Gail Blanke's Blog – February 2013 Archive (4)

ALMOST THERE...

It was a cold, windy morning in early January. I was riding my bike as I did every morning when I was very young, to a small school in Florida that I attended for a few months each winter. I’d had pneumonia as an infant and doctors had warned my parents that it would be “dangerous” if I had another bout...and that the “lake effect” snow and wind in Cleveland could not only turn your face red and your nose blue but wreak havoc…

"BE ALWAYS GOOD"

Not all that easy, right? Not in this "Barnum & Bailey World...” (Remember? "...just as phony as it can be...”) with its stunning hypocrisy, lying, cheating and stealing, its "how much can we get away with?" attitude, its relentless, tamped down, boiling up rage, resentment...and the resulting revenge on our brothers and sisters. It's hard to seek out good when bad is ever present. It's hard…

THE OTHER SIDE OF FEAR...

Our fear of failing is huge. So is our fear of looking foolish. Or being ‘“wrong.” Or…

TOTALLY FLAWSOME...

Forget bland, boring perfection. Flaws are good. In fact, having a few flaws, whether you’re a pizza company, a big time celebrity or just a regular guy, can make you even more than awesome, it can make you uh, “Flawsome.” Yes, Flawsome is a word all right. (I heard it might’ve been coined by a senior executive at Pepsi but that could be “flawed” info.) You might be rolling your eyes but it’s more than a cringe-worthy…