It’s worthwhile periodically to consider what it is that makes some of us so much more successful than others, in certain occupations or other pursuits.
This doesn’t mean we should look to copy what they do. It doesn’t mean we should be envious. It does mean we should emulate the positive and practical of their drive, their manner, and their goal-setting. What is it, in manifestations of their mindsets, we could use to better ourselves and the value of our actions? Read the rest of this entry »
Some of us will recall a TV commercial for a heavily sugared breakfast cereal named Lucky Charms, declared to be ‘indescribably delicious’. Well, their consumption, no doubt, has been beneficial over time to the dentists whose clients have overindulged in such candied cereals when younger.
The more general concept of lucky charms, also known as talismans, has been widespread for ages. Read the rest of this entry »
Weather forecasting is relatively easy in some parts of the world because changes are so limited or slow to form: deserts for example, where wind changes are the greatest variable. In other places, forecasting takes advantage of regularity: tropical rain forests for example, where predicting rain is like predicting daylight. Read the rest of this entry »
Many are the skills we can develop which help us to grow, making a positive ripple effect of our efforts on others, gradually wider and fuller.
Some aptitudes have wider applications than others – consider cooking versus negotiating skills. The significance, the impact, of some talents may expand beyond the borders of their logical environments. Read the rest of this entry »
This weekend we see the unusual calendar coincidence of Easter Sunday and April Fool’s Day falling on the same day.
Thus, whether one is religious or a trickster, there will likely be synergistic opportunity for some celebration and/or mischief. One can get away with being both good and bad (within reason) on the same day. Read the rest of this entry »
To what extent might we see the landscape expand in what are deemed to be ‘employee benefits’, in relation to being potentially taxable?
Take the case of the electric automobile. Read the rest of this entry »
A post nearly two years ago provided my observations about perhaps the most popular of ‘atypical assets’, namely collectible coins. Here’s a revisit of that commentary, with some updated points.
The Royal Canadian Mint has become much more than a creator and distributor of Canadian daily coinage. In addition to special orders for foreign governments, transit authorities, etc., it has expanded offerings to the world of coin collectors and investors, in Canada and beyond. Read the rest of this entry »
We’ve just had the latest round of the Olympic Winter Games play out in Korea in the latter part of February.
Some nations, particularly the three highest medal count countries – namely, Norway, Germany, and Canada – found relative success after their long journeys to southeast Asia. Other countries didn’t have their usually expected triumphs (U.S.A.), and one wasn’t even able to compete under its national flag (Russia) – so, bigger is not always better. Read the rest of this entry »
the watch of time 
Life Lessons from THE GOOD FIGHT
Now in its second season, TV series THE GOOD FIGHT, a spin-off from the seven years’ run of THE GOOD WIFE, seems to be firmly grounded in being topical and controversial. Moreover, the controversy angle has explored more rarefied plateaus, with numerous references to the twists and stumbles, and worse, of the current U.S. administration.
Its opening title sequence, for many series, increasingly has become an art form, and this one certainly fits the bill. Read the rest of this entry »
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