Alone in the Water: Swimming Bridge to Bridge

Oct 24, 2011 | Swimming

May Twenty One. Two thousand eleven. Saturday. It’s eight in the evening. I’m tired, but I can’t sleep. My eyes stay open even underneath the closed lids, and I think fleetingly about tomorrow. I’m tucked into my warm bed, lying flat against the bed covers,...

The beauty of adversity.

Oct 22, 2011 | Life

Despite knowing that adversity makes us better; that challenge polishes our edges; that experience broadens our knowledge, we still have a fear of the unknown, of the hard, of the difficult. Instead of fearing uncertainty, embrace it. When faced with adversity,...

Learn by doing

Oct 18, 2011 | Life

You can’t figure everything by thinking, supposing or guessing. Sometimes you have to take action. Sometimes you just have to do it – and figure it out along the way.  

Something worth talking about

Oct 17, 2011 | Life, Motivation

“Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”  – Helen Keller There aren’t very many people in this world who do things worth talking about. Watching the telly on a Sunday night? Not so interesting. Gossiping, checking email, doing the same old thing?...

What do you want?

Oct 14, 2011 | Life

This is one of my favorite questions. I ask it all the time. Ask it before you write an email, before you go to lunch, before you start your day. Ask it of yourself, ask it of your friends, ask it at meetings. What do you want? You may want a new computer, a pay...