Motivation

Years ago I wrote an article titled Sometimes People Don’t Want To Be Motivated. In that post I talked about coming across people who don’t like motivational messages for whatever reason. I also talked about the need to keep trying to motivate people when you can, especially if they work for you or are your […]

Six years ago, I got invited to the Floyd Mayweather – Manny Pacquaio fight on a Saturday night. Rather, I got invited to a party where this guy had paid for us to watch the fight on TV. At $100 a shot, which I didn’t know until just before I left, I guess it was […]

“As miserable as I felt in those days I knew something was changing in me. I’ve heard people call it a survival instinct and I think that’s exactly what it was. I had two very clear choices; get on with living or die. I chose to live.” Traci Lords, Underneath It All These days not […]

Are people allowed to congratulate themselves? Well, whether they are or not I’m going to give myself a brief congratulations. Today is the 20th anniversary of my business. I filed for business license on June 22, 2001, and I’ve only ever look back once, or maybe twice. Being self employed is scary, and it’s certainly […]

There was an ad for an anti-perspirant a couple of decades ago with the slogan “never let them see you sweat”. It promised to keep you dry during those tense moments, when you start sweating under your arms during stressful times, though it had a humorous bent to it. Bilal Kamoon via Compfight There’s nothing […]