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Thermodynamics and Diet
Has this blog really become me forwarding terrible jokes that will end up in someones inbox? Well after being kicked around a little bit the last year but landing squarely on my feet and running full steam into massive fortune I would say yes! So here it is. The link is here (http://astro.berkeley.edu/~gmarcy/thermal/tpteacher/jokes/icecream.html), me personally… »
It is OK to Want More
I have heard from a lot of sources that wanting more, that wanting riches, is wrong. Why could wanting the best for yourself be a bad thing? Don’t we deserve it?
I think that most of this stems from the Bible and other great books. I am no scholar of the Bible but I can’t imagine… »
The Toyota Way part 2
Yesterday I outlined what the Toyota Way was. I also subtly gave you a little homework assignment to go to Wikipedia and see what they have to say about the system. Now it is my turn.
Base management decisions on long-term philosophy even at the expense of short-term financial goals
Sound like something we could have learned… »
Corporate Catching Up
I just knew that there would be more and more companies jumping on the production based business model instead of the time based model. It just makes more sense in the digital world. What do I mean?
First check out this article from Business Week (http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_50/b4013001.htm) entitled Smashing the Clock. It is about how Best Buy… »
When Bad things happen to Good People
You always get what you ask for. We can debate this one on a different post, leave some comments to let me know what direction to take on this, but it is true.
So if we can agree that this is true, and we do get what we want, what happens when bad things happen that… »
Schedules give Cues
Why use schedules? They give us Cues just like an Actor or an Athlete
Your brain sometimes needs a jolt, it needs a cue to tell us to get to work. Have you ever had one of those moments where you wanted to do something but you just did not know what? Bloggers out there, have… »
We all Make Mistakes
It is not the fact that the mistake has been made, it his how we handle the mistakes that we make that is the difference. So how do we handle our mistakes? That is the great question isn’t it.
There are a few simple tips that I can give you and then two case… »
Rise Above
“You realize you’re going to miss them, don’t you?” Rohlman said.
Darius McNeal nodded his head. He understood what had to be done.
It really bothers me that they keep showing all these fights going on in schools. It really makes people think that is all that goes on. That schools are out of control. That it… »
Stop Looking for Yourself Instead Define Yourself.
There is no reason to look for yourself, if you can’t find yourself just look in the mirror. Everything you are and everything you want to be is staring right back at you. If you don’t like what you see or if you are not satisfied with who you are then define a new you. … »
Change is Good
The good thing about being able to design your life is that change is easy and it is good. The reaction of most of the other teachers that I worked with upon hearing that my Work Visa had been revoked was rage and anger (not just from Americans either, actually there was not any Americans… »