To The Fool & To The Wise

They pursued convenience. Only to find she did not provide what was needed to fill the divide. In her wake the truth was clear, convenience results not in better decision making. Let the fool be warned and the wise man reminded. Photo by Dylan Taylor on Unsplash.

Mongolia

Stopping for no one, she makes her way. Winter brings 65 below, and summer a blistering 135. A dainty spring is not known here. Instead she arrives in sand storms across the Gobi Desert. Who can say she is heartless, cruel to be this way? This is simply the way she was made. Mongolia can…

How To Plan Your Career (Emergent vs Deliberate Strategy)

Think back to a time when a “planning your career” surfaced the mental image of a concrete path, not to be deviated least it all fall apart. Maybe that was years ago, or maybe that’s today. This traditional pressure to plan your career is largely unhelpful. A career, and the formation of one, is often…

Why Do I Write?

A life is made up of days. Each day I have a choice to shape who I am. Each day I write. — Although the above is the lions share of why I write, I know it makes me a better person, the person I want to be, here are some additional factors. After almost…

What Motivates You?

There are two prominent views on motivation. One view from the paper “Theory of the firm” argues that money is the sole motivator; people act in alignment with how they’re compensated. If you want to create more value for shareholders, compensate executives based on how they’re increasing the bottom line. However, this reduces management to…