http://media.empowernetwork.com/embed/84ef4416/?f=1&player=mini&disablebranding=1&hideablecontrolbar=1&nologo=1&&loop=0&wmode=transparent&autoplay=0 Enjoyment Is Required For A Good Life I am far too serious. Stop it already, right? Dude, I say to myself, enjoyment is not something you get as a reward for achievement but is required if you ever wish to reach any achievement. I used to have a saying,…
Simplicity Is The Art Of Genius
http://media.empowernetwork.com/embed/3aae8727/?f=1&player=mini&disablebranding=1&hideablecontrolbar=1&nologo=1&autoplay=0&loop=0&wmode=transparent&autoplay=0 The Art of Simplicity “Simplicity Is The Highest Sophistication´´ Leonardo da Vinci The Art of Simplicity is…
Deleting Diary Entries and Throwing Away Photos Are Stories Lost In Time
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL3TiHWObdw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&autoplay=0&w=540&h=293] Deleting Memories From Diaries and Photos Erase Many Good Stories I was reading through one of my diaries and was surprised to see that I had ripped out quite a few pages from it. Those deleted pages are more compelling than all of pages I left in tact….
Handicapped Louisville Inventor Creates An Empire
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyGF9u0rakc?rel=0&wmode=transparent&autoplay=0] Handicapped Inventor From Louisville How is it that I can be born literally blocks from this man’s home and have grown up in Kentucky and know quite a bit about Kentucky history and have never heard of Charles Lee Cook until today? This genius inventor, born in 1870 was…
Music Content: Sometimes Words Are Too Much
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmI06vPfpq4?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0] Using music content is a wise choice for replacing the spoken word Music is non-verbal communication that is transmitted aurally. Music content is often the best way to describe a situation. Here I have chosen English Lute Music, which has a distinct character, from a time gone by,…
Sunrise On The Ocean Refreshes The Senses
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp6HQCb70yM?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0] A Sunrise on the Ocean is Refreshing There isn’t much to add to a sunrise on the ocean. It is perfect everytime. Sunrise on the Ocean makes me want it to stay sunrise all day I’m always a little disappointed when the day replaces the sunrise or the…
Larry Bird, T Harv Ecker and Doing The Easy Things Consistently
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tporD7Cef7Q?rel=0&wmode=transparent&autoplay=0] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVYOZB7cGwY?rel=0&wmode=transparent&autoplay=0&w=540&h=293] Doing The Easy Things Consistently Larry Bird is one of the greatest shooters in the history of the game of basketball. So when you watch that short video where he is talking to Red Auerbach about shooting, you think ”Wow, that looks easy!” Well the fact…
Backpacking in Europe: Night in a Mausoleum
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UclwHBbPww?rel=0&wmode=transparent&autoplay=0] Backpacking in Europe: Night in a Mausoleum Backpacking through Europe as a college kid is a very good thing to do. One of the challenges is finding a place to sleep every night when you get into a new city. So my companion and I decided to just…
My Hilltopper Home
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poikcRPfXwI?rel=0&wmode=transparent&autoplay=0] This is from my university. Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Storytelling Is A Challenge For Me
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOA8mUflH-Q?rel=0&wmode=transparent&autoplay=0] The Skill Of Storytelling Is A Gift I remember going to my aunt’s and uncle’s house when I was a kid. To me they seemed so old and they would tell these seemingly never ending stories about the great old days that were so hard. Their childhoods and…