Focus On Growth

I've found that as I go through life, it's important to keep focused on growth. I've found that it's also important to review what you have learned. Knowledge is meaningless if it's not applied. So I've decided to review two things that I've learned everyday. I focus on one technical, career related skill, and one world view/spiritual thing.

That being said, today I learned
1. When a computer is getting confused about which Access Point to connect to, it is best to remove all APs from the Preferred Network List and then reconnect.
2. Listen to your customers, if they're still freaking out even though you told them you would take care of it, they usually have some specific fear they are trying to address. If you listen for it, you can put their fears at ease and have a happy client. :)


Not only will focusing on growth help me develop better, it will give me some more content for my blog. :) I am making it a goal to publish at least what I've learned each day.

P.S. I just read NLP Presupposition: You Cannot Not Communicate and it reaffirms lesson number two. Sometimes what people are trying to say is hidden in a mess of emotional outburst. To be a true communicator, one must listen with more than their ears.

My Inner Turmoil

Sometimes I feel that life is a constant struggle between my inner Dilbert and my inner Buff Bufferman.

Boss: Dilbert, meet your new coworker, Buff Bufferman. Tell Dilbert what you do for fun.
Buff: I like to go rock climbing during blizzards. At the top, I wait for a pair of eagles to fly by. Then I leap off and grab them by the legs. The eagles sow my descent to the raging river below. I try to land on a floating log and surf the white water all the way home.
Dilbert: I use a keyboard.
Buff: Isn't that dangerous?
Dilbert: Sometimes I type all hunched over.
Buff: Ow! Ow! It hurts to hear it!

Happiness vs. Contentment

I often found myself depressed for long periods of time. The doctors shrugged it off as bi-polar and prescribed me a solution. It's been a few years since my last treatment and I've learned a lot. I find that my inability to be content with where I am is often the stemming of my depression. I also have found that contentment is a choice. I can either choose to complain that I had to work last night staying up until one in the morning and then have to get up early the next morning a gripe about having no sleep, or I can welcome the extra $100 in my pocket and pray for a restful slumber. One leaves me cranky and not performing on my game the next day, and the other leaves me in a state of gratitude and open to more. Appreciate and use your gifts wisely, you are more blessed than you know.