Goodbye 2011..Hello 2012! (a tad late)
OK.
Better late than never.
2011 was an amazing year. Here's a quick look at what happened both personally and professionally in 2011, and where I'm going in 2012 with some goals
Category
Career & Work
The 6-Month Rule
My last blog post was on April 6th, 2011. Sigh...
My wife is new to the whole blog world. Her and her sister have their favorite blogs. They enjoy getting together
Be Like Henry
Henry Ford was laughed at when he suggested his world-changing plans to build the automobile using the assembly line.
"What a nut!"
"Sure, good luck with that Henry"
In the Windsor area, where
Wise Words
Today I had a chance encounter to talk to one of the top 15 wealthiest men in Canada. They are ranked according to their net worth.
He had three simple suggestions
How Many Times?
First there were folks who said the Internet wouldn't make it. It was a passing fad. (These people still exist)
Then came the businesses who said they didn't need a website.
Are you average?
Chris Guillebeau released his new book yesterday, The Art of Non-Comformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change The World.
When I started flipping through it last
Really Celebrate Labor Day Next Year
According to Wikipedia, Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.
Did you know American job satisfaction is at an all-time low? And us
The Foghorn
During our trip to Newfoundland last summer, we heard the most beautiful and magnificent foghorns along the coast that warned incoming ships of potential danger.
If you're the captain of a
Even sadder
From Hugh MacLeod of GapingVoid.com and his book Ignore Everybody
Merit can be bought. Passion can't.
The only people who can change the world are people who want to. And not everybody does.
Human
Forget the Ladder
A lot of people believe that through the simple act of putting in the time at their chosen careers or jobs, the natural progression will be to slowly climb the career