I AM BUSY RIGHT NOW

Someday, I would like to write a blog post about why intelligent people, sometimes, do really stupid things. However, not now because I am really busy having fun on the lake. Maybe next week.

HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF LIFE

I am of an age when the 5 senses begin to weaken. My eyesight has dimmed, my hearing is reduced, I can’t taste mild flavors, I have lost my sensitive touch, and I do not smell as good as I used to. However, my sense of humor has become keener. Now, more things in life seem funny and jokes are funnier than they used to be. I think it is the wisdom that comes with age that helps me understand that life is not all that serious. The older I get, the more I enjoy life. I do not worry about what people think of me. Who cares if they think I smell bad. I can’t smell myself so I am alright with that.

We have more senses than the traditional five and they get better with age. For example, common sense just gets better and better as you get older. Experience teaches us to expect adversity and conflict. It is part of life and we must accept the bitter with the sweet. We know how to deal with the bitter without becoming disappointed and confused. We can take a blow to our ego without giving up on life. I already mentioned sense of humor. It may be the most valuable sense that we have. Funny how that works!

BUSINESS CONSULTANTS’ BULLSHIT

I spent 40 years in the business world and I learned that consultants are people who failed in business, lost their jobs or went bankrupt, and then became consultants. The only thing they are good at is creating new business jargon that is meaningless and ridiculous! If you use their language, you sound like a moron. If you want to reach out, touch base, shift a paradigm, leverage a best practice, or get outside the box, then they have the gobbledygook to help you do it.

Don’t let your core mediocrity keep you from buying-in to moving the needle towards opening your kimono so that you can get off the burning platform. Don’t boil the ocean. Take it to the next level and give it 110%. Best practices will help you to get over the wall to the bleeding edge. Yeah, right.  

IS THERE SOMEONE YOU WILL MISS WHEN THEY ARE GONE?

Of course there is!  You should tell them before they are gone. Tell them how much you love them. Tell them how important they are to you. How you appreciate what they do for you. How they make you laugh and feel good. How they inspire you to do what needs doing. How you enjoy their company. How life is worth living because of them.

Life is uncertain and fragile. Nothing is forever. Tell them while you still can. Tell them before you regret not telling them before their gone. Hey, I wonder, will you miss me when I’m gone?