During the month of July, we publish “best of” content. The following article was first published on May 21, 2008. When I woke up that bright and sunny morning, I never suspected that I’d burn down my bedroom. But some days just don’t go as planned. It was a Sunday morning and this meant that …
The TV shows I watched as a boy frequently offered up scenes of a father, dressed in suit and tie, coming home from work, carrying an expensive briefcase, and whistling a happy tune. But that would be the end of any work references. Once the briefcase was stowed, no sitcom writer dared bring down the mood with sordid details about the nature of work itself. Consequently, the message of the 50s was as vague as it was odd.
“Captain Newton wants to speak to you,” said the voice on the other end of the phone. “The captain?” I thought to myself. I’d only been out of training for a couple of months and already I’d done something wrong!
Visit the Crucial Skills blog to read Kerry Patterson’s article, Kerrying On: Confessions of a Professional Trick-or-Treater.
Visit the Crucial Skills blog to read Kerry Patterson’s Crucial Skills Newsletter article, Kerrying On: The Merchant of Bellingham.
Visit the Crucial Skills blog to read Kerry Patterson’s article, Kerrying On: The Fast Track to Joy.
Visit the Crucial Skills blog to read Kerry Patterson’s article, Kerrying On: Thanks Mom.
Visit the Crucial Skills blog to read Kerry Patterson’s Kerrying On article, A Disaster in the Making.
This year I’ve decided to give you (kind readers) a Valentine’s Day gift. I know it’s a few days late, but since my present is neither candy nor flowers (and won’t decay) I think the gift I have in mind will do just fine. I’m giving you a nonperishable story of a Valentine’s Day I experienced some thirty-five years ago. It’s a tale that I believe might help lift your spirits some day when you’ve done something—how does one put it?—not all that clever. Plus the story provides a nice reminder of the importance of keeping focused on what you really want.
Visit the Crucial Skills blog to read Kerry Patterson’s latest Kerrying On article, The Password.
