Work and continuous education are data driven, running out of space in less than a year, have to get a Terabyte hard drive. The difference between a 5200 and a 7200 rpm drive is $200. Other than speed are there any advantages for 7200?

Where I excel is my ridiculous willingness to learn, doing the impossible despite the high risk of failure and relentlessly moving forward despite the odds.

My oldest girl graduating from college this weekend with a degree in Biomedical Engineering.  One child down two others coming up next year for college.

Yesterday morning 56 miles cycle, all speed, 80% of maximum heart rate with an actual Kona Trainer. Next: 400 pages and 2 case studies from the Structuring Mergers & Acquisition Class. Followed by a full week of clients back to back.

A couple of years ago I wrote about a professional writer friend of mine who despite his best efforts, publications and talents had failed to attain his lifelong dream for a best seller. How his life had gone to hell losing everything including his wife, his house and his health.

I am happy to report that he has found love again and is engaged to ( Read more... )

2010 a year of great personal and professional challenges, but here I am still standing more determined than ever. Boldly gearing up for triathlon competition in 2011 and making my biggest professional jump in the equivalent of Mars landing. So 2011 here we come!

Wishing everyone for 2011 clarity of purpose, a stronger heart and a generous spirit ( Read more... )

Cross posted from Facebook:

For those of you who are wrong in the right ways: Anti establishment, radicals, freaks, artists, visionaries, innovators; forced to live among the normals; I raise my glass to you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjVNlG5cZyQ& ( Read more... )

Concentrate on specific goals, rehearse what you will do, positive self talk, breath (arousal control). You know what you have to do, so get to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWKb2oI-hPs&NR=1

What do you tell your 16 year old when she ask you about voting. That you are voting for a lesser of two evils. That her generation should not expect any saviors but to think beyond the nation state framework and start thinking globally. For them to master multiple languages, have businesses registered in the U.S., Bangalore and Andorra; with ( Read more... )

Maybe because of inner ear imbalances since childhood, I was never a coordinated kid and thus I was shut out from sports. Other factors also drove me to become more of an intellectual person more than anything else.

Then from my 30s on up I started gaining 2-3 pounds a year leading to last year’s blood test coming back normal but high borderline ( Read more... )