A recent day in the life of someone addicted to excellence…
What we accept by default becomes the standard.
It’s extraordinarily challenging to keep up with everything, but I don’t let that stop me from trying. Ever.
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Category: Carving Out A Life
What Does It Take To Become An All-American, At Anything?
Recently drove from Nashville to Pulaski, Tennessee, an All-American City.
Becoming an All-American at anything is to achieve a level of excellence only a small percentage know, understand and pursue.
Coincidentally, jeff noel, aka The Blog Whisperer, has been telling a quiet story about this mindset for a few weeks here.
Don’t expect the puzzle to be in full view if you visit there. Don’t expect the bloom to open right before your eyes either. Nevertheless, expect beauty in both.
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How Organized Do We Need To Be To Leave A Legacy?
Two weeks ago in Nova Scotia, our son’s initials on a Canadian license plate.
Cheryl picked Chapin’s first name. I picked his middle name. Shortly after this trip, while walking down a country road for ice cream, I told him the story of his middle name.
If something bad ever happened to me, eventually he would ask, “Why is my middle name Shepard?”
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Everyone Should Have A Staff Photographer
Passing through an airport on a Sunday trying to earn a living. Billboards, bumper stickers and newspapers all clamor for my attention.
Two or three steps at a time. Everyone. Let’s go!
Last one there buys the donuts.
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Is There Ever Any Doubt In Your Mind Who’s In Control?
The right equipment helps us perform better. In line at the Apple Store last week.
The more we talk about being organized, the more we preach it, the more we practice it, the more we teach it – guess what happens?
Exactly.
I work on it every day (even when I don’t feel like it), because…
Apathy and self-pity never take a day off.
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