Category Archives: Inspiration

Button Pushing

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Allen

I’ve always had a phenomenal amount of respect for dancers.  The dedication and work that must go into being able to move like that (where “like that” equates to just about any form of dancing) just blows my mind — … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: Perfection

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Allen

“The compulsion to be perfect, immediately and eternally, is one of the most profound causes of procrastination for the garden-variety human, and it most certainly gives each of us all the reason we’ll ever need not to even try.” — … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: On Procrastination

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Allen

“The thing that is closest to your soul is the thing you’re going to avoid the most. The thing that will tap into the part of you that has not yet come to the fore but wants to be expressed, … Continue reading →

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Executive Decision

Posted on May 26, 2006 by Allen

Brian sits down at his desk, turns toward me and looks me in the eye: “Holt,” he says. “I’ve got a bone to pick with you.” “Oh, geez,” I think, assuming there’s some problem with one of the recent myriad … Continue reading →

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Link: How Never To Reach Your Goals

Posted on May 25, 2006 by Allen

Achieve-IT! lists ten methods for making sure that you never, ever reach your goals. I think that these “tips” were supposed to be funny, but I couldn’t find my way to the laughing for all of the crying I was … Continue reading →

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