Jul 22, 2011 Posted by Tom

A Finger in Too Many Pies

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. – English Idiom — All right, so let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way first.  That quote was crap.  I know it.  You know it.  (And if you find a better quote about diversification, e-mail me or leave it in the comments and I’ll update it!) I’m going to venture into territory I’m not overly experienced with... read more

Jul 14, 2011 Posted by Tom

Commitment

There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results. – Unknown — Most people don’t really like to commit.  Usually because once you’ve committed to something you’re, well…  committed.  You... read more

Jul 8, 2011 Posted by Tom

Taking a Step Back

What was once called the objective world is a sort of Rorschach ink blot, into which each culture, each system of science and religion, each type of personality, reads a meaning only remotely derived from the shape and color of the blot itself. –Lewis Mumford, “Orientation to Life,” The Conduct of Life, 1951 — Influence is a powerful weapon in both the right and wrong hands. ... read more