Beyond the Rhetoric

As you may already know, every Wednesday I share a number of different blog posts that I have encountered in the preceding week. This is my small way of giving back to the blogging community, because no blog should exist in isolation; we’re all in this together. This week, I gathered up quite a varied [...]

Far be it for me to say that I know all about the meaning of life. I don’t think anyone has a completely firm grasp on the concept, but that gives us the opportunity to grow and to learn. That is partly why it is so important to have goals in your life, because they [...]

For most intents and purposes, saving a dollar is almost as good as earning an extra dollar. The dollar that you save can then be put toward buying something else or saving up for a larger goal. However, there are some instances where saving that dollar isn’t really worth it. For example, if you have [...]

“I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.” You can’t expect everyone to know everything. It’s just not possible and that’s why it’s perfectly acceptable if you don’t know something. However, as Dame Edith so eloquently puts it above, there is a very big difference between “stupidity” and being [...]

Part of what it takes to be a successful football player is to study the tapes of other successful football players. Following the same kind of logic, one of the ways that I work to improve my writing ability is to read. I read blogs and websites on a daily basis, but I also make [...]