“I’m gonna punch you in the face…”
I am in Cuba for the next 8 days…
Sophie and I flew from Dubai to Paris, enjoyed Paris for 36 hours and then took an 11 hour flight from Paris to Havana.
On long flights, I often kill time …
ode to Sean Parker…
I recently, saw the movie “Social Network” supposedly, the story about facebook and how it began.
I enjoyed the movie very much.
However, for me …. the real “great story” in the movie and book is Sean Parker’s story.
Sean …
ode to the old school…
Omaha, Nebraska in late 1970’s….
I started to swim competitively, when I was 7 years old.
When I was 8 years old until I was around 12, I was one of the top swimmers in America for my age group.…
the last days of Rome…
This past weekend, I took my two girls to see the movie “Secretariat,” the story of arguably, the greatest race horse in history.
Unlike most movies or TV shows today – “Secretariat” is not focused on violence or the failures …
don’t just sit back waiting for your life to happen…
Today I spoke on the phone with a journalist in Dubai about how the idea to do 7 ironman in 7 day challenge came about — it was over a “friday night dinner” in Portofino, Italy with Jason Gorud…
He …
consistent, prudent and focused
“It’s very easy to let the drudgery of climbing distract you from your goal….” Adam Fletcher
I went to boarding school for three years with Chipper Jones … who today is one of the best baseball players in MLB. He …
searching for John Galt
Could have and should have, but isn’t ….
unrealized talent … having the talent to be great at something, but just going through life being ok.
Loyalty…. vs …. disloyalty, what is loyalty in the world we live in today …
“it ain’t the 6 minutes. it’s what happens in those 6 minutes….”
importance of goal setting…
Voice of Reason posted a comment recently which is worth discussing ….
He suggested that I explore in more detail “the importance of goal setting, both short term and long term goals.”
He reminded me that the FND started …
Ode to wasted talent…travels in Tunisia
I am in Tunis, Tunisia this weekend speaking at AIESEC’s MENA (Middle East and North Africa) graduates associations annual meeting.
The theme of the meeting is: “it is up to you…”
Preparing for my speech – I went through …