by Dwane | Jan 2, 2015 | Education, Motivation, The Future
Gratitude: an emotion of the heart, excited by a favor or benefit received; a sentiment of kindness or good will towards a benefactor; thankfulness. From Latin gratus (pleasing, favor). Turns out, gratitude could be the secret to turning your life around. How? Find...
by Dwane | Jan 1, 2015 | Education, Motivation, The Future
Happy New Year, everyone! Bill Myers is the online video, product development, and marketing guru. Last year, he wrote a short guide to setting up resolutions for the New Year. As you know, I am a fan of New Year resolutions. Only if they are done correctly, though....
by Dwane | Dec 31, 2014 | Education, Motivation, The Future, Vocabulary
People either love New Year’s resolutions, or they make fun of them. I don’t know which person you are, but I fall into the first category. I love New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions are fresh beginnings. And, I love fresh beginnings. I love the...
by Dwane | Dec 31, 2014 | Education, Motivation, The Future
By Seth Godin We have limits. There are challenges, limited resources, people or organizations working against you. Your knee hurts, the boss is a jerk, the systems are down. We have opportunities. There are opportunities, new sources of leverage and ideas just...
by Dwane | Dec 30, 2014 | Education, Motivation, Vocabulary
I fell of the wagon this year. In October, my wife and I had an argument. We argue from time to time. It’s no fun. This one, however, was, for me, demotivating. The fallout spilled over. For a while, I stopped blogging. I stopped posting the “word of...
by Dwane | Dec 29, 2014 | Education, Motivation, The Future
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis This is one of my favorite quotes by C.S. Lewis. I started late. I graduated from high school late. I was nearly 20. I had failed English so many times in middle...
