The Moon Has Given Us

When You Have Some Skills But Don't Fully Understand Your Environment, There Is No Way You Can Be A Plus One. At Best, You Can Be A Zero. But A Zero Isn't A Bad Thing To Be. You're Competent Enough Not To Create Problems Or Make More Work For Everyone Else. And You Have To Be Competent, And Prove To Others That You Are, Before You Can Be Extraordinary. There Are No Short-cuts, Unfortunately.

If You Start Thinking That Only Your Biggest And Shiniest Moments Count, You're Setting Yourself Up To Feel Like A Failure Most Of The Time.

There's Really Just One Thing I Can Control: My Attitude During The Journey, Which Is What Keeps Me Feeling Steady And Stable, And What Keeps Me Headed In The Right Direction. So I Consciously Monitor And Correct, If Necessary, Because Losing Attitude Would Be Far Worse Than Not Achieving My Goal.

It's Not Enough To Shelve Your Own Competitive Streak. You Have To Try, Consciously, To Help Others Succeed. Some People Feel This Is Like Shooting Themselves In The Foot - Why Aid Someone Else In Creating A Competitive Advantage? I Don't Look At It That Way. Helping Someone Else Look Good Doesn't Make Me Look Worse. In Fact, It Often Improves My Own Performance, Particularly In Stressful Situations.

Fatherhood Is The Unending Imperfect Task Of Turning Yourself Into Your Dad While Secretly Maintaining The Unbridled Elation Of Your Boyhood