This month the nautical theme is ports. Where ships are going to and leaving from. This subject will then be tied into a topic, a teaching, something that may be utilized by you in your business, career path and personal development. The phrase any port in a storm has a few definitions. The proverb 'Any port in a storm' suggests that, when in difficulty you need not to seek the perfect solution; any solution will suffice. And... A person, group, or place where one can find comfort, … [Read more...]
Happy Independence Day
What are your plans for the holiday weekend? I hope you have a chance to spend some time with your family! "We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from the past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience." ~ George Washington "America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and on an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." ~ Harry S. Truman "The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is … [Read more...]
Can The Simple Things Stop Everything?
The wheelhouse has evolved over the years. That is the structure and the equipment housed inside. One of the more modern luxuries found in the wheelhouse today, after hundreds of years, is a bathroom. When you are standing watch for four hours, nature calls. Frankly it is almost unimaginable to have the head – bathroom – in the wheelhouse ever go out of order for any length of time. Right now, with the entire family being asked to stay at home for weeks at a time, what would happen if the … [Read more...]
Where’s Your Wheelhouse?
This month the nautical theme is the wheelhouse. Typically called the bridge. This subject will then be tied into a topic, a teaching, something that may be utilized by you in your business, career path and personal development. The wheelhouse was a small enclosure around the ship's wheel on the quarter deck of sailing ships years ago. On ships today, the wheelhouse refers to the bridge of smaller motor vessels, such as tugs. Orders to the helmsman are passed to an enclosed wheel house, … [Read more...]
Can You Be Replaced By Automation?
Lighthouses have been the theme for this month. One of the topics within this theme has been the central figure all the way through history providing open fires, controlled wax burning frames, oil or coal based fires and ultimately electrical light. The central figure was the involvement of humans to control the light. Today, virtually all lighthouses are run by machines and remote monitoring. There are automatic sensors deciding if there is extra moisture in the air requiring the fog … [Read more...]
Are You Guided By Time Tested Values?
The first lighthouses were lit with open flames. These fires were bright enough for mariners to recognize it was marking an area of danger or a landmark to guide them toward a safe harbor. As time went by these open flames moved toward candles, then lanterns and eventually electrically powered lights. Always keeping their purpose in mind and fulfilling it. Today lighthouses utilize various combinations of light flash patterns to distinguish themselves. This is especially so where a number … [Read more...]
