Greenie is slang for noob, rookie, greenhorn. Life is filled with greenie moments. They often happen after you've become comfortable where you are. Greenie moments invite progress; they provide opportunity to stretch ourselves and extend past our comfort zones. If you haven't had a greenie moment in a while, it's time to find one. Dormancy is the enemy. Learn something new, raise your job to the next level, find the next challenge. Keep Reading »
Can You Really Choose Your Attitude?
February 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I'm writing about a subject that I still haven't formed a solid opinion on yet. Maybe you can help me figure it out. But here are my thoughts on the matter today... Can you really choose your attitude or mood? Can you really change from sad to happy, just like that? Sure, attitude and mood aren't exactly the same, but they are closely related, and so for my purposes I'll treat them equally. I believe choosing your attitude is a highly misguided principle. It's advice laced with good Keep Reading »
A Quick Look at Stage Fright
February 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I'm writing this while slurping down a half-frozen, bottled orange juice which, I admit, is not the most effective use of my time--multitasking is highly overrated. But I want to write about my fear-induced meltdown today while it remains fresh on my mind. This year, this month, this day, this minute is a time to overcome fear. It's time to break the shell and spread those wings. Surprise yourself; do something that scares you, something you dream of doing. Today I cracked that shell and Keep Reading »
And That’s Entropy
February 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Entropy is an interesting concept that I frequently studied in my college physics and chemistry classes, and I love it. Defying entropy has been a dream of physicists, chemists, and scientists for ages, but so far entropy keeps winning. In a nutshell, entropy is a way to measure spontaneous change in a system, or as some say, the measurement of a system to fall into disorder and eventual chaos. The second definition sounds a lot more dramatic, and I like that. Entropy suggests that as time Keep Reading »
