In everything, we always say – “Keep it Simple” because that’s what makes it happen. Take out all the complexity, and all the noise, and boil the problem down to the simplest of elements. Move forward. Look up. One line at a time. One word at a time. The challenge with simplicity is that we don’t always see the result from that simplicity and get frustrated that we’re not where we’re supposed to be and…
In sports, when you challenge a player, you aren’t committing to them, you’re staying with them, you’re in front of them, you’re protecting your side and doing nothing else. You’re an obstacle, something they need to work through, someone they need to break through to get to their goal. Outside of sports, challenging is the same thing, you’re always pushing, always trying new things, always poking, always working, always breaking in. If you’re not, you’re…
Got asked this topic a few months ago – “What’s your Topic?” I stared at a blank space for a bit and thought about this very direct question – what is it and what did I want it to be? Was I happy with what it was? Was that going to be ambitious enough? I wrote down some ideas and posted them – now I wonder if they are still the same. But it’s a…
I have notebooks, probably too many of them, but I have lots. And I have a laptop. I write as much as I can, wherever I can. Sometimes it’s garbage (actually a good part of the time). Sometimes it’s great (I have my moments). But it’s always a great feeling when I do. It’s a cathartic release and worth every sometimes painful keystroke.
Jumping into a new community is never easy – you don’t know anyone, but you might have a connective interest between you that can be the establishing point for something new. But you have to go through that awkward phase of figuring things out. And that’s never fun because the first thought that runs through your mind – “Here we go again, starting all over again.” – figuring things out for the first time -…