October 2009
4 posts
To deal with something unhealthy, a person needs...
Haruki Murakami.
This is so true. When I busted my knee skiing in April, the first thing my physical therapist told me is, ‘you’re athletic and in good shape, recovery will be easier for you.’
I guess this is probably something anyone who is going through a physical (cancer, pneumonia, the flu) or emotional (divorce, unemployment, break-ups) crisis needs to get through it.
Does running sum up my life philosophy?
“Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but becasue they want to live life to the fullest. If you’re going to while away the years, its far better to live them with clear goals and fully alive than in a fog, and I believe running helps you do that. Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that’s the essence of running, and a metaphor for...
“In media, particularly since the advent of the Internet, misunderstanding the...”
– From ‘The Curse of the Mogul.’ I’ve been thinking about this a lot these days.
Wise words...
“I spend too much time at work doing my job.” So true.
If I spent half as much time building relationships, expanding my network and looking for opportunities to advance my career as I do, coaching people who will never remember to thank me, filing paperwork that no one will read (unless someone’s ass is on the line), writing reports that in a very veiled way blame someone for...
