In today’s world, everyone is looking out for their own best interest. You need this, so you reach out to a certain person or friend because he or she can provide you with the answer or resource that you need. On the other hand, if someone approaches you for something, your first reaction might be …
You may read the title of today’s post and wonder what the heck I am talking about. You might even think that I am going to talk about photographers. But I’m not, sort of. I am talking about almost everyone reading this. I previously wrote about learning to be present, where we need to stop …
When was the last time you did something unexpected for someone? I’m not talking about buying them a gift or a card, but just doing something nice for someone. My guess is that it was a long time ago. This isn’t to pick on anyone as we all are focused on our lives. I challenge …
In today’s world, even though we seem to always be connected, we have become disconnected from each other. We go about our days with our head down checking our emails, updating our Facebook status, tweeting, texting, you name it. We are completely consumed with what is going on in our own world that we forget …
The other week at work, we had some issues with our email provider. As the first line of defense before getting our outsourced IT department involved, I get the brunt of everyone’s frustrations. The problem itself was intermittent, which for anyone that knows IT, knows that this is the worst type of problem to have. …
I hear people all of the time talk about regrets they have. They regret not going to college or breaking up with their ex. I question these regrets because regretting something is looking at a situation in a negative light. We need to learn how to live life without regrets and be happy with how …
I’ve run from things a lot in my life and I’m not talking about the person that was “it” during a game of tag! Whether those things were jobs, relationships, whatever, I’ve run from it. My first job out of college was with a financial services firm in the heart of Philadelphia. I lived an …
A recent afternoon of internet surfing yielded this great video about success. I think it captures the truth as to why so many people say they want to be successful, but aren’t. Note that there is a “part 2” to this video, but the second part is a re-hashing of this video with some movie …
