Hit the Road
Every morning, I get up and drive to work. I don’t even think about it. I’ve made the trip so many times, I just get in the car and it’s like I’m on auto pilot. I turn on the engine and off I go without another thought.
Contrast that with going [...]
Ben went to bed that night, pleased at a new job offer he’d just received. A new company had sought him out. He was good at what he did and was actively being recruited away from his current employer. With the new company, he’d be doing the same thing, but have more [...]
I live in the in the mountains. We keep horses in our pastures during the summer. During hot summer days you’ll often see them gathered together, one facing one way, the other facing the other. If there are three or four, they alternate, head to rump to head to rump, head to [...]
The Grindstone
Keeping your nose to the grindstone is a phrase I’m sure you’ve heard. It implies doing work, though not pleasant, which will hopefully pay off. Similarly, it is shortened on occasion to just “˜the grind’ or “˜the daily grind.’ Again, it’s not considered pleasant, but necessary.
Let’s go to the root of [...]