Going With the Flow
Optional listening while reading this post: Sometimes it feels like you need to make all the plans. What’s the five-year …
Searching but Not Looking
That might be the stupidest title I’ve ever created but hey, let’s go for it. I’ve noticed recently that it …
How Good Are People?
If 51 percent of the time people did the wrong thing, would your choice of government change? How about if …
Why Are Normal People Heroes?
I had this simple note jotted on my phone. “Why are normal people heroes?” I’m not sure in what context …
Suffering as a Christian
How many times have you seen a movie with military guys or some spy movie and when the combat gets …
Left on “Read”
One of the worst feelings in the world is sending a message, seeing the delivered, then read, then the infamous …
“God Told Me To Go”
I get very tired of hearing this phrase from people in the Christian community. Do I believe that God doesn’t …
When Airports Go Extinct
When Blockbuster was a brand new service, no one was thinking about how it would go extinct in less than …
City Boy vs Country Boy
Whether someone is a country person or a city person has a profound impact on how they seem to perceive …
Tithing – What About the Money?
I was recently introduced to a concept about tithing. You can tithe or you can have money taken from you, …
Adventure Without Friends
Do you consider yourself an adventurous person? Someone who will go on almost any trip or adventure without notice? I’ve …
Why You Do What You Do
“For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the …
Congratulations, you had an idea
In an Office Hours podcast episode I listened to today, T.K., one of the hosts, mentioned how sometimes when people …
The Question of Culture
I like to ask people who travel questions about the culture in the place they visited. I think often times, …
Reading Shmreading
Reading has always been a struggle for me. And by struggle I mean I avoided it at all costs while …
The First Time You Met Your Best Friend
“There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.” A quote that resonates greatly with me. It’s amazing …
The Price of Living Comfortably
I went out to a Mexican restaurant this evening because I was out walking and recognized the name as a …
Communication And The Problem with it
I‘ve quoted this many times but one of my favorite quotes from my time in North Carolina was one my …
You Always Do the Things You Want to Do
I’m sure that this thought isn’t original and I’m sure there is lots of philosophy and psychology on the subject, …
Technology in Nature
Even though I work at a software company now I make it a point to be outside as much as …
Leave the Party When You’re Still Having Fun
The title of this post is some advice I heard earlier this evening. It was in relation to job interests …
The Smile Experiment
I had never lived in a downtown environment until this past week and it’s been an interesting education. I absolutely …
What’s a Decision Maker?
The decision maker is a term that is very familiar to most people in business – especially those in sales …
When Customer Service is Done Right
I have, unfortunately, been no stranger to the woes of technology problems. Back in December I even wrote a post …
Cadence and Audit. Bored yet?
I was assigned my first project at my new job today. Going through each of our customer accounts and audit …
What Do People Like To Talk About?
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years …
Confidence in Uncertainty
There are many times in life when we are uncertain how we’re going to get past an event, test, or …
Everyone’s Better Than You
I recently heard a quote: “Everyone is your superior in some way.” While this could be taken as the title …
No Ultimate Frisbee for 9 months
Ultimate frisbee has been a big part of my life for the last ten years or so. Around the age …
College is Killing Your Creativity
“I have $20,000 in debt, I’m 3 years into college, I’ve switched my major 4 times, and I don’t want …