Training

I am training for a Triathlon. It is the  Mayan XTri.  I’ve never done one before but it seemed like a good idea at time.  When I reached 50 years old, I had a goal of climbing Ixta Volcano near my house in Puebla.  It has an altitude of 17,159.  I have now climbed it... Continue Reading →

New Year’s Resolutions

Tomorrow in January 1.  I have never been particularly fond of New Year's. There is really no magic that happens between midnight December 31 and 12:01 on January 1.  Many people often make New Year's resolutions.  Most resolutions tend to fall by the wayside within an average of 21 days.  If you doubt that, compare... Continue Reading →

Bad Leaders, Good Leaders and Great Leaders

I've started reading Reggie McNeal's book, Practicing Greatness: Seven Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders.  Ken Blanchard writes in the Foreward about the book:   "greatness... is not a position or a destination, but a quality of leadership that blesses other people." Reggie describes four qualities of leaders: Bad leaders: curse people by diminishing their life; they... Continue Reading →

Make Things Happen

“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.” (Dr. Albert Ellis) This statement illustrates the first principle of MAXIMIZERS:  Make Things Happen To live well, a person needs to assume responsibility for his own life and be prepared to change when necessary.  We need to resist the temptation... Continue Reading →

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