I have always admired risk takers: The Dukes of Hazard Scooby and the gang Tom and Jerry Bilbo, Frodo and Co. Hemingway My fourth grade teacher that taught me to love reading My sixth grade teacher that taught me to draw, paint and love art Orwell U2 Wilco Steve Jobs Sam Harris Dan Pink Glen [...]
Who’s Your Yoda: 3 Ways to Learn The Force
on September 1, 2011
At the age of 16, I was like most other kids, lost, confused and not too sure what the future held for me. School was a bore; girls were interesting but the ones I liked most were way more intimidating than they should have been; and then there were the bullies, the young men that [...]
The Sunday Shout Out: Episode 11
on August 28, 2011
Welcome to the weekly Sunday Shout Out where each week I feature the best posts and articles from around the Web that can help you achieve excellence in life, work and social media. If you have suggestions for future shout outs, send me a tweet or email (jwsokol at gmail dot com) and I will [...]
Little Wins: A Little League Parable
on August 11, 2011
Two little league teams met in battle one year. The season was coming to a close and as fate would have it, there were two undefeated teams remaining. This would be the game that would decide who was in first place. The “A” Team The first team was filled with star players, you know the [...]
Groundhog Day: A Fresh Start
on August 2, 2011
One of the best movies ever made was Groundhog Day. Bill Murray stars as a cocky, self interested television reporter. The story takes place on Groundhog Day where Murray’s character is reporting the big event live. While on location, he falls for his beautiful producer who wants nothing to do with him. Murray’s character is [...]
The Sunday Shout Out
on July 31, 2011
Welcome back to the Sunday Shout Out where each week I feature the best and brightest from around the Web. Like the name of the blog indicates, I am focused on finding the best people and posts that can help you achieve your own Aim Above The Mark performance. If you run into someone out [...]
Whittle: A Lesson About Success from Dan John
on July 28, 2011
Are you a social media junkie? If so, see if this sounds familiar. I’ve been playing with social media seriously for the last 2-3 years. Throughout that time, I have gone through periods where I get really excited about new technologies and platforms. The latest one that we all seem to be excited about is [...]
Diaper Blowout: Lessons for Blogging, Business and Social Media
on July 26, 2011
We’ve had our baby girl, Abby home for about a week now. The second full day that she was home, Cassie and I got a hands-on lesson on diaper blowout. Let me take that back. I had just finished working on and grabbed Abby from her mom so she could nap for a bit. There [...]
Rise Above: Finding The Courage to Be More
on July 14, 2011
Over the 4th of July weekend we attended a family party. My in-laws were having a small barbecue – one of my favorites. About the time that dinner hit, Cassie announced to everyone that I was on a diet. Looks were exchanged. Maybe you’ve been there. Snickers, rolling of the eyes, unsaid questions. It was [...]
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