Archive for April 2007

CEO Pay

I have read the articles that explain why they get paid so much, but I still shake my head everytime a story surfaces. Alan Mulally, new CEO over at FORD, is paid a measly $666,667 per year. However, he received a hiring bonus of $7.5 million, and $19.6 million in stocks and stock options, and [...]

Methods vs. Principles

If you learn only methods, you’ll be tied to your methods, but if you learn principles you can devise your own methods Ralph Waldo Emerson (p.s. The Bible has a similar teaching about knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. Consider those 3 words. What is the difference between knowledge, understanding, and wisdom?)

Persistence

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins – not through strength, but through persistence. Buddha

Conceive, Believe, Achieve

What ever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Napolean Hill

Library Books

Are you a library user? Do you ever turn pages by licking your finger, so it has more “traction” on the page? Ever considered that someone else before you did the same thing? Think about it.

Discovering New Lands

In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. Anonymous

Please Comment

I have modified the comment system on this blog to allow anyone to comment, even if you have not registered. The comments will, however, be held for me to approve before they appear. So … no need to register, just click on the “Comment” (or “No Comment” in many cases) link on any article and [...]