New look?

I thought id throw something together real quick, while surfing the web. I think i may replace that jacket with a blazer instead, not really feeling the jacket anymore. Check out the look by pressing....

Jack Spade TiesDsquared felt wool montgomery jacket

Ralph Lauren Oxford
BBC Chinos
Sperry Authentic Chukka

Quote of the Day

“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”

-Winston Churchill

Top 25 sneaker designs of 2009

I agree completey with some of these designs but others.... i wonder... What exactly was Business Week thinking?

And he deserves it...

Kanye West has been named one of the best artist of the decade by Rolling Stones Magazine... And he deserves it

Judgemental??.. ..But who am i NOT to judge...

Often when one is labeled with the term “judgmental”, it carries a negative connotation…and of course I strongly disagree with that notation.

By definition, judgment means“the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions”. So I ask you, how can you determine what you want out of life without making some type of judgment? By default, every time you say ”yes” to something, you’re saying “no” to something else…and who’s better than you to determine which one is best for you?

Now what I strongly disagree with is when one condemns once a judgment is made. Regardless of how much someone believes in what they believe in, it doesn’t automatically mean that those who don’t are wrong and some type of punishment is now required. Your personal beliefs should be just that…YOUR personal beliefs…and the only person who should face consequences for not living up to them is YOU!

I never quite understood why so many people require outside validation on their belief system. Especially since there’s no one who’s ever above doing something that someone else thinks is a total waste of time. It’s funny as I wrote that sentence, I wondered if I was wasting my time in writing this…LOL!

In all seriousness, in my life time, I’ve never known a successful person who wasn’t judgmental…and likewise, I’ve never known an unsuccessful person who was... Yeah.. Take some time and think about that one...

A new point of view....

A couple of weeks ago during a conversation with one of my friends, I stated that I’ve never had an argument with anyone who was smarter than me. What seemed to be something just said in passing has actually made a profound impact in my way of being…

I know now for sure that there is no reason to argue with anyone based on this new way of thinking. Allow me to further explain…
If I have determined that you are smarter than me, it would be extremely dumb ass on my part to argue with you, because by doing so, I have greatly decreased the chance to learn something. Likewise, if I’ve determined you not to be as smart as me, I’m even more of a dumb ass to partake in an argument, because it usually ends in wasted energy.

Please note that this doesn’t mean not to partake in a debate or a healthy exchange of ideas. That would be quite counter productive in your journey of becoming better. Continue debating as well as the exchanging of ideas…just do it without involving anger, because as soon as anger comes into play, the argument is sure to follow.

Just something to consider for all those who don’t like being a dumb ass!!!

You can negotiate anything..

Try to regard all encounters and situations, including your job, as a game, as the world of illusions. Pull back a little and enjoy it all. Do you best, but don’t fall apart if everything doesn’t pan out the way you’d like it to. Remember that things are seldom what they seem. Even skim milk masquerades as cream, and as Oscar Levant once said, “When you strip away the phony tinsel, what do you find underneath? The real tinsel.”

I came across this passage this weekend when while skimming wikiquote. And it dawned on my how well it relates to my life!

Quote of the Day

“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living”

-Nelson Mandela