stoute, the 39-year-old chief executive of Carol’s Daughter beauty and skin-care line. “There’s [...]
Continue reading...Hannah Montana AND Tony Hawk
13. August 2009
In the last few weeks I’ve been touched by a few people who have sought as a personal endeavor to give people unexpected gifts and “make a moment.” You might recall a few weeks ago I posted a story about skateboarding, and little Zoe’s cool new Hannah Montana skateboard for her birthday…and how I never got [...]
Continue reading...The Real Heroes are Dead
11. August 2009
There are certain people that I think about at least every month who have made an impact on my life, what I think, and who I am–from those who are close to me and others are famous figures. Some are obvious, like my family. The next genre, perhaps, is unsurprising. People like Levi, Mother Teresa, Bob [...]
Continue reading...A Moment of Reflection
7. August 2009
Today I spent the day thinking about… Me. Not entirely, but the fact of the matter is I spent a bit of time thinking about my life, what I wanted to achieve, where I wanted to go, the impact I felt like I could have, and other such matters. Which, I thought was pretty important stuff. Until later [...]
Continue reading...Risky Hires: Wall Street Journal Circa 1997
5. August 2009
I saved this article for 12 years, and who knows how much longer I’ll hang onto it. But I remember my dad giving this to me, or rather snail mailing it to me (I was probably just starting my job at Lilly). We all had inboxes growing up, from a very young age. In fact, at [...]
Continue reading...My Man, Mitch (Mitch Daniels)
4. August 2009
Some of you may know that I had the privilege of spending some of my early work years at some really solid companies–Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson. I have nothing but admiration for these excellent organizations, and appreciation for all the great relationships formed as well as exceptional training, learning, and development. There are upsides [...]
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27. August 2009
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