Sep
14
This morning I moved into a new office across the hall from my old one – I can still see Lauren though. Moving woke me up early this morning as I imagined a lot of different scenarios and desk set…
Sep
11
Paul Dudley White said, “A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.” I’m not feeling that chipper this afternoon, I’m off for a walk….
Sep
10
Lou Erickson said, “Gardening requires lots of water – most of it in the form of perspiration.” Life is like gardening, you get in what you put out in the form of hard work and sweat equity you don’t often…
Sep
09
John Mortimer said, “There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.” I want to be used up when I die. Not a skerrick of energy left when I finally kick the bucket…
Sep
08
Jessi Lane Adams said, “If you’ve lost your enthusiasm, there’s no better place to find it than on a skipping excursion. And, you might just find your lost youth as well!” Feeling a bit down today or have a lack…
Sep
07
Manvotional: Thomas Carlyle’s Advice to Young Men Back in 1852, a young man wrote Scottish writer, historian, and educator Thomas Carlyle asking for suggestions on books to read. A small Scottish provincial newspaper published Carlyle’s response. In his response, Carlyle…
Sep
07
David Dunham said, “Efficiency is intelligent laziness.” I am quite into being lazy. Laziness being finding the easiest most efficient way to do something. Thinking about the the lazy way to do things has brought about a lot of the…
Sep
07
This morning I read a blog post by an advertising hero of mine Alex Bogusky. He talked about a seminar he once attended and the one speaker, Lee Clow, that inspired him to stay in advertising. The talk Lee Clow…
Sep
06
I like this idea and we try and do it as often as possible. Hard to do sometimes but the pay off is huge. Tip #13 If we’re not careful we can often take on the role of CEO in…
Sep
04
Bill Gates said, “The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.” I…