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I knew I wasn’t going to do this every day. I have a lot to be grateful for these days. I feel like I have conquered several battles recently. I won my second Toastmaster speech. You get a sweet pen. Mostly, I was happy with my performance. I worked at it during a particularly . . . → Read More: Gratitude 2-26-06 This is a topic that I think about quite a bit. But the deeper I think about it, the harder I realize it is. Actually, the deeper I look at anything, I’m realizing these days, the harder I realize it is. In empathy’s case, I find truly understanding what is important to someone else . . . → Read More: Empathy I may not be Christian, Jewish or Islamic, but I know a good tradition when I see it. In spite of that grim reality or more likely because of it, the Gospel’s imperative to “fear not” is good and welcome news. The 40 days of Lent that begin Ash Wednesday are an annual spiritual . . . → Read More: I’m Giving Up Fear For Lent Beacon Journal | 02/24/2006 | Family incomes slide Average family incomes, after adjusting for inflation, fell to $70,700 in 2004, a drop of 2.3 percent when compared with 2001. That was the weakest showing since a decline of 11.3 percent from 1989 to 1992, a period that also covered a recession. The average incomes . . . → Read More: Beacon Journal | 02/24/2006 | Family incomes slide Daily driblet The average new home has 2,412 square feet, an increase of nearly 50 percent from 1973, reports the L.A. Times. I read and think a lot about personal and business growth. It seems that virtually every problem that has to do with you and someone else can all be fixed with open, clear communication. There was an article in the Beacon on Valentines Day that was from divorce court. The judge said that all . . . → Read More: Communication The SageRock Core Value reads: The concern, respect and empathy for the individual people we come in contact with at SageRock is our single core value. I’ve recently been thinking about what: Concern Respect Empathy all mean. Concern: This might be the most misleading of the three. Possibly the easiest way to . . . → Read More: The SageRock Core Value Harvard Business Online | HBR This month’s issue is about Management Innovation. Man, this book is a good read. I’m so cheap I am always reluctant to dish out the $18 an issue on the news stand. So, I got my cheap self to the library today and read a few articles. Of particular . . . → Read More: Harvard Business Review on Management Innovation I am in the market for a laptop. I’m thinking of going ultra portable. I want something that I can take with me everywhere. I’m leaning towards Dell. I thought I was going to go with the X1. But today, I saw a sale on the 710m. I can get it for $857: Inspiron . . . → Read More: Laptop Shopping Rocky suggested that my second speech be about saving money. That’s an awesome idea. I was going to base it on the Rich Dad Poor Dad book. But then I read this review of the book. He made enough good points that I don’t think I want to base my speech on that book. . . . → Read More: Second Speech – On Saving Money |
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