The score was 0-0. The ref raised the sign indicating 4 min of extra time. The US team has wasted chances all day and all tournament. They played both sloppy defense and potent attacking. But it was all over. The US had blown its chance. It was the easiest group in its history. I could [...]
There is an ancient Chinese story of an old master potter who attempted to develop a new glaze for his porcelain vases. It became the central focus of his life. Everyday he tended the flames of his kilns to a white heat, controlling the temperature to an exact degree. Every day he experimented with the [...]
The following advice below the image is from Scott Adams, the creator and writer of the comic strip Dilbert. I was talking with my sister about careers the other day and this sprung to mind. It’s not a specific roadmap but something to keep in mind as you accrue experience. Scott says…. If you want [...]
There’s an article in this week’s New Yorker (link) that i found on Caterina.net about the painter Luc Tuymans, who describes how he creates his work: “It’s like I don’t know what I’m doing but I know how to do it.” The article’s author, notes that “uncertain ends, confident means is about as good a [...]
There are a lot of times in the world where people tell me what to do. Things like, “I need the deck by tonight.” or “Can you meet me on Sunday to talk about the deal?” Sometimes i like doing it and sometimes i don’t. Here’s what i do know though: I always like doing [...]
Was reading The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine the other day and it had some great quotes from Theodor Geisel, a prominent alum and extremely successful author under the name Dr. Seuss. While at Dartmouth, Theodor was editor of Dartmouth’s comedy magazine called The Jacko. That is until he got caught drinking on Easter eve and got [...]
When your chips are down and things are not going your way, you can take some comfort in the words of Teddy Roosevelt: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs [...]
There’s a good article in the USA Today about John Grisham. It’s the 20th anniversary of Time To Kill, his first novel about a young 10-year old woman who got raped, her father who took revenge into his own hands, and the lawyer representing him. It was an autobiographical story for Grisham and a great [...]
I read a great article by Malcolm Gladwell last week called How David Beats Goliath. It talks about a Silicon Valley CEO who has never coached basketball before and how he takes a novel approach towards basketball strategy when coaching his 12-year-old girl’s team. Realizing his girl’s team is lacking the talent needed to compete, [...]
This is a great 5 minute video from the British version of American Idol. It’s the story of a 47 year old Susan Boyle and her audition for the show. This is why the web beats mainstream TV. The fact that i can watch this little clip which is better than 90% of the scripted [...]
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