Here we are, February 28th – and yes, tomorrow will not be March 1st, it will be February 29th. That only happens once every four years, in years divisible by 4, such as 1988, 1996 and 2008. That’s because a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours. So every four years, we’ve accumulated an extra 24 hours that we have to get rid of to stay on track with the calendar.
Archive - February, 2008
Gumby Works Here
Remember the green clay humanoid figure named Gumby? If you ever had a model Gumby you will remember that he was infinitely flexible. It appears ole Gumby is pretty welcome in today’s workplace.
75% of the employees at Best Buy’s corporate campus participate in their Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE). 40 percent of Sun employees participate in that company’s “Open Work” program, in which they have the freedom to work flexible hours and off-site. Nearly 50% of the 25,000 employee work force at PNC Financial Services Group is on some type of flexible arrangement including job sharing, telecommuting and compressed work weeks. Some companies are saying flexible work arrangements are available to all staff.
Free Beer Tomorrow!
The sultan of Persia had sentenced two men to death. One of them, knowing how much the sultan loved his stallion, offered to teach the horse to fly within a year in return for his life. The sultan, fancying himself the rider of the only flying horse in the world, agreed.
The other prisoner looked at his friend in disbelief. “You know horses don’t fly. What made you come up with a crazy idea like that? You’re only postponing the inevitable.” “Not so,” said the first prisoner. “I have actually given myself four chances for freedom. First, the sultan might die during the year. Second, I might die. Third, the horse might die. And fourth-I might teach the horse to fly.” (from No More Mondays, page 107)
Mercy Me Bart, Just Get a "Real" Job!
As I was writing today a song from the incredible new Mercy Me album, All That is Within Me, was playing on the iTunes radio station. It reminded me of Bart Millard’s explanation for the name of their group. We were on a John Tesh cruise together last year and Bart told how he and two friends formed their little group and started signing at church camps. They would receive a “love offering” and with those contributions of $20 and $30 would attempt to buy hotdogs for the week and put gas in their car.
Is Your Music Still in You?
Oliver Wendall Holmes once said “Many people die with their music still in them.” I think that captures the fear of about 99% of the people I see who come in for career coaching. Either they know exactly what gift or talent they have that they are not using or they are just afraid they have somehow missed finding their real authentic and fulfilling path.
