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The SportingBlog has some great pics from Spencer Hall who was reporting live at the Georgia Dome when the Tornado hit.
Well worth the visit…
When I caught wind of the recent news that more than three dozen Duke students are filing suit against the University as well as the city of Durham, NC, my first response was “what took so long?” While the three players that were charged have gone to file suit against Prosecutor, and dirtbag, Michael Nifong, the new suit will be aimed at the University for invasion of privacy, among other damages.
The way the city was quick to rally around the “victim” disgusts me, so it is to no surprise that I’m fully supportive of this suit. It should be mentioned that I’m wholly against frivolous claims, and most legal politics in general, so my support of this is more of an exception than the “norm.”
And if you’re wondering where my post title came from, check out the video here. I hope to get my hands on this book relatively soon. (I’d embed, but WordPress apparently isn’t in tune with that)
” To establish oneself in the world, one does all one can to seem established there already.” – François La Rochefoucauld
In other words, one can never self-promote enough.
With that said, here’s my latest piece that went up on SI.com. What’s seven better is that it finally pays some decent homage to Cleveland basketball.
Carry on…
Had my monthly one-on-one with my Senior Officer today to discuss 2008, what to expect, and how our performance will be judged – changes, etc. My homework for the month is to come up with some goals of my own that I’ll be looking to achieve during this calendar year.
Obviously, the Charter is going to be up there. “Third times a charm” or something of the like. I’m pretty much through Econ, so it’s on to Accounting and then its pretty much good to go from there. Ordering the study guides should be a priority for tomorrow. Note…to…self.
In a past meeting, my boss and I were discussing the social/local perception of my team and how it has changed over the past. Long story short, members of my team are not as prevalent within the city as in the past. There was once a time when “names” carried a ton of weight. You have this convergence within a few of the big fund managers, but you rarely hear of it in the private sector – especially in this region. Possibly due to the shifting demographics in the area, possibly due to a shift in the culture of the business. I’m not sure. What I do know is that we have a handful of very talented people within this group, and if I’m going to make a name for myself, it needs to start now.
Thus, my goals for 2008 will include joining several area organizations. I’ve been doing some research on a few, some more networking-based, others focused on civics, the rest are based on the actual industry which I’m a part of. It doesn’t help much that many of my professional goals consist of an increase in sales-based metrics – something that’s not exactly a cake-walk in this area, let alone for someone my age. But no excuses. Line ‘em up!
We’ll have to revisit this periodically, as I hope to gain a few more associations between now and – let’s say – Easter. A decent time-frame, in my opinion. From this point forward, we’ll casually title 2008 the Year of the “People.” Focusing on the old vocation, “controling the controlable,” and taking it from there. Onward…
