Archive for the 'Attitudes' Category

Self Manifestation, Negativity, and the Power Drain That Ensues

A couple weeks ago I got into a discussion with someone about self-fulfilling prophesies and the manifestation of our thoughts. We both agreed that we generally manifest what we want and believe. We did go back and forth a bit about manifesting what we truly want in life however. I argued the point that miserable people don’t want to be
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R.I.P. Randy Pausch

Randy Pausch passed away today after a bout with pancreatic cancer. Randy earned his doctorate from Carnegie Mellon (my alma mater) and later returned to become a professor at CMU. I never had the opportunity to meet this man but I wish I would have. Not only was he brilliant in the ways of computer science, it was his way
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Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

I was recently reminded of why I find it important to step outside one’s comfort zone. Throughout my life I’ve spent a lot of time trying new things, pushing myself, pushing the envelope. Some people attribute this to being “extreme”…especially if I do this while mountain biking or snowboarding and they watch me take the most momentous spill on the
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The Power of Positive Thought

First…I apologize to those readers that have been waiting for a new posting. With plenty of travel (loads of weddings this year amongst other things) and other events (which you will soon see), I’ve been a bit busy. Now, as I ponder the events of the past week or so and how some of these events take me back many
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