Someone on Twitter asked recently what you need to tell your college-bound kid about how to be an adult besides taking responsibility. I decided to break down some of my ideas for college-age kids into simple rule-of-thumb type answers. If you don’t know what job you want from your degree, don’t get it. A degree …
This is a highly controversial topic and honestly, I almost don’t want to get into a debate about it. But some things weigh on you and if you don’t say your bit, you will carry it with you till it crushes you. This is one of those for me. I am going to try and …
College is the standard path for American kids today. It is a given that you should graduate from high school and transition directly into a four-year college program. Kids assume that is where they are headed and that their choices don’t begin until it comes time to decide which college. Teachers operate off of the …
Some of us are just that way. It’s all feelings, hard, fast, and simple. We give out passes like raffle tickets, handing them out to any and everyone. We leave the gate to our hearts open. Learn a secret, ask for them all, and be given them gladly. It is simply not glass and china, …
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” …
Everyone says “Love isn’t a feeling” “Its a choice” That terrifies me Only relationship I’ve ever had has been long term And real But I’ve always been good at smart decisions Logical choices What if this thing Me and her Is just the logical choice Not fate or stars or magic No more butterflies or …
A plan is critical if you want to be productive. No explorer has ever gotten where they wanted to go without a map. It is no different in the things we attempt today, be it business, education, or fitness. A good plan does not determine how far you will go, but it does decide if …
Sometimes when it rains it pours. And sometimes it doesn’t rain at all because that would be too easy. That would give you a place to hide and convince the world that you do feel like the sky is falling. Sometimes it just stays sunny. Ever prayed for rain? Anyone besides a farmer or someone …
Do you think the people who came before us would be disappointed? Going beyond the impressive people who history remembers like Aristole, or Lewis and Clark. What about the average ones? The standard guy who gathered firewood, or the weaver girl who made clothes for the local market. What about the Indian brave leading the …
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Sometimes there aren’t right answers. Everyone likes to claim the moral high ground and look down on folks for daring to choose a position that is against their own. But sometimes there are no right answers. There are just choices. I Don’t Watch The News I try not to keep up with current events. I …