He said, "You know how we have to protect the foundation. Sometime we have to be aggressive." I was talking to a friend I used to work with. He worked on a team that had an us vs. them mentality. It created issues sometimes. They didn't always ask the questions they needed answered when they're customers approached them with a project. Then their customer would surprise them with a last minute requirement ... one that might have been revealed with the questions that didn't get … [Read more...]
How amazing is your grace?
January 24, 2012 by
Familiarity breeds contempt. Spend more time with someone and you'll get jaded. You'll take things for granted, and get angry over smaller things. Hot buttons will emerge. They'll be easier to punch as time goes on. This is probably why marriage can be so hard. It's easier to forgive the waitress who screwed up your food order than it is the wife who forgot to put the cap back on the toothpaste ... again. Grace doesn't dwell well in a world of presumed outcomes. We force grace out of … [Read more...]
Where do you pledge your allegiance?
January 7, 2012 by
I just finished the history of the Pledge of Allegiance. There were some interesting facts. Some I knew. Others were new (to me). I learned a few things. Here's what learned: the pledge was written by socialist it was written over a century after the Constitution was ratified, in 1892 it was written as a marketing campaign part of a flag giveaway promotion to increase magazine sales for The Youth's Companion it did not include any reference to God Under God was added in … [Read more...]
Are you in a compromised position?
October 14, 2011 by
The offer came it. It was low. They asked for thousands in concessions on top of the low offer. I sent a counter. They held their ground. A few days later, they weakened and offered a counter. They didn't offer enough. It wouldn't have been a compromise. I would have been compromised. A week or so later another offer came in. It was low. They asked for thousands in concessions. I sent a counter. They responded promptly. They offered more than what I asked in my counter. They asked for … [Read more...]
How much are you worth?
October 5, 2011 by
Money is expensive. That new job offer that pays alot... That new promotion and raise? How much of you are they buying? There's nothing wrong with money (It's the love of it that throws us off). That job you were offered might be a great opportunity. It could be all you've ever wanted. Just don't chase the money. And don't confuse money with success. Money isn't success. Success is success. Money is a tool that buys things. Money isn't free. You will pay for it in some way. Time … [Read more...]
Finding Hope
September 28, 2011 by
Tears streamed down her cheeks. She kept reading. She said she could not believe the words she was reading. I asked her why it was so hard to believe. She said that no one ever believed in her. People keep reminding her of what she's done wrong and how she's screwed up. She was scared to believe. She was afraid to hope. The words were an hopeful vision for her life. She wrote a living legacy. The way she'd like to be remembered after a long and successful life. Her legacy was … [Read more...]
