A Special Mother’s Day Story On August 12, 2006, I had the privilege of interviewing astronauts such as Buzz Aldrin, Bruce McCandless, Wally Schirra and more at a collectSpace event in San Antonio. There were other space related celebrities I talked with including James Drury (Classic TV’s The […]
According to the 2020 census, the resident population of the United States as of April 1, 2020, was 331,449,281. This represents a 7.4% increase over the population according to the 2010 census. Texas, the only state to gain more than one congressional seat, added nearly 4 million residents between […]
When reading up on management, you can’t help but come across the name of Peter F. Drucker. He wrote 30+ books on the topic and his teachings are integrated deep within business practices many are familiar with today. Not only did he coin the term, “knowledge worker,” but […]
JackNotes Summary of Art of Getting Things Done by David Allen Chapter 1 — A New Practice for a New Reality With the societal shift to knowledge work, new behaviors and tools are required to successfully manage workflow. These behaviors and tools are incorporated into Allen’s methodology, the […]
Perhaps the most challenging part of anyone’s job is dealing with angry people. A 26+ year career in upper management for a world-class retail corporation based in Texas and Mexico offered many experiences to sharpen my expertise with such difficult situations. My performance reviews were rated high and […]
“A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren’t we like the wise old bird?” My maternal great-grandmother, Chickasaw-Choctaw Margaret Delitha Morgan taught me this wise owl quote in the early […]
President Donald J. Trump’s planned social media platform will debut summer 2021. “We’re going to have a platform where the president’s message of America First is going to be able to be put out to everybody,” Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s former campaign manager and senior adviser said on the […]
JackNotes summarizes books, classes, speeches & knowledge. Notes from Superhuman by Habit, Tynan Health Habits Eating Healthy Food Replace bad food – refined sugars and grain – with new foods Eat more foods that you like, even if they’re not the healthiest. Replacing French fries with plain kale will […]
1. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.– Philippians 4:6-7 NIV 2. Cast all your […]
Self improvement and how-to motivation by James Clear. Executive Summary The holy grail of habit change is not a single 1% improvement, but a thousand of them. It’s a bunch of atomic habits stacking up, each one a fundamental unit of the overall system. Awareness comes before desire. A […]
CleverJourneys is proud to present the full text of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s speech at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference. We think you will find her words to be honest, uplifting and important! One of our personal highlights, being newlyweds, was on July 3, 2020 as […]
Martin Luther King, Jr., himself said he looked forward to a time when it was the character, not the skin color, that one was judged on. That time is not now for millions of Americans who agree with the cancel culture and the woke movements. This division, as […]
