Kinda Crazy Right

Kinda Crazy Right

  The Wright brothers had trouble selling the idea of the airplane to the US military. Seems kinda crazy, right? JK Rowling was paid $2500 for her first book, Harry…
When the Big Wins are Small

When the Big Wins are Small

  Inspired by my friend Jay Billy today.    When you are having trouble wrapping your head around the big picture.  When you feel like you are not doing the…
5 Ways to Make More Time for Reading

5 Ways to Make More Time for Reading

  There is never enough time for reading. True reading. Just enjoying a good book! Find those extra minutes within your day to make time for more reading for your…
Check Writing… Check!

Check Writing… Check!

  The other day, I was listening to two colleagues discussing check writing. One said to the other, “My son had to write a check. He didn’t know how so…
Stuck.

Stuck.

  Stuck.  Buried deep within a hole. Not moving forward.  Not moving backward.  Just stuck. And the only way to go anywhere is to pull yourself out of that hole. …
Be Like DaVinci

Be Like DaVinci

  I once spent much of an entire semester during grad school writing with my left hand. (I am a natural righty.) I was inspired to do this by reading…
Equity Over Equity

Equity Over Equity

  Equity or equity Noun the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness, impartialitya right or a legal share of something It seems that we are often fighting for one…
Deciding Who’s Going to Decide

Deciding Who’s Going to Decide

  In Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling rule #12 is, “Discount the 1st thing that comes to mind. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th -get the obvious out of the…
Taking Your Lumps

Taking Your Lumps

  Sometimes, you just have to take your lumps.  You will realize quickly that the day is not going your way.  Everything that CAN go wrong WILL go wrong.  Everything…