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Update

 Once upon a time , someone asked me if I would be happy working a job that was not at the university. Since my position at the university closed in 2020, I found myself doing exactly that— working in jobs not at the university. It has been a very difficult transition.  Recently, things shifted quickly and in unexpected ways. The short version is that I am leaving the hotel which I am currently working, having taken a position at another.  The longer version of the story is that I stopped by to see my good friend and former GM at his new hotel. While I was visiting with him, one of the owners came out and introduced himself and we got to talking. After a few minutes, he said he wanted me to meet his brother. Our conversation turned into a job interview and 48 hours later I accepted a new position as front desk, manager and assistant operations manager. After some negotiating, we reached an agreement and I start my new position on April 9. It’s a much nicer hotel and these...

T’was A Dark and Froggy Night

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Tranquil and Active

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The Love Of Wisdom

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  (Seneca, Moral Letters, 16.3)  

Practice What You Preach

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  (Seneca, Moral Letters, 108.38)

Resist!

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(Epictetus, The Art of Living. Photo by Wendy Wei)  

Perfection is the enemy of action

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Just The Facts, Ma’am

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  “Don’t tell yourself anything more than what the initial impressions report. It’s been reported to you that someone is speaking badly about you. This is the report—the report wasn’t that you’ve been harmed. . .   . . .  So always stay within your first impressions, and don’t add to them in your head—this way nothing can happen to you.” (Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.49)

Start Where You Are

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  Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 9.29

Currently Reading

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It Happened Before, It Can Happen Again

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 Fell off the fitness wagon 3 years ago. Time to start over.

Nip It!

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  "The more you say," Robert Greene has written, "the more likely you are to say something foolish." 

A Made Up Mind

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“You must completely control your desire and shift your avoidance to what lies within your reasoned choice.” (Epictetus, Discourses, 3.22)

The Good Life Is Anywhere, Everywhere

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 (Seneca, Moral Letters, 28.5)

Nothing Can Prevent Learning

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(Musonius Rufus, Lectures, 9.37.30–31, 9.39.1)

Dwell Not On The Negative

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 Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.50