I used to think like many people that great things mainly happen in hyperbolic chunks. Â Grandiose and epic. Â It may be true for a very small sliver of the population, but for the rest of us it isn’t that way. Â No. Â For most of us, it’s gradual changes that comes unnoticed until their effects are compounded as time plods along. Â Then one day, you realize its effects and how profoundly it changed your life. Â If…
I often hear that one should always be positive. Â It helps one move through life more easily. Â Honestly, I’m not so sure that’s always good advice. Â It’s a rare subset of people who can maintain that mindset truly. Â I can’t speak for everyone else, but positivity is very tiring. Â It requires constant vigilance. Â It assumes the best case scenario or what I call the optimists mindset. Â In this time of my life, I’m leaning every…
Attaining a level of skill and competency in a technical sometimes leads a person to falsely believe he is skilled and competent in all other matters. Â It’s something I’ve observed in myself and others of my peers, and it can seriously ruin a person’s credibility. Â I’ve had moments where it’s diverted me away from my ideals. Â It becomes more a matter of ego and less of what is true and beneficial of everyone. It’s ever-present…