Denny Strecker's Blog

Your Legacy

Posted June 24th, 2009

Is your life worth living? Of course it is. Then, it’s also worth
recording. Your journal;   your notes;  your photographs;
your videos;   your library…
These are the things of value that you will leave behind to
those you love.
"WOW! That’s what Grandpa was like when he was my age!"… That
is a tremendous legacy.
And, start your archive now.  This lesson [...]

On Vision…

Posted June 22nd, 2009

"I can zero in on a vision of where I want to be in the future. I can see it so clearly in front of me, when I daydream, it’s almost a reality. Then I get this easy feeling, and I don’t have to be uptight to get there because I already feel like I’m [...]

The First Day of the Rest of Their Lives

Posted June 15th, 2009

My sister got married last Saturday. It was a fantastic celebration of the joining of two families. 500 of their closest family and friends gathered to eat, drink and be merry. There was no expense spared – entire hall was rented out, musicians playing classical music as you entered, DJ for dancing, Frank Sinatra tribute [...]

Riches Through Creative Thinking…

Posted June 8th, 2009

When solving problems after you have exhausted the normal means of coming up with the solution, think in terms of unorthodox methods. Vary your thinking and try to solve the problems by creating something completely new and irrelevant. Come into the problem through the "back door".
Research and curiosity go hand in hand in solving the [...]

Give, First

Posted June 1st, 2009

"I’d do a better job if they’d pay me more."

"I’d treat my wife better if she were nicer to me."

That’s not how it works.  If you say to the fireplace, "Give me some heat…and I’ll gladly put some firewood in," …you can see how ridiculous this sounds.

To be better paid; better appreciated; better thought of…give, [...]