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 …
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Where to Invest First
Have you been told “Your house is the single largest investment most people make in their lifetime”? Maybe the largest, but not the best. The best investment you will ever make – is the investment you make in yourself. You are amazing. You have special talents & perspectives no one else has, or will ever …
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 …
You Can Quote Me
I love quotes. Little pieces of philosophical brilliance in a bite size offering providing inspiration or possibly motivation. They are like movie trailers for concepts & principles. They can inspire hope. They can move you to action. I will never forget my father giving me Bartlett’s Big Book of Quotations. I loved that book. Loved …
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 …
Hurry Time’s Running Out
There is a difference between having knowledge and applying knowledge. I know eating a healthy diet full of fruit & vegetables will prolong my life. However, unless I actually start to eat those healthy foods & stop eating the junk food, the knowledge is relatively useless to my long term health. I’m sure you understand the point …
Being Lucky
I started working before I was in high school. Before I could legally drive, I was working. I remember telling friends & family members how I was more interested in having a checkbook than a driver’s license. I’ve always been fascinated with the game of making money and work and business. When I was in …