Category: Learning

#Tips December 29

Tomorrow ends the 30 Day Photo Challenge for December. It has been a great learning experience about taking pictures for me. I wanted to recap some photo TIPS. I follow a blog called TravelwithJun and back on December...

#Pain December 28

If you have ever coached you probably have uttered the phrase “No PAIN-No Gain“. This week I was thinking of all the PAIN that 2020 has delivered. Has there been any gain? The past...

#Cousins December 22

Last week I finished a year long project to create a Family Tree Book for the descendants of my mom’s parents Henry Charles and Bridget Bambrick Lynch (my grandparents). I mailed this booklet off...

#Listening December 21

The next sentence I write about LISTENING is attributed to Alan Alda and is personally humbling. “Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.” One of the real hard things for any...

#Streaks December 19

There are a lot of notable STREAKS in the world of sports. The 56 game hitting STREAK of professional baseball great Joe DiMaggio. Cal Ripken Jr. STREAK of playing in 2632 consecutive baseball games. When it...

#Exquisite December 18

I got to revisit a Tim Ferris Podcast where his guest was Jim Collins. During the course of their 2 hour conversation the word EXQUISITE came up. I really got into their banter about the qualities and...

#Rearrange December 17

It is amazing when you just simply REARRANGE a thought, a phrase, or even letters how it changes everything. Social scientists have studied how changing our thoughts delivers big results. Just like in the...

#Memory December 16

One of the benefits I am receiving this month by participating in the 30 Day Photo Challenge is MEMORY. I am reliving some of my own personal MEMORIES when I reexamine a photo I have taken....

#Frost December 15

Over the past two weeks my golfing buddies and I have had to delay our morning start time for a round of golf because of FROST. Today with morning temps in the 30’s we...

#Observations December 14

Writing a blog post everyday has changed me. I have no doubt that most of ideas come from reading and OBSERVATIONS. Retirement has helped me refine my ability to OBSERVE my surroundings and environment...