1. Something I saw…
As I boarded an airplane out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming last week, I chatted briefly with an older gentleman as I passed his seat. He had retired from the U.S. Air Force. I loved his hat… so I snapped a pic. Obviously, I love the pride that ex-military have, as he did wearing this hat, but I also loved the saying on the hat… “Retired Not Expired.” It made me think about an accountant telling me that he does not like using the word retired, as it implies you are no longer of value to society. And it also reminded me of one of my first accountants asking me when I planned on retiring. I told him “never.” He thought I was kidding. I explained that I loved what I did so much that I planned on doing it as long as I could. He told me that would change. Well… so far, it hasn’t. I still love what I do and plan on doing it until I can’t physically do it anymore. Anyway, back to the hat and my new Air Force friend… he was a great guy, and I loved his hat. Two other thoughts I had… 1. They don’t make men like they used to; and, 2. Thank God for the men and women that serve our country… putting their lives on the line, so that we can enjoy ours!
2. Great comic…
A friend sent me this comic earlier this week. (I could not find the artist/creator to give credit.) I LOVE it! Sums up the mentality of many Americans today. It’s funny, true… and sad! Crazy thing is, drugs and surgery could be completely free for everyone, yet our rates of sickness and disease would CONTINUE to skyrocket. Why? Because the answer to our healthcare crisis lies in lifestyle changes. Plain and simple… we are sick because of the way we eat, move, think, and live. Therefore, the answer to the (your) healthcare problems requires changes to how you eat, move, think, and live (lifestyle).
3. Interesting law I think about often…
Cyril Northcote Parkinson, a famous British historian and author, wrote that “Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.” That later became known as Parkinson’s Law. Simply put, the longer you give yourself to perform a task, the longer it will take. I noted that when I set out to do something, such as clean out the garage, if I have four hours to get it done, it takes me four hours. If I only have two hours, then it takes me two hours. Another thing I noticed is that as it comes closer to the time I need to be finished, I work at a much faster pace. So I now do two things when given a task… I try to shorten the time I need to get the task done (knowing I will get it done in whatever time I give myself), and I try to start out at a much faster pace (as fast as I might work in the last moments, as time is running out, in order to get a job done).
