May 27, 2015

Greg Thomas

All things being equal…

is a horrible statement, because ALL things are never equal and will NEVER be equal. When you say this, you are effectively watering down your argument for whatever solution you might be proposing by acknowledging that  your solution can only ever be evaluated against the current solution (or another proposal) and conditions where all things are equal. But in life – nothing is EVER equal.  We all know it – this is nothing new.  And I will tell you right now, I don’t want the solution that must be equal, I want something that is greater than equal.  You want

My Three Categories of Work

I think I was packing for a trip somewhere when I started going through the mental checklist of what tasks on my plate had to be completed before I went anywhere.  These ranged from family to work to personal to house to car to anything really, but in the end, they all came back to three core categories; Have to do, Need to do and Want to do. Have to do This is the work that just has to get done regardless of what’s going on in your life, in the extreme – just lost your arm, must get it back

May 4, 2015

Greg Thomas

The Last Lecture

If you have never watched the The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch then you need to take some time tonight and watch it.  The video is not only a great message for how to achieve your childhood dreams but to keep achieving them as you get older.  You don’t always get to where you thought you’d be, but there are lots of different paths you can go down to get somewhere, that can be just as rewarding.  And it’s not just about your dreams, but those around you, what you can do to help them.  I’ve watched this video about 3