August 2012
11 posts
Effort only takes you so far ...
Effort does not guarantee success:
We want to believe that our best effort is enough. Ford Sr. is not the only one who tells his kids that — most of us do. But the older you get, and the more you experience professional life, the more you realize: Some people’s best effort still is not enough. Some people are not meant to lead. Some simply don’t have the talent to rise to the...
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tapTrak in Huffington Post!
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Because some days you need some inspiration ...
Steve Jobs in interview for PBS “One Last Thing” documentary, 1994
When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the world. Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family life, have fun, save a little money.
That’s a very limited life. Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact, and...
For The Love Of Charity
From the shoes of Jennifer Ng:
My parents have always taught me the value of giving back. Twice a year, I comb through my closet and I donate my old clothes or clothes that I decided I don’t want to wear anymore and someone else can put them to better use. However, whenever I donate, I need to chronicle how many of each item I am donating and to help me with this, I created a “trak” for each...
Tunnel Vision
From the Desk of Ming
Tunnel Vision
Over the weekend, I spent some time with friends who were visiting from out of town. These are very close friends of mine, though we hadn’t spent much time together in about 6 or 7 months. We chatted about our families, caught up about our college friends and even touched on some Olympics talk.
Sometime in the later evening, we started talking about...
A Speedy Recovery
From the shoes of Jennifer Ng:
I never thought I would end up in the hospital, but when I did, recovery was everything. Rehabilitating me is the most important thing on my mind, even if I have to take it one day at a time. The first step in recovering from my stomach surgery was moving around as much as possible, walking short distances to the bathroom, or to the kitchen, or to the next room. ...
Free Your Mind
From Ed’s Place - which is new this week btw. Changing venues to Brooklyn and very excited about it!!
Ming’s post from Monday got me started in the inspiration department - set goals and don’t be afraid to set them high, which brings me to the trak..
What I’m loving about tapTrack is how much peace of mind it’s giving me. It’s just liberating that I...
