So, Whaddya Think?

“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.”

Ayn Rand 1905-1982 novelist, screenwriter, playwright,

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=JBOX00adAXc

What a great video!! Is this you or do you want to do more? Let us know where your inspiration is.

So, Whaddya think?

It's not the critic that counts, not the one that points out where the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the one who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends themselves in a worthy cause, who at best knows achievement and who at the worst if they fail at least fails while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be to reside in the grey twilight with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt, 1910

So what arena are you in?

So, Whaddya Think?

“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.”

Don Williams, Jr. novelist and poet


I don't think that this quote has ever seemed truer to me. We have all travelled our own paths to attain this destination called retirement. Now a new journey starts which will again be different for us all. I really don't want to think about the next destination so maybe it's time to concentrate on this journey and what I can do now.

Retired Scientists and Engineers

Not all retired people want to do something different than what they did before but many don't want full time employment. This is a very interesting site for those of you with the appropriate skills and talent.


YourEncore is a network of retired and veteran scientists and engineers providing their clients with proven experience to help accelerate their pace of innovation.

YourEncore was created to tap into our country’s under-utilized asset: the growing number of retired and veteran scientists. They provide an environment where these experts can continue doing the work they enjoy by matching them to short-term projects at their Client Companies. Clients benefit from the external knowledge and experience brought in through their Experts.

YourEncore has been in operation since October 1, 2003. The Procter and Gamble Company and Eli Lilly and Company are the initial founding Client Companies. The Boeing Company joined as a founding member during their first year in business. They now have a growing client base of over 30 companies, many of which are Fortune 500 companies, in their network and have several more top companies joining shortly.

If you are interested,check them out at

http://yourencore.com/

New years Resolutions.... Bah Humbug!!

Well I almost did it. My resolution this year was to post every day. I blew it on the first day.
I don't think that resolutions work very well, I know they don't for me. What we really need to do, if we're going to make long lasting changes, is dig a little deeper into ourselves and spend some time exploring our values and see what we need to adjust.
You could go to a Tony Robbins seminar but they get rather expensive and are usually located in some warm climate to which you would need to fly. or...

Look at these seven words:
Friendship, Health, Family, Fitness, Creativity, Service, Finances

I might have missed some that are right for you so feel free to add any others you would like. For those of you who are very wealthy, or living on teacher's pensions, feel free to delete finances.

Your unique combination of these values usually make up you. Which do you need to adjust?
Spend some time thinking of your life in these terms and see what new resolutions you might now like to set.

If thes words are not enough to get you started, you can watch Mr. Robbins himself. Enjoy


Let us know what's working for ya.