“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.” – Arnold Glasow “One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.” – Chinese Proverb Dear Shawn – Your attitude from a very young age has always been …
Continue reading Letters to my 22 year-old Self – Part XIV – “Patience Young Grasshopper”
“Don’t forget who you are and where you come from.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald "Do not let where you come from define you, but never forget the values you learned from your close community." - Anthony Carmona Dear Shawn - Growing up you has a lot of positive role models to help you develop a …
Continue reading Letters to my 22- year old self – Part XIII – “Don’t forget where you came from”
"Your future hasn't been written yet. No one's has. Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one - Doc Brown "If Time Travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future" - Stephen Hawking Dear Shawn - Throughout your life you have been fortunate to be exposed to lots …
Continue reading Letters to my 22 year-old self – Part XII- “The Time Machine is broken”
For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need …
Continue reading Letters to my 22 year-old self – Part XI – “The mirror does not lie….”
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to just try one more time.” — Thomas Edison "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face" - Mike Tyson Dear Shawn From a young age you were always taught to stare adversity in the face and power through …
Continue reading Letters to my 22-year old self- Part XI – “Attacked from within”
"Man Plans, God Laughs" - Yiddish Proverb "Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive. "- Jamais Cascio Dear Shawn - Suddenly, life has gotten pretty complex! Just a few years ago you were a university student where you had little to …
Continue reading “Letters to my 22 year-old self” Part X – “Life Happens”
"Has anyone ever stopped to think how cranky, if not downright vicious, a barrelful of monkeys would be, especially once released from the barrel? - Tom Shales" Dear Shawn - I guess it is true what they say, "If you want something done, give it to a busy person". Over the last few years, you …
Continue reading Letters to my 22 year-old self – Part IX – “Managing your Monkeys”
"You take the blue pill... the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill... you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes." - Morpheus Dear Shawn - It's hard to believe how far we have come with …
“The task of leadership is to create an alignment of strengths so strong that it makes the system’s weaknesses irrelevant.” - Peter Drucker Dear Shawn - Growing up you were exposed to so many different things from food to sports to knowledge across a wide array of experiences. While engaging in activities it was clear …
Part VI "Not every mountain is Mt. Everest!" "I will come again and conquer you because as a mountain you cannot grow...But, as a human I can" - Sir Edmond Hillary Dear Shawn - You have been fascinated by the mountains since you were a small child. Their majestic power, their scale and the opportunity …
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