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Your Personal Brand Matters…. But Do You Believe You? (The Monday Fits)
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather to become a man of value”. The quote is often attributed to Albert Einstein. Either way, it is one of my favorite quotes for multiple reasons. This...
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So What If I Want “IT” NOW… Life is STILL a Marathon (The Monday Fits)
“…The Millennial generation is accustomed to having questions answered quickly, acting on that knowledge immediately and receiving feedback on demand…” (source) “..The demand for instant results is...
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Let’s Talk about Fight Club (and break all the rules)
“First rule of Fight Club is — you do not talk about Fight Club.” I have kind of been on a motivational and inspirational kick lately on Missing / Perspective. Sometimes inspirational topics come from...
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Since the Day I Was Born ….
For me, the hardest part of watching the movie Selma was the first five minutes. It is the scene when the young girls, doing what young girls do in church, were blown up. I have thought of this scene...
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Make Your Mark (Stop Focusing on the Wrong S%$#)
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” – Mark Twain Focus is one of the many mysteries known to man. We all know what it is to be “focused”, but maintaining focus in...
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Emotional to Irrational – The Winning Logic of Donald Trump
Where do I start? The land of the brave, and unfortunately free to say and do absolutely whatever comes to mind. If you have been a follower of Missing / Perspective from the beginning, you know that...
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Value the Unknown (The Monday Fits)
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value. – Hermann Hesse In our world, we...
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Who Am I? (The Monday Fits)
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.” ― George R.R....
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Great Expectations (The Anniversary Edition)
“Ask no questions, and you will get no lies”- Charles Dickens Today is the anniversary of the launch of my blog. This time last year, I published my first post here on Missing Perspective. And the...
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The Reality of Truth In America: A Story About Donald Trump and N.W.A.
“In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.” –Albert Einstein What I am about to say may...
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America’s Favorite Subject: Me (The Monday Fits)
“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests” – Franklin D. Roosevelt This post is obviously about...
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The Right Words to Say
“We never say so much when we do not quite know what we want to say. We need few words when we have something to say, but all the words in all the dictionaries will not suffice when we have nothing to...
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Do You Know Where You’re Going To
“The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that man may become robots” – Erich Fromm Lately, the traffic in Austin has been worse than normal, so I have attempted...
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To Be Thankful and True
” I prefer to be true to myself even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence” – Fredrick Douglass I was very excited about today’s...
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If It Ain’t About the Money… What is it?
Law Student 1: Is that a body? Law Student 2: Someone killed her? Attorney: It was an accident Law Professor: And we’re going to make it look like a bigger accident. Law Student 2: Why would we do...
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Four Women That I Know
“Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” – Helen Keller I have been working on a...
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Oh Me, Oh My: My Journey To Get In Touch With My Inner Girl
“I feel there is something unexplored about woman that only a woman can explore.” – Georgia O’Keeffe So I just got off of vacation and I really wanted to write about my experience and all the things I...
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Moving the Needle
“If you don’t like what you’re doing, you can always pick up your needle and move to another groove.” – Timothy Leary Today I was determined to get a blog post done. I feel like a caged bird, and I...
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Can We Talk about Consent?
“There is no policy too sensitive to question, and no subject so taboo that you cannot even mention it” – Lee Hsien Long I can tell you I feel a little uncomfortable writing about this, but it...
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So Let’s Talk About this Elephant…
“When there is an elephant in the room…. Introduce it” – Randy Pausch For the last few months, I have really struggled to maintain consistent blog posts, and I would say some of it is time and a lack...
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