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Schedule

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 11:44:53 -0700

The term schedule is from late 14c., sedule, cedule "ticket, label, slip of paper with writing on it" (a sense now obsolete), from Old French cedule (Modern French cédule), from Late Latin schedula "strip of paper" (in Medieval Latin also "a note, schedule"), diminutive of Latin scheda, scida "one of the strips forming a papyrus sheet," from Greek skhidē "splinter," from stem of skhizein "to cleave, split."

We carry many strips of paper with lists. We schedule our businesses and lives. As we make our schedules we splinter or prioritize our tasks to be the most efficient and effective. Schedules are important to innovation and progress. Do you need a schedule for your schedules?

Listening to decisions, contradict reality, sublime reactions

Position

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:13:49 -0700

The term position is from the late 14c., posicioun, as a term in logic and philosophy, "statement of belief, the laying down of a proposition or thesis," from Old French posicion "position, supposition" (Modern French position) and directly from Latin positionem (nominative positio) "act or fact of placing, situation, position, affirmation," noun of state from past-participle stem of ponere "put, place."

What is your position on the state of affairs in your world? Do you have a position on the state of affairs in your world? There are many topics to make a statement. Health. Economics. Local Politics. War. Crime. How do you decide your position? Listen. Think. Decide. Act.

Dark menagerie, animals sleeping in herds, soft sounds and silence

Checklist

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:06:38 -0700

The term checklist means a "systematic list intended for reference, verification, etc.," 1849, American English. What activities are on your daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly checklist? What are your priorities? How many activities can you perform to make an impact? If every activity is a priority then no activity is a priority. Look for the activities to make an impact personally and professionally. Health, Family, Business. In that order?

Obstacles of health, unfathomable choices, arise from fat cells

Listen

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:08:53 -0700

The term listen is from the Old English hlysnan (Northumbrian lysna) "to listen, hear; attend to, obey" (transitive), from Proto-Germanic *hlusinon (source also of Dutch luisteren, Old High German hlosen "to listen," German lauschen "to listen."

Listening is one part of the communication equation. Listening is the beginning of debate and action. No need to obey everything you heard while listening. Hear first and actively listen. Listening is not easy. Listening should be easy.

Objectivity, a fine balance of truth, division of time

Porcupine

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:58:02 -0700

A porcupine is a rodent noted for its stout, clumsy body and the defensive spines or quills that cover the body and tail, c. 1400, porke despyne, from Old French porc-espin (early 13c., Modern French porc-épic), literally "spine hog," from Latin porcus "hog."

Think about making your body and your business into a porcupine. Create defensive quills so competitors have a difficult time penetrating the quills. Each prong of your strategy is a quill. Add up the quills to create a porcupine.

Swallow the sunlight, breathe deeply into the nose, engulfed with physics

Platypus

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:51:48 -0700

The term platypus is "Australian duck-mole," 1799, from Modern Latin, from Greek platypous, literally "flat-footed," from platys "broad, flat" and pous "foot." The platypus is a duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed, egg-laying aquatic creature native to Australia. The male of the species is also one of the world’s few venomous mammals and can deliver a toxic blow to a foe with sharp stingers on the heels of its hind feet. Make your life and business into a platypus. Create a strong entity out of many parts from other entities. Deliver sharp blows when needed. Be something no one expects.

Songs of the moonlight, reverberating white beams, frequency of hope

Magnify

Mon, 16 May 2022 06:23:15 -0700

The term magnify is from the late 14c., magnifien, "to speak or act for the glory or honor (of someone or something)," from Old French magnefiier "glorify, magnify," from Latin magnificare "esteem greatly, extol, make much of," from magnificus "great, elevated, noble," literally "doing great deeds," from magnus "great."

What in your life/business should you magnify? What item, idea, process, or system should you magnify to get better results? Magnify your health? Magnify your writing? Magnify your new product to change the world? Magnify your family relationships? Magnify one priority to start and use a strong magnifying glass.

Power of the moon, drawn to the midnight rainbow, ethereal view

Internal

Mon, 09 May 2022 11:40:44 -0700

The term internal is from early 15c., "extending toward the interior," from Medieval Latin internalis, from Latin internus "within, inward, internal," figuratively "domestic," expanded from pre-Latin *interos, *interus "on the inside, inward." Focusing internally can drive amazing results. Focus on your people, processes, and comuunication for better business results. Focus on your breath. Focus on your brain, heart, and stomach for amazing health. When you focus internally then the external seems to take care of itself.

Go forth voyager, venture far from your homeland, energy travels

Field

Mon, 02 May 2022 10:51:07 -0700

The term field is from the Old English feld "plain, pasture, open land, cultivated land" (as opposed to woodland), also "a parcel of land marked off and used for pasture or tillage," probably related to Old English folde "earth, land," from Proto-Germanic *felthan "flat land." As "battle-ground," c. 1300. Meaning "sphere or range of any related things" is from mid-14c. Physics sense is from 1845.

The battle ground of today can be found in all geographies and industries. Seven continents. Techonology. Energy. Commodities. What fit is your field? What activities will you engage in to achieve desired results? Defining your field is the start of your strategy.

Invitation to life, dance with a partner of dreams, wear a tuxedo

Rearrange

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:46:04 -0700

The term arrange is from the late 14c., arengen, "draw up a line of battle," from Old French arengier "put in a row, put in battle order" (12c., Modern French arranger), from a- "to" (see ad-) + rangier "set in a row" (Modern French ranger), from rang "rank," from Frankish *hring or a similar Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz "something curved, circle."

There comes a time to rearrange the lines of battle. A time to put in a row and put in battle order. A time to rank priorities. A time to rearrange life. Not everything needs to be rearranged. Only some things need to be rearranged. Finding the "somethings" to rearrange is the difficult part.

Biblical limestone, create benches and tables, dine with yesterday