Mindset and Motivation

I have been reading "Delivering Happiness" by Tony Hsieh. He is the guy who started LinkExchange and sold it for 200 million and then grew Zappos and sold it for 1 billion. Not a bad track record.

What is interesting is not the making lots of money part (well that is interesting too).

It is that he realized early on that it is not about the money (especially when you have a reasonable amount already I suppose). It is about the experiences you create and the relationships you build.

If fact, on professional networking… build depth in the friendships first and […]

First Thing – Realists are Not Optimists

Most people don't want to be labeled as a pessimist, even if it is true.

It has been my experience that some people focus and dwell on the negative things as a habit or by nature.

When you are talking to them and feel the conversation is going into negative or blaming territory, you may be tempted to call them out; "why are you being so negative?" or "be patient things will get better", etc.

Someone who is an optimist by nature (temporary deviation) will pause, admit they are being overly negative, and then immediately brighten up […]

I was just thinking back to my university days as an engineer and was thinking about motion and friction.

Newton's First Law states: Every body remains in a state of rest or uniform motion (constant velocity) unless it is acted upon by an external unbalanced force.

Don't worry, I won't get much more technical than this, after all it has been a long time for me too…

This Law applies to two things I was recently thinking about:

1. Cars

When a car goes around a corner at speed, the friction of the tires on the road as you turn your steering wheel […]