Quote on The Dangling Pointer

Love the light and endure the darkness

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:19:06 +0000

I saw this quote on a friend's wall as I was leaving their house. I found the original and decided to share it here.

I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.

Og Mandino

People Are Not Drawn to Perfection in Others

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:00:16 +0000

My leadership coach shared a quote with me today that I'm using to help develop a talk I'm doing about how working remote saved my life.

In general, people are not drawn to perfection in others. People are drawn to shared interests, shared problems, and an individual’s life energy. Humans connect with humans. Hiding one’s humanity and trying to project an image of perfection makes a person vague, slippery, lifeless, and uninteresting.

Quote taken from Robert Glover in No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex, and Life

Systems Philosophy

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:24:50 +0000

I was apparently feeling philosophical the other day and posted two tweets about dealing with systems architecture. They generally apply to life as well, so I'm posting them here on my blog so I don't forget them.

Just because something was done a certain way, doesn't mean it was done right and even if it was done right at the time it may be wrong now.

https://twitter.com/astralbodies/status/488786577360171008

Wax on, wax off.

https://twitter.com/astralbodies/status/488786693999558656

The Non-Linear Nature of Progress

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:07:52 +0000

My friend Marty gave a nugget of wisdom today that I thought I'd share. I mentioned how I've been doing good at losing weight but this past weekend I cut loose a little with family over. I intended on relaxing the calorie count so I don't feel guilty at all. His quote though, brought things into perspective.

Progress is never a straight line. You just need to re-focus this week.

Progress really never is linear. Looking at all of the metrics I've been capturing relating to my progress with improving my health that is certainly the case.

Change Your Organization

Sun, 06 Apr 2014 13:50:42 +0000

Martin Fowler coined one of my favorite phrases while on a panel at the XP 2000 Conference regarding change and if your employer isn't willing to change:

If you can't change your organization, change your organization!

I don't think much of eXtreme Programming but I think the phrase itself applies itself to many things in life. Whenever someone asks me for advice about their jobs or careers I usually bring this phrase up at some point. The idea is, if you don't like what you're doing and your company isn't willing to invest in you or your ideas, then go somewhere else. I just like how elegantly short the quote is!