Life is a Project

Sometimes I am super busy and I wonder "How will I get it all done."  I think that Project Management principles are great to figure that out. What is the cost, what resources will an activity require?  What about opportunity cost? What about my time?  How much time does it take and how does it fit into my schedule? What is the product or value?  This is the most important question.  The value needs to be worth your time and resources. Two years ago I ran a 7k race with my Brother's family in Michigan.  My Brother had not run in a long time and this was the first time his kids were exposed to this type of running before.  Two years have passed and the both of our families continue to run. The value of this family experience far out weighed the cost of a flight to Michigan or the time it took to train for the race.  This is a memory that was worth the time and money. As I make decisions in my life, large and small, it is the value that ...

After spending a wonderful weekend two weeks ago at the #LIGHTTT Conference for Toastmasters District #95 in Timisoara, Romania. I have found myself reconnected to many old friends.  I also met many new Toastmasters at the conference and continue to expand my network on social media.  As I make new connections I am amazed at how these connections know not only other Toastmasters, but other people in my life.  It is amazing how someone you meet in Romania, lives in Hungary, but met someone at a business conference in the United States that you know as well.  As my journey through life continues to take me on travels around the world and I am constantly impressed and amazed at how connected the people are in this world.  The world is filled with so many people and I am very fortunate to be able to meet so many people from diverse backgrounds.  One thing that strikes me though, is that many people feel isolated even when in a room full of people.  I t...

I have to wonder how someone who specializes in pretending and make-believe can have so much influence on peoples decisions in real-life.   The general public needs to realize that the Hollywood elite just want the money of the populace for their own decadent lifestyles.  I want my entertainers to entertain me and their opinions count much less to me than my family, neighbors, and respected members of my community. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor