Category: hmm… thoughts
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4 Things Talent Can’t Overcome
Let me say this first– talent is overrated. I’ll take someone driven, or visionary, or hard-working over just talented any day. I actually think we falsely label hard-workers or fast-learners or fail-fasters as talented all the time as a way to make ourselves feel better about our inadequacies. That said, talent isn’t everything. In fact talent can lead…
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Behold, unexpected joy
There is a baby boy on the floor next to me, crawling around the living room, exploring. Everything in this babies life is defined by one emotion: Joy. We hold him but his joy is something you behold. It sneaks up on you and slaps you when you least expect it. Bam! Joy, joy, joy,…
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Keeping San Diego State classy, one lawn at a time.
Keeping San Diego State classy, one lawn at a time., originally uploaded by mclanea. Megan’s comment: “Their grass is greener than ours.”
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Coyote Fear
Yesterday, I opened my front door to this letter. Everyone in my neighborhood did. Take a second to read it. There are so many things wrong in this letter. At its core it teaches us a lot about the power of fear in our lives. The letter is completely anonymous. It’s a letter about fear…
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Consistency
It’s been a few months now. Three or four days per week I climb out of bed a little earlier, put on my fancy running shoes, grab the leash, and go jogging with Stoney. (Our 8 year old yellow lab) The first month or so was mostly trotting, gasping for air, and just trying to…
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Office Adventures: Moses saves Ben’s life, part 1
Office adventures: Moses saves Ben’s life, part 1 #funfridays, originally uploaded by mclanea. This is the opening shot to a film. Write the first scene. Go!
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Kicking Fat Adam to the Curb
5:30 AM comes early on a Friday. I look at the time on my phone, “You’re kidding me, right?” Tired, groggy, and not feeling it I roll out of bed. It’s time for my run. Three days per week for the last 6 weeks. Meh, this isn’t fun anymore. Stoney is the only one stoked…
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2 Truths and a Lie
Two truths Bigger isn’t better. Wider doesn’t make things deeper. A lie Bigger is shallow, deeper makes things smaller, our way is best. Axiom There are good systems used for evil and evil systems used for good.
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The Crossing
We must dare, and dare again, and go on daring. ~ Georges Jacques Danton photo HT to Likecool
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When your kids go adrift
For those who don’t know what drifting is… here’s a video. For those who have ever watched a kid go adrift in his life– You know the parents typically just sit there with the camera running rather than doing anything.