Monthly Archives: January 2021

Convenience or Privacy

It’s becoming more and more the topic of conversation these days, which is more important, the convenience of a service or our privacy. Every day we use a variety of service that don’t charge a fee or subscription which then begs the question, how do they pay to provide the service? The old standby has… Read More »

Autodidact

I don’t mean to use one of those “college words” to try and impress anyone but this one in particular stands out for me. The word, Autodidact, means a self-taught person (from the Merriam Webster Dictionary). It’s someone who embarks on a course of study without the guidance of a teacher or subject matter expert,… Read More »

Why do we fall?

In the movie Batman Begins the question is first to Bruce Wayne from his father, and later Alfred asks the same question. In both cases the answer seems straightforward, “so we can learn to pick ourselves up.” A very true statement and teaches the importance of not giving up, that falling is just part of… Read More »

Are you looking through rose colored glasses?

It might seem like a simple question but so often we all look at things from only one point of view – our own. And it’s not just our point of view, we color everything based on our own experiences from how we grew up, to the people we work with, to what we read,… Read More »

You have to show up

A lot of folks set a goal, or make a New Year’s Resolution that deals with starting a new habit. It doesn’t matter what the habit is most of the time as they all typically have something in common, you have to show up. One of the goals I set for myself this year is… Read More »