Beyond the Rhetoric

Considering that I am a self-confessed gadget geek, it’s almost ironic that it has taken me this long to get a new cell phone. I’ve been using my old phone, a Windows Mobile-powered HTC Wizard, for at least a couple of years, slowly watching as it acquired more bugs and glitches, watching as new technology [...]

I’ve written a fair bit on this blog about the importance of finding a healthy life-work balance, recognizing that life is filled with hardships and we must all learn how to handle them. With all of these worries piling up on your desk, it’s far too easy to get overwhelmed. At the same time, you [...]

A couple of weeks ago on The Celebrity Apprentice, Annie Duke discussed the difference between playing to win and playing to last. While the analogy comes from the world of poker, the underlying philosophy can easily be applied to nearly every facet of your life, just as Annie applied to the Apprentice game. Looking at [...]

It’s very common for people to say that they put in far too many hours at work. They’ll say that they’re being overworked and underpaid, but a quick tour of the office will reveal that many of these exact same employees are too busy updating their Facebook accounts and playing online games. Some may even [...]

Do you have a mentor in your life? Maybe you derived some terrific words of wisdom from a book, a popular politician, or maybe even a karate master. Wax on, wax off, Daniel-san. No matter what the source, we could all use a little help in finding our way through this wonderful thing called life. [...]