Casual Fridays

Financial Independence.
The Declaration of Independence.
An Independent Spirit.
We esteem independence. Our society celebrates freedom. As we should. But, do we miss the point?
We’re not seeking absolute independence. Well, we may be seeking it, but we won’t find it. It cannot be obtained.
We want to free ourselves of dependency on […]

Earth’s crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God:
But only he who sees, takes off his shoes,
The rest sit round it, and pluck blackberries…
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh
A friend shared the poem above with me recently. I had heard it before. In fact, I had memorized it. Still, I had forgotten […]

One of our children broke an arm two weeks ago (hence the missing post that Friday). As people found out about it, I heard many stories about how they or their children had similar experiences. After having these stories shared with me, I felt a sense of fraternity with a new group of people. […]

I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried
I’ve had my fill, my share of losing
And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way,
“Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it my way“
- Frank Sinatra, My Way
As popular as it is, […]

I was doing research on an upcoming project recently. While looking for examples of the eHarmony.com ads, I came across this post on Adfreak.
Maybe I’m naive, but I had no idea people found the eHarmony ads so offensive/repulsive.
Here’s a comment from a viewer YouTube:
They are annoying beyond belief. The people in them are […]

I missed blogging last week. There’s a story behind that.
I play basketball at 5:45 AM every Tuesday and Thursday. It may sound crazy to play basketball that early, but it allows me to do something I enjoy without interferring with my family time in the evenings.
Last Thursday I didn’t feel very well after […]

I’ve grown quite fond of my old-style hats. I have a fedora and a willis hat. When I wear theses hats I get comments from people (and sometimes stares). Yet, these were the hats everyone used to wear. Now, it seems like a very new thing to do.
Of course trends come […]

You’ve probably heard of the prodigal son, and you probably also know it originates from a story Jesus told. (you can read it here)
What you probably don’t think about is how it relates to your company.
Oh boy, does it.
Here are lessons from this story that we can apply to business today:
1. The son wanted instant […]

People are rarely, if ever, satisfied.
We’re not satisfied with fast food customer service, politicians, football officials, nor the price of gas.
Most of all, we’re not satisfied with ourselves. Not with our weight, our salaries, our homes and cars. We’re not satisfied with the time we have for exercise, for fun, for friendships and […]

We love stories of redemption. I think it is something wired within us. It is something we all inherently yearn for.
We love the idea of something new. I think it is something we’ve been trained to desire.
New is sexy and mysterious.
New is full of potential.
New has no scorecard of history to hold […]