I’ve been thinking about the connections between competition in sports and the business world. Guess some of it has to do with my father’s past ordeal in trying to stay competitive against giants with what was once a thriving business. Might also have something to do with the fact that most automated response messages I [...]

Welcome to those visiting from Scott Hodge’s blog. I’ve been blessed to have Scott offer up some really wonderful compliments about me and my writing. Ever since Weebleland, I’ve been impressed by his dedication to his own work and the beauty of taking over his father’s ministry. His post last month on the six month [...]

The absolute pleasure of being a part of this whole Ho’ohana Community that Rosa Say has put together is discovering like-minded folks from across this great country of the United States. About the same time that I found Rosa’s Talking Story, I started reading Brendon Connelly’s Slacker Manager. I remember my initial impressions well: I [...]

John Maeda at Simplicity has written a terrific article in praise of the weed; or more specifically the dandelion. Maeda is a professor of media design at MIT and takes a different view of this ubiquitous little yellow flower. Rather than an eyesore, he recalls the playful joy that it brings out even in us [...]

I feel that I have been less than genuine with myself and you, my reader, lately. Occasionally, I’ve written posts that were very prescriptive with ideas and things you can do to pursue your soulful work. The tone of the posts would suggest that I’ve successfully put these actions to work for myself. Sometimes I [...]