Running the gauntlet - Wikipedia I really like that phrase. I think of it as a clever or snarky way to describe a possibly haphazard journey to... somewhere. I use the phrase whenever I’m at Costco and want one of their delicious $5 rotisserie chickens. It’s no coincidence that these killer $5 deals are in the furthest corner of whatever Mordor-like expanse of a Costco maze you happen to be in. Because if you want this amazing deal, you must venture and traverse treacherous

I'm going to start this blog off with a memory and a few thoughts of mine to go with it. If everything happened according to plan, what good would life really be? I think the real beauty in things working out is when they don't happen according to plan. Life and this world are too complex to simply go according to plan. Where does resiliency form in that mix? Extra-ordinary resiliency, adaptability, and growth all generally occur when things don't go according to plan. Gr

I've seen it said that it takes 10,000 repetitions of a skill to master it. I've also read that it takes 10,000 hours of time to master a skill. Either way, that's a LOT of work to really become a master at anything. Bruce Lee By those standards, I don't think I'm a master of many things - like, at all. Even as far as nursing goes, I haven't spent 10,000 hours placing IVs, giving CPR, placing catheters, etc. What I CAN confidently say is that I've incorrectly done a multi

This one has been bugging me. People like to say that the definition of insanity lies within the act(s) of doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. We hear that definition over and over again, expecting different results too, I suppose. Now, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I'd like to turn your attention to Exhibit B. Please take note of the word "Diligent". The expert witnesses at Dictionary.com indicate that its definition involves the p