January

January 25, 2016

Published by motivus at January 25, 2016

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Everything Before the “But” is Bullshit

Everything before the “But” is bullshit. Whatever is said before that critical word- BUT- can be entirely discounted. Your bullshit meter needs to be going off at least a bit. Maybe a lot. “But” announces the point that is trying to be made. Everything before the “but” is window dressing. […]

January 18, 2016

Published by motivus at January 18, 2016

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The Past Doesn’t Matter and the Future Doesn’t Exist. Yet.

This term was a voiceover prior to an NFL playoff game. As I heard it I shot up from an oh-so relaxed position on the couch. Googled it but no attribution. “The Past Doesn’t Matter”……nuance is important and in some ways that phrase is objectionable. We should not emulate Pontius Pilate […]

January 11, 2016

Published by motivus at January 11, 2016

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Now, and at The Hour of Our Death

The only two moments in life that matter. Now. And at the Hour of our Death. At the Hour of our Death, the author of our life’s story closes the manuscript. Now is the moment when we write that story. Will Now be an ordinary moment? Will Now be spent […]

January 4, 2016

Published by motivus at January 4, 2016

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Human capital

The Little League baseball coach who tells a young boy he has a bad arm does a terrible thing- that boy will likely believe he has a bad arm the rest of his life. Labels matter. The same coach who tells a kid, after making an error, that all is […]