Bill Gates

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about eleven (11) things they did not and will not learn in school.   He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.   Rule 1: Life is not [...]

What’s a Job?

I often say my job does not define who I am . . . . and yet . . . .

“Pinging” and “Thunking”

Fine crystal sings sweetly at the tap of a finger – it “pings”. On the other hand if you tap a cheaper piece of glass the sound you get will be a “thunk”.

Land Where I Live Right Now

Abu Dhabi – second largest city in the United Arab Emirates  – located on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western coast.  Abu Dhabi is the seat for the UAE Government and the home for the Emarati Royal Family.  It is one of the world’s largest producers of oil, and [...]

The School

Al Worood Academy is a national private school located in Abu Dhabi, UAE.  It has been in existence since 1982, and has grown under the influence of its founder, Dr. Abdulla Al-Nuwais.  The enrollment is currently just under 3,000 students, ranging in grades from Nursery, and KG1 and KG2 through grade 12.  The school is [...]

One Week Later . . .

Tuesday, 29 December 2009, I left Lebanon, Tennessee to begin a new adventure – one that would take me across an ocean and away from family and friends.  For 2 months I planned for this event and the closer departure date came the more I anticipated the new way of life.  It began uneventfully by [...]

House Renovations

   When our house was built in the early 1970s there were several things in style then that are no longer in style or even wanted! Through the years we’ve changed many things – from roof lines and a larger front porch to different windows and doors – and even creating windows in walls where [...]

Friendship

The job for each of us is to be cognizant of who is on your pathway – to be observant of them – to extend a kind word . . . . and then see what happens next.

Personalities Summary

The point is that people differ from each other, and that no amount of getting after them is going to change them. Recognizing these patterns can vastly enrich our sense of who we are, of who others are, and of how much we can learn from one another about the problems of life. . . . . There is room for us all, and a need for us all.

Action Personality

The Action Personality needs for things to happen in short periods of time – nothing long and drawn out. Their character strength is that they are adaptable, persuasive, and charming. They deliberately seek to hone these characteristics in order to get the job done, to get through life.

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