Note To Self

Fire is hot…

Pouring coffee yesterday morning in the quiet, low lit kitchen, this thought struck like lightning…

To be organized, we need to touch, decide, trash or keep, sort and store – at a pace equal to the inflow.

Anything less and we slowly start to get so far behind, it overwhelms us.

Deadly.

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Antagonist jeff noel For Hire

Hey, if you follow Mid Life Celebration’s 5 daily blogs, you know that this one, jeff noel dot com, is about HQ, headquarters – being organized. The paperwork of life.

The stuff that doesn’t fall neatly into the other 4 daily blogs that focus on (1) Mental, (2) Physical, (3) Spiritual , (4) Financial responsibility.

Our antagonist is our friend. A partner. Only our antagonist challenges our beliefs and forces us to truly decide on our convictions.

And jeff noel, professional antagonist is available for hire.

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Safety Net Recall

Much goes down the drain. Don’t let it be your childhood dream…

Don’t let your safety net become your hammock.

Did you click on the hyperlink yesterday? It spoke of five reasons an MBA is considered a modern day farce.

I know full well, my MBA is pass or fail. Failure is not an option. Modern day MBA programs can’t teach that in a classroom.

The best way to learn is by doing, not talking about doing.

And it’s hard.

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Invest In An MBA?

We stop learning because, well, we stop trying to learn. Getting an MBA sounds like a good idea – on paper.  But for what? A promise that it will catapult your career? Seriously? Look around at people with MBA’s.

Always the (professional) antagonist, my MBA comes with only one promise. You pass or you fail, and no fancy piece of paper suitable for framing.

You get, or not, a profitable, entrepreneurial business. This is hard.

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