Posts Tagged Leadership

My son had his sports physical this week.  Two doctors had to accommodate hundreds of high school athletes.  Needless to say, the wait was a long one.  I waited in the car, and a baseball game on the car radio would have passed the time, but the Yankees were playing a late game in Oakland.  I’m glad that I brought a book.  Hemingway was good company.  I love his short stories:

Here are some great posts from the last week:

Steve at Brip Blap relates a story about packs of wild dogs in Bucharest, and how he overcame his fear of them.  He eventually made them fear him.  It’s a great example of facing and overcoming your fears.

Katie at Frugal Urbanite thinks the PF blog sphere has become boring.  She thinks that personal finance bloggers are afraid to be a little different.  I’ll take her advice, and try to keep things interesting.  That’s why I also blog about coffee addiction, survival kits, and my crazy neighbor.

Craig Harper has a great post about changing your personal reality at Stepcase Lifehack.  He shares eight strategies that may not be comfortable to implement, but are effective in helping you take control of your life.

Jared at Technotheory wants us to stop waiting for others and forge ahead.  He says it becomes clear who gets things done, and who is suited for government work.

Five Cent Nickel warns about taking frugality too far.  Don’t cross that line where you start making yourself and others miserable by taking foolish risks.

Brad at Persistence Unlimited wants us to BF Skinnerize our commitments to get through the rough patches.  He talks about using rewards as well as punishments to keep ourselves on track.

David at My Two Dollars reveals the man who’s still driving a 1929 Ford Model A.  He’s a throwback in our throw-away society.

Jason at Dumb Little Man offers 8 great ways to motivate yourself when you just don’t feel like it.  Everyone hits a lull, and one of these might be the tonic to snap you out of complacency.

Have a great weekend!

• Barbaric Links: Thanks Mom! Edition Happy Mothers' Day! Though some people call it a Hallmark holiday, I know my wife is excited, because today she doesn't have to cook.  Now for some great links from the past week: Trent at The Simple Dollar is offering his eBook Everything You Ever Really Needed to Know About......
• Jobs that Pay Over $50K Starting Salary According to yahoo Hot Jobs, here are 7 jobs that pay over $50K in the first year.  I read the article, and I could only find 6.  Maybe they left it off accidentally, or upon further review, the 7th job fell under the $50K threshold.  ;-)  Here they are, with......
• Sun-Tzu Sunday, July 26, 2009 ** Maurice ** I decided to start a new feature for the summer on the Corporate Barbarian Blog: Sun-Tzu Sunday (can a Machiavelli Monday be far behind?).  Sun-Tzu was a military strategist of ancient China.   Each week, I'll present an excerpt from his treatise The Art of War. ......

• Fière d'être Canadienne/ Proud to Be Canadian - Best Canadian Personal Finance Blogs Edition Happy Birthday Canada! Bonne Saint-Jean (tard, je sais...) and Happy Moving Day!  Canadians don't seem to hang anywhere near as many Canadian flags on their property, boats, and homes as Americans do - so I thought a bit of blatant patriotism here can be excused for July 1st.  For those......
• Gaining Easy Blog Traffic Do you want to spend every day smashing the previous day's traffic record? There is no reason why you cannot achieve this, but it is going to take some work. Write and publish a new post every day. New content is vitally important. It makes search engines come to your......
• Visions of Winchesters: Supernatural Blog Carnival, Oct. 14 Welcome to the October 14, 2009, edition of Visions of Winchesters: The Supernatural Blog Carnival. Last Week's Episode This Week's Episode News Fun Stuff Spoilers: On a separate page to protect the spoilerphobes Last Week's Episode Supernatural: Fallen Idols Suzanne presents her recap posted at Damsel Undistressed. Suzanne used to......