“To build a prosperous future,” he said, “we must trust people with their own money and empower them to grow our economy. ” [From NPR]. When I read that I thought my eyes were betraying me. Haven’t we been doing that during the past 3 years. As a measurement of how well our economy has grown, my opinion is that it’s not doing so hot trusting people with their own money. Empowering people to grow…
Like your behind, everyone has an opinion concerning some seemingly important matter. Some people who are at a loss as to discern the relevant opinion from the less than relevant will seek advice. I have in the past made major mistakes concerning this behavior. I hereby list them all as an example of my idiocy. Offering unsolicited opinion. Offering opinion using the brutally direct approach. Offering solicited opinion when I should just say I’m unknowledgeable…
I’ve been asking everyone I know the past month if the past year has turned out the way they’d expected at the start of it? The reason I wanted to know is because I asked myself this question. The year has turned out well for me. Professionally, I’m happy with the contributions and progress I’ve made. Physically, I’m more fit than I’ve been in a long time, but it wouldn’t hurt to improve in this…
It’s the time of the year everyone begins the rush to get home to be with family. I’ve often heard years prior people speak of how wonderful it is to get home. It’s then followed by more subtle fears. Fears of all the demands family places on an individual. For example, you might be the type who’s never really decided on a career. You wanted to explore what was out there. At the beginning your…
Awhile back I began to notice this fascination in certain people with faraway exotic places. They rave, gush and drool whenever someone else mentions a place that they haven’t visited. I understand that it’s a temporary extraction from the everyday familiarities that can dull one’s senses. It’s something I think is basic and necessary to the core of existence. Then the conversation begins to steer towards something I hadn’t expected. I begin to get the…