I stared at the ad with mixed thoughts.
“A comprehensive program that includes a traditionally structured Budo training and a learning of natural functions of body and mind. Our purpose is self-improvement, Personal Excellence, using traditional Japanese Budo such as Aiki Jujitus and Karate-do that are based on Nihonn Kokoro (Japanese traditional spirit).”
It went on […]
Over 50,000 people read my article about The Working Dead yesterday. Consequently, my email inbox had 400 new messages today. Nearly every message was a supportive one.
I couldn’t respond to all 400 emails, so please forgive me if I didn’t reply to you. Know that I’m truly grateful for your interest, participation, […]
My former co-worker took personal calls on his cell phone while at work. His conversations always started the same way:
Co-worker: Sup?
Caller: Sup. What ya doin’?
Co-worker: Nothing. Working.
Both answers were accurate.
That’s because at this job, doing nothing was still considered “work” if you were on the clock. In other […]
Mary, a LifeReboot.com reader, recently asked my opinion on “The Secret.” Somewhat confused, I wrote her back asking “What Secret?”
She was surprised I hadn’t heard of it. The Secret is making headlines around the world, she claimed. There’s a book about it. There’s a DVD about it. There’s an episode […]
Today is Blog Action Day 2007. This means that over 15,000 blogs will be uniting to write about one subject: Our environment.
I’ll be the first to point out that this is off-topic. LifeReboot is not a blog dedicated to saving the world.
LifeReboot does, however, support the idea of creating positive change — and […]
In The Myth of Separating Work and Play, I made the argument that you shouldn’t choose a career based on what it pays or how practical it seems. My aim was to recommend how it’s better to Do What Interests You.
Some readers misinterpreted this argument as a naive suggestion to live your life doing […]
I should have taken his advice. He was a millionaire. Not the kind that was born into riches, either — the kind of millionaire who earned every dollar.
“I want you here full-time,” he said. Bent on finishing college, I said “I’m not ready to enter the work force yet.”
He sat up straight, […]
When it was my turn to pick a major for college, I chose Computer Science. At the time, it seemed like a sensible choice: I had computer skills; these skills were marketable; and I didn’t hate the idea of a career in computers.
Sadly, it took the rest of college and four years in […]
I recently accompanied my girlfriend Cassie on a trip to Northern Michigan. For me, it was an opportunity to meet some of her family for the first time. For her, it was an opportunity to sell some things during the four-day long “Family Garage Sale” being hosted at her Uncle’s house.
By no means was this […]
