Archive for October, 2009

For Personal Success Be A Guided Missile

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

“We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve. “  – Maxwell Maltz M.D. author of “Psycho-Cybernetics”
Bill, what on earth did you mean by that title?  Well,  I’m glad you asked. Both a bottle rocket [...]

The 8 Hour Emergency Room Blues

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

We had a little health scare in the Becker household (everyone’s OK, thanks for asking) Wednesday. Since our family physician was away on vacation, we ended up in the emergency room. It was the usual drill, health insurance info, blood work, x-rays, awaiting results, working to the top triage queue, finally leaving after 8 hours.
As [...]

Do The Opposite For Personal Success

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

“When you find yourself  over your head in a deep hole – stop digging!.” – anon
Take a deep breathe, relax. Review what behaviors lead to your present situation. Then, do the opposite of what put you in the hole.
Credit card bills killing you – only use cash for purchases
Sending too much time watching sports [...]

Is This The End?

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” – Richard Bach
Is this the end, or the start of something new?

Many people look at the daily challenges we all face as ends.  The end of a job. The end of a relationship. The end of a vacation.
I choose to perceive [...]