A couple weeks ago The Reman Runner talked me into doing a 5K: a race that happened to be a trail course, something I had never done before and certainly wasn’t training for. I convinced myself the three miles without any sort of recent running would be completely fine despite the total lack of preparation. […]
Read MoreChances are if you are reading this, you are not someone’s dependent, and much of what you do you do for others or because you have to. You have to do laundry, mow the grass, pay the bills, start that diet, install that transmission, go to the dentist, prepare your taxes. That mostly sounds awful. Why would anyone […]
Read MoreOwners, managers, and employees all have people they like to work with over other coworkers. Maybe it’s the synergy you have together or just skill sets that compliment, but we all have those favorites. What happens, though, when one of these people makes a mistake? Do you treat them the same as you would anyone […]
Read MoreBasketball legend Michael Jordan? No, number 23 is not the right Mike. Jackson 5’s most iconic member? No, he’s not the right Mike, either. The Mike that sparked these words? Mike Anderson, Transmission Digest Account Executive for 17 years until his passing this past November. And for the past 6 years or so while I’ve […]
Read MoreIt’s a new year. 2018. You’re filled with new hope for new beginnings, ready to tackle a brand-new set of goals. Then suddenly, a brick wall. You dust off and review your 2017 goals: Lose 15 lbs. Unfortunately, you gained five. Read 12 books. But you only made it to two. Learn Spanish? Man, […]
Read MoreIt’s nearly 2018, and at this point you’ve no doubt heard of Tesla, the Elon Musk-led company that is disrupting the automotive industry. Self-driving technology, a sleek new design, and an overall greener product has helped Tesla get their foot in the door of an industry that has been historically extremely difficult to successfully break […]
Read MoreEveryone deals with it, and everyone deals with it differently. What is it? Stress. If you’re like me, the thought of a stressful situation alone is enough to set your inner freak-out time-bomb ticking. Stress is a pretty common denominator at most workplaces, regardless of where you work or what you do for a living. […]
Read MoreI’m moving on up—I mean… over. At the very least I’ll be around. And that’s okay. Up is a limiting direction—no, really, it is. Once you start going up, your options are to continue to go up, which is obviously the best-case scenario, go over, which after going up feels stagnant, or go down. Me? […]
Read MoreI’m a big fan of Steve Jobs. Not just Steve Jobs, the entrepreneur, but also Steve Jobs, the presenter. Jobs sure knew how to control a room. I loved watching all his keynote speeches where he would reveal new products. In college, I was an Advertising major, and when I would give presentations in classes, […]
Read MoreThanks. It is a word that often gets overused or not used enough, kind of like Swiss cheese where there are only two options: you either like it or you don’t. The simple act of saying thank you is easy. You are recognizing that someone went out of their way to assist you with something. […]
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