Wade's Life LessonsThe 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 […]
Have you ever met a fat unhealthy doctor? I knew several. don’t get me wrong, I also know plenty of healthy ones, in fact. My current doctor is a workout guy like me. I am bringing this up because some people can dish out advice, like eat right, exercise, and don’t abuse bad habits, like […]
You know, I read about someone who refused to help someone out because they were on the verge of passing that person for a promotion. So, they let the person hang out to dry. While this sucked, I would bet most of us have done something like this in the past. We often see our […]
Did you ever get excited about something that you hoped would happen? I’ll bet you have. Did you ever buy a lottery ticket and just get excited thinking about the win? Have you ever played a game and thought about what it would be like to win? Did you ever play a sport and fantasize […]
When we remember the past, often it’s with a touch of nostalgia. For instance, did you ever say, “Times were simpler then” or “Those were the good old days”? I used to say it all the time. Then I realized how good I have it today. I think I’m doing OK and life is way […]
It’s a mix of analysis and emotions. You would think all engineers use extensive analysis, and some do. Most seem to take their analysis and swing it to go the way they feel it should go, which may or may not match all of the data. Some ignore some of the data if it doesn’t […]
Did you ever offer to help someone or sign up to be a volunteer? I used to do it all the time because I wanted to pay it forward, make a difference, and hopefully be seen as a helper. Was it worth it? To be honest, no! At least 90% of it was a big […]
There is such a thing called decision fatigue. It’s when our willpower is tapped out because we’ve been making a lot of decisions. It could be in a short time, all day, or over a week. It gets exhausting making all those decisions. Most people think they’re in control of their lives because they make […]