Dragons, you know what people really, really love? When you love them. When you cheer them on in their endeavors. Think about it for a minute. Don’t you love it when someone appreciates you & your work? Not just simple lip service, but honest to goodness, I care about you, appreciation. Love. We all do. …
Tag: Success
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Sunglasses in the Rain
By all accounts, today is a miserable type of day. It’s raining & dreary. The clouds have obscured any sunlight that might break through & cheer up the landscape a bit. It’s not cold, but it is cool enough a jacket is common fare. You can see the usual happenings as you drive around town. …