Life and Times of a Versatilist
Definitive Moments in Life

Life is full of moments that define your life and change it forever.  What is the most definitive moment in your life?  I posted this comment on Facebook last night.  The responses were wonderful.  So, I now pose this question to the blogging community. …

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“Ulysses” (bits and pieces to reflect upon)

I have chosen these sections of this great work because they are the ones that make me think the most, yet appreciate what I have, where I’ve been and where I am going. I believe what this poem says is that, while it’s tempting to play it safe, the more…

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Cowboy Up

“In rodeo, to ‘cowboy up’ means to suck it up in times of adversity and carry on when you are injured or down and the prospect of doing whatever you’re about to try is so bleak that the best you can hope for is to live through it.”  ~ Tuff Hedeman, World…

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Desire

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Desire:  a sense of longingfor a person or object or hoping for an outcome.  The philosopher, Thomas Hobbes maintained that human desire is the fundamental motivation of all human action.  How badly you desire something will determine how motivated you…

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Eat the Frog

Well, it’s Monday morning.  Are you happy about it or are you dreading it?  I don’t know about you, but I have about 100 things I must accomplish today (a little exaggeration, but it feels like 100).  Some of the items I like doing and some I would pay…

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One of the photos Boston Globe photographer John Tlumacki took at the finish line of the Boston…View Post

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One of the photos Boston Globe photographer John Tlumacki took at the finish line of the Boston…

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Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG)
“A true BHAG is clear and compelling, serves as unifying focal point of effort, and acts as a clear catalyst for team spirit. It has a clear finish line, so the organization can know when it has achieved the goal; people like to shoot for finish lines.”…

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The 5th and final question.

Today we have the final question in.  Thank you all for your comments and following my blog.  I hope you return often.  If you have suggestions for my blog, please pass them along.  So, let’s review the first four questions.

  1. If you could make a 30 second…

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Question #4 (of 5) for you. You could brighten someone’s day.

Thank you once again for your awesome comments and for sharing my posts on your social media sites.  Today we have the 4th question in our series.  Let’s review the first three questions.

  1. If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what…

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A very FUN Question #3 (of 5) for you.

Thank you once again for your awesome comments and for sharing my posts on your social media sites.  So today we have question 3 for you.  Let’s review the first two questions.

  1. If you could make a 30 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?

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