“Look at that poor little tug boat, slaving away pulling the big lazy ship behind” ”Huh? I see an awesome little tug boat!… It’s out there inspiring and leading all the bigger ships!” “It’s sad those boats have to work on such a beautiful day“ ”What? They have the best work environment ever, doing what Read more about Look on the bright side[…]
Talking with a friend the other day about living life to the fullest, he said… “Joel, I can’t live my best life all day every day. Sometimes I wake up and I feel only 4 out of 10. Some weeks i’m exhausted and accomplish nothing. It’s unrealistic to think everyone can be a 10 out Read more about Be your best 4/10[…]
Last week I got my wife’s bike serviced… and while I was there, the shop attendants weren’t very nice to me… I know nothing about bikes, so they joked/laughed in Spanish under their breath, overcharged me (is $110 too much to pay for a bike service? 🤷♂️), and on top of all that they didn’t Read more about A different perspective 🚲[…]
When I was a little boy, I had lots of creativity and free time… –> Man, I wish I took more advantage of the freedoms I had back then! When I was a teenager, I still had lots of creativity and free time… –> Man, I wish I took more advantage of the freedoms I Read more about Let’s take more advantage, ey?[…]
One day, a reporter was interviewing two different doormen working at the fanciest hotels in New York City. The reporter arrived at the first hotel and asked the doorman, “So, tell me about your job. What do you do for the hotel?” The first doorman replied, “I am virtually a slave… The lowest man on the Read more about The Two Doormen – A Story About Perspective[…]
Happy Saturday, lovely people!! This morning my wife and I are driving to Las Vegas!! 🎲 …then to Salt Lake, then Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, up to northwest Montana, then back home to California! A friend of mine commented… “That’s like 40 hours of driving time! Won’t you get bored? Why don’t you fly, it’s quicker!?”… Read more about Enjoying the journey![…]
Check out this beautiful puzzle I finished over the weekend! Pretty cool, right?… BUT, what you can’t quite see in the photo is that there are actually two pieces missing… Don’t you hate it when that happens!? I’ve been chipping away at this puzzle for 2 full weeks, and when I finally got to the Read more about Focus on your 998[…]
Dwelling on the negative is like tying your shoe laces together. It trips you with every step. Actually it’s worse… It’s also like tying your friends laces together as well as all the other people around you. Negativity slows your entire world down. So shift your perspective. Focus on the positive! Take your shoes off Read more about Shift your perspective, my friend.[…]
A reader of this group, Eric Bennett, shot me this note last week. I like it because reading it makes me realize how clueless I am (in a good way 😁)! Check it out… Think 2-8-90 There’s 2% of what you know you know, 8% of what you know you don’t know and 90% Read more about Think 2-8-90[…]
Today on the blog, a quick story from my buddy Kurtis: When I was in 6th grade, I thought I was hot shit. I was one of the “cool kids” and there were 3 guys who were our nemeses, the “skater kids”. The skater kids would always be mean to us. Acting like they were Read more about A bully’s perspective…[…]
Happiness Doors “When one door of happiness closes, another one opens. But often people look too long at the closed door, they don’t see the new open one” Close your eyes for a moment and picture 10 doors, all in a row. Each one leads to happiness. Some doors are open, some closed, Read more about Happiness Doors – Look Around You[…]
🌴 A Lesson From Palm Trees… 🌴 There are 2 gorgeous palm trees standing either side of my house. They’re about 60 feet tall and are really beautiful. I love them. But sometimes, they do this… A big wind storm comes and blows off all the dead palm fronds. It creates a huge mess Read more about A Lesson From Palm Trees…🌴[…]
Do you know why rose bushes have thorns? Me neither. But have you ever thought about why thorn bushes have roses? Check you perspective. Mondays around about seeing the good! Cheers, – Joel *Photo by Heidi Kaden!