The harder I work, the luckier I get. This quote has been around and restated many times by all types of different people. This version in particular can be attributed to Samuel Goldwyn, a famous American film producer (the “G” in MGM) – a prototypical “American Dream” immigrant. It’s a derivative of Thomas Jefferson’s quote: [...]

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

  I’ll keep my first post brief. I’ve been meaning to launch my blog a while ago. I kept thinking that I should queue up a couple more drafts… …afterwards I would be ready to publish. I was never ready. So: several of my friends all suggested to just start – so here I go! I hope [...]