Never underestimate the benefits of a vacation… We all build up stress from time to time, whether you are self-employed or work for a big company. Despite what people might think today, work was never meant to be easy. In fact, if it’s easy you’re probably not working very hard. I believe that work is…
Children are unique… We all come into this world equals. We are born with a blank slate but almost as soon as we arrive, we go our separate ways not by any choice of our own. Our environment, the people we come in contact with, and most importantly, our parents will dictate much of who…
It really is a shame… In spite of all the incredible advances we have made and the technology that is available to us, many students today seem less ready to deal with the challenges of life than ever before. For years now I have wondered why, but recently I believe I have come to this…
Creativity is a difference maker… It helps us separate ourselves from our competition. It allows us to show others our unique selling position. Need proof? Just look at the iPhone. It single-handedly changed the face of mobile phones. Today we don’t even call them mobile phones or cell phones but smart phones and I can…
Wasn’t it great being 16? It feels like just yesterday when I was in the 11th grade. I had free time, no responsibilities, boundless energy, and seemingly invulnerability. I was living in Thailand at the time playing basketball 4 or 5 days a week, watching about 8 movies a week, building up my collection of…
Who doesn’t love Sundays? I know I sure do…it’s the lazy day of the week. It’s the day when we get to do what we want to do. Sleep, eat, watch TV, relax, swim, anything and everything…that is until you have kids. Now Sundays are no longer our day but the family day as it’s…
What a journey… Growing up in England I never saw myself ever leaving the country. I never imagined teaching English. I never saw myself living in Japan. I never imagined I would be involved in the most destructive natural disaster on record. I also never imagined I would ever be interested in finance…and yet, here…
What drives you? For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to help. Maybe it’s because I like to feel like I’m making a difference. Maybe it’s because I don’t like to see people struggling. Maybe it’s because I like to feel needed. All I know is that with my friends, in my…
Movies rock… Or maybe more correctly I should say, GOOD movies rock. Let’s face facts, there is a heck of a lot of garbage out there…I know, I’ve seen a lot of it. Johnny Mnemonic (the guy who made the trailer should have been given a damn award cuz he made this look good…and boy…