Interesting

 

08.17.2026

Interesting

I like meeting genuinely interesting people, the kind that come by it naturally. It is fun to listen and learn from different viewpoints and life experiences. But some people just want to be interesting. They strive to command a room or be the life of the party. They often do not stop talking, likely about themselves. They may be fun for a few minutes at a party, but beyond that …

The people who chase being the most interesting person in the room are rarely the most useful. Being interesting entertains, being useful adds value. In the business world we have to add value. Solving problems and removing pain points adds value.

Being entertaining is great for happy hour, being useful is great for business.

Distractions

 

Distractions

“Modern life pulls at the mind from every direction. Even on quiet days, the volume of choices, cues, and opportunities for distraction is unlike anything evolution prepared us to handle.”                                                       

- Steven Kotler

The quote is a statement of fact. It does not offer a solution, nor suggest a method of coping. This is the world we live in. We are bombarded with information, opportunities, rabbit holes, and data. There is no answer nor solution. It is constant. This is not going to change. The key is to understand that, and deal with it. Know that if you let them, distractions will ruin progress and productivity. Seek quiet time and stillness, but know it is hard to find.

Should you care?

 Should you care?

Do you care about what people think about you? I think we all do to some degree. In certain aspects we probably should care, at least to some degree. But when we let that caring drive our decisions, or shape our outcomes, it can be dangerous. Caring what others think is one thing, letting it dictate to you is another. Consider this . . .

“You have to decide the degree to which you’re gonna care what other people think about you because that becomes your prison.”

                                                                        Dr. Gio Valiante

The Liars

 

The Liars

Great new song out by the Red Clay Strays, “Demons in Your Choir”.  Check it out. One of my favorite lines is . . .

“You know the devil keeps us company with all his bright and shiny things.”

Think about it. How true is that. But there is a higher meaning to the song as well. It is about the liars we all have in our lives. As the song title suggests, there are demons in places we don’t expect. Maybe the bigger point is that people and places are not always what they say they are!

Think about it and give a listen to “Demons in Your Choir”.

Be blessed.