I have recently read this book for the third time in 12 years. It was a gift from my coach just after I completed the sale of my practice in 2005. Presumably he identified my proclivity for procrastination which has frequently led me away from the right direction, if not always entirely in the wrongContinue reading “The Weekend Read – The War of Art by Steven Pressfield”
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The Monday Morning Quote #402
“You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stickout teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” Roald Dahl in The Twits
The Monday Morning Quote #401
“… but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.” – Sherlock Holmes” The Man With The Twisted Lip
The Weekend Read – Let my people go surfing by Yvon Chouinard
Sub-titled “The Education of a Reluctant Businessman”, I am indebted to my friend Richard Hellen for recommending this book. If you fail to be informed, inspired and encouraged then ask yourself why you are in business. Patagonia is a company that deserves the attention of any business owner, employee or customer. Founded by Yvon ChouinardContinue reading “The Weekend Read – Let my people go surfing by Yvon Chouinard”
In case you missed…TGBSL #23
TGBSL? see more here. 1. New definition of oral health announced; “Oral health is multifaceted and includes the ability to speak, smile, smell, taste, touch, chew, swallow, and convey a range of emotions through facial expressions with confidence and without pain, discomfort, and disease of the craniofacial complex,” reads the definition. More here. 2. Dental implantsContinue reading “In case you missed…TGBSL #23”
The Monday Morning Quote #400
“Five years from today, you will be the same person that you are today, except for the books you read and the people you meet.” . Charlie “Tremendous” Jones photo – a portion of one wall of ‘The Woodshed” at ReesAcres.ie
“This year 6 US citizens won Nobel prizes. And every one of them was an immigrant….
“This year 6 US citizens won Nobel prizes. And every one of them was an immigrant. Every one of them.” via Memex And some of them have started pointing this out – while politicians on both side of the Atlantic trade in anti-immigrant rhetoric. Continues here. My mother was an immigrant, the vast majority of boysContinue reading ““This year 6 US citizens won Nobel prizes. And every one of them was an immigrant….”
Lefsetz on George Michael…
“Music, when done right, is undeniable. It doesn’t matter what the critics say, it doesn’t matter what you believed yesterday, it doesn’t matter what your friends have to say, you’re immediately infected, the sound just makes you feel good, puts a smile on your face, makes you glad to be alive.” Full article here –Continue reading “Lefsetz on George Michael…”
The Monday Morning Quote #399
“Are you a born writer? Were you put on earth to be a painter, a scientist, an apostle of peace? In the end the question can only be answered by action. Do it or don’t do it. It may help to think of it this way. If you were meant to cure cancer or writeContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #399”
One photograph.
This photograph of Iesha L Evans, a nurse from New York, facing the police in Baton Rouge in July this year, was inspiring and thought provoking. Inspiring, because, like many, I would love to think that I might have her courage and dignity, but I doubt I would. Thought provoking, because when I read ofContinue reading “One photograph.”
The Incisal Edge 