Bon Jovi had it right: And why the Japanese won the Women’s World Cup of Soccer
It’s my life It’s now or never I ain’t gonna live forever I just wanna live while I’m alive. - From “It’s My Life” by Jon Bon Jovi The Japanese stunned the FIFA Women’s World Cup of Soccer today with a win over the United States in a 3-1 penalty shootout after coming from behind to tie the game at 2-2. Japan was 0-25 in previous appearances against the United States. Let me repeat that: Japan had never beaten the United States in 25 matches…until today. How did that happen? How did the Japanese women beat all the odds in the World...
Read MoreThe number one thing holding you back: YOU
“Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win By fearing to attempt.” - William Shakespeare in Measure for Measure A few years ago when I was still living in Reston and working in corporate America as a business analyst, I was not very happy with my job. I felt like I was “stuck” with nowhere to go. The salary and bonuses plus benefits were the nice golden handcuffs that kept me hanging on for a few years beyond when I should have stayed. I was afraid to start over in something new but when I finally sat down and really thought about my situation, I...
Read MoreChanging paradigms
My Airplane Music Paradigm I’m sitting on a plane and have my headphones plugged into my laptop as I’m listening to the music in my iTunes library. Because I’m sitting over the wing, the engine noise is droning loudly in the background so I turn up the volume. I feel a tap, tap against my arm. I turn to my left. It’s the stewardess. ”Excuse me, sir, but I don’t think your headphones are plugged all the way in.” I look down. Sure enough, they’re not. Oops. I hope the people around me like The Dire Straits. My paradigm has shifted from...
Read MoreFrom athlete dropout to triathlon pro: Achieving an impossible dream
Yes, it’s true you can be anything in life if you want it badly enough and are willing to work for it. I’m actually a great example because I was an unimpressive athlete growing up. In fact, in most cases I was a “drop out” in just about every sport I attempted. I only went to one swim practice in first grade then quit because I was too intimidated by the older kids. I played hockey then softball then soccer in grade school because my mom signed me up, and truthfully I sucked at all three but everyone received playing time at that age. In high school in California, I...
Read MoreHow to make a New Year’s resolution that sticks
Happy New Year! In a 2007 study in the UK, which tracked more than 3000 people attempting to achieve a range of resolutions, including losing weight, visiting the gym, quitting smoking, and drinking less, although 52% of participants were confident of success at the start, only 12% actually achieved their goal one year later. How can YOU be one of the 12%? My resolution for 2011 year is not drink any alcohol for an entire year. Why? I love beer and wine but it I feel guilty the next day and drinking 2 or more drinks disrupts my sleep. Drinking alcohol doesn’t really help me in any way...
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