There is probably not a phrase in the English language I despise the use of more than “Everything happens for a reason”. The possibility exists there is one I hate more, but it has yet to come to my attention. It is probably so frustrating because it’s a true statement, but is almost never used …
Category: Success
Distractions
Distractions. They are everywhere. I mean, EVERYWHERE. We are pulled in so many different directions all the time. It’s no wonder we hear people like Time Ferriss say the new super power is not multi-tasking, but single task focus. The TV, the radio, the kids, the job, and worst of them all – the mobile …
The Hard Work
I don’t want to write today. I don’t feel particularly inspired. I would rather skip today’s work & look to tomorrow. But, that’s the easy stuff. That’s what we do when we give up. I remember Steve Earle saying that writing a song is the perspiration which comes after the inspiration. The first idea or …
For Dad
close but not too close, empathy given free protecting from a distance, support supporting me love enveloping my life, compassion reigns supreme sacrifice for others, the sacrifice of dreams pain molded into love, discipline firm but true Passion pouring out, devotion breaking through speaking truth to power, standing for those who can’t fighting battles for …
The Guarantee
So Dragon, Are you a gambler? For a while, I tried to make a living playing poker. And, as almost anyone who watched me play would tell you, by the time I walked away from it, I was pretty good at the game itself. I learned a massive amount from the game of poker. It …
Action = Success
When I was not long out of college, I landed what I consider to be my first real job. I didn’t have much experience in anything other than tourism, really. I had bounced around from opportunity to opportunity without any real plan or focus in my life. I had been a cave guide seasonally for …
Short Term Long Term
In the early 1980s my family moved to Northwest Arkansas from the Gainesville Florida area. My father got a job working in a family business & off we went. A thousand miles away & twenty years back in time (based on fashion trends & some attitudes anyway). The move promised a better life for our …
Quick Failure
When I started Plain Ordinary Dragon one of my goals was to post an article every day for the first month. Not a week into the process, and I have missed that goal. It makes me sad. I’m sure at least some of you dragons have felt a bit disappointed in the past when you …
I’ll Do My Best – I Will
Every morning before I leave the house for work, I kiss my wife. She always says, “Have a good day”, and I always reply, “I’ll do my best” I almost never meet the day with optimism. I could easily blame this on my career, due to the almost constant crisis mode required to perform well. …
What is the Value of Your Word?
I went to sleep this morning around 2:30am. My normal bedtime is around 9pm. However, I had promised some friends there would be a cheesecake at our place when they came over today. A homemade cheesecake. A non-dairy cheesecake. A plant based cheesecake. You can’t just run out and buy one of those. Additionally, if …