Wade's Life Lessons
I often hear gurus telling us to be clear on what we want, our goals and so on. That seems like good advice but it has to be a SMART goal, more or less. However, no one ever tells you to be clear on what you don’t want. An anti-goal if you will. Your anti-goal […]
This is my opinion, to be clear, and not necessarily of anyone I work for or with. It’s interesting how larger companies have so much bureaucracy and think that it will help them grow. To be honest, they need processes and repeatability. This is how they become more productive and more efficient. However, today companies […]
I was reading a book by David Leddik called “I’m not for Everyone and Neither are You” which is teaching me a new outlook. He has a quote in the book that says “Spend on luxuries. The necessities will take care of themselves.” While this may not mean anything to you, I found out that […]
I think as I get older I get more confused. I often think I have things figured out, but things change, don’t they. I think I have people figured out,but people change. Even technology is changing so fast it’s hard to keep up. My time gets sucked into things that are a complete waste of […]
You know, it’s easy to see what’s there but what if you miss what’s missing? I sometimes miss the obvious, and that’s usually what isn’t there unless I am looking for that particular thing. when we have to discover several missing items, then it becomes a challenge. This is where risk becomes important. At work […]
The one thing I always am thankful for is good luck. While many people attribute luck to skill, experience, or planning, sometimes we’re just lucky. When I was a tower climber, near misses happened quite often. Things would fall from the tower, people would just barely miss getting hurt, and so on. I saw this […]
Did you ever complete a job thinking you’re done only to have someone come back and ask for more or they think you did it wrong. Perhaps they’re trying to get you to do more than you promised. In my job we call that scope creep. That’s where the customer tries to get you to […]
Did you ever think about what you would change in your life. I mean really think about it. At the time you think it’s a good idea only to look back and realize what a fool you were. Forget about the loves or lusts of your life. That is something you are blinded by at […]