There is this view of the mountains in the Shenandoah Valley that I always return to during periods of stress. Well, I don’t know about you, but 5 days in bed with fever and hallucinations sure counts as a stressful period for me. I must have visited this mountain a dozen times during those five […]
Tag Archives: Personal Development
Some Epiphanies to Start the Day
Here are some epiphanies to open the day … “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” ~ Harry S. Truman, Pres. U.S. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” ~ Albert Einstein “Memories of our lives, of our work, and our […]
Entrepreneurs and Half-wits…
On the topic of success and entrepreneurial spirit … I ran into a statement of Steve Jobs’ today. I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance. Now, as someone who has an uncanny proclivity for pure perseverance … I first want to say “thank you, […]
Morning Epiphany…
As I was walking to work this morning I worked through a number of theoretical suppositions and tallied up a few more design and ecopreneurial concepts. When I got to work, I found the following Teddy Roosevelt epiphany waiting for me on my desktop … Do what you can, with what you have, where you […]
Our Experiences Shape Us
When I take a moment for reflection, it strikes me that I have been living the last few months by the epiphany: Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. I need to look into just what the context was when Rodin stated this … but, for now I will simply […]
I Don’t Live Here…
… “because there’s been a murder in the trailer park tonight” … I agree with Carly. I am absolutely tired of being tired. I suppose the current reason for my tiredness is the mess that we all know to be the Spring edition of the Drexel Smart House course / competition. The fact that a […]
Turning Twenty-Two
I snapped this photograph with my mobile while walking to work the morning of my 22nd birthday. I love the effect of the cherry blossoms when they fall. The way they cover the ground reminds me of snow. And the green shoots are the first blossoms of the new Spring. When I walked through this […]