Freedom of choice does carry with it....

The freedom to choose does require a person to be accountable and responsible for that decision. I mention this because it really seems to me that we, as a country/ society/ world/ race have lost sight of this. Maybe, this has comeback to my attention because I read some news. What was I thinking?

I think it is great that we allow people to make choices, but it really seems that we have lost sight of the accountability/ responsibility of those decisions. If a person chooses not to go to school, then that person has to live the consequences of that decision. Hey, if you can live with the decision, then who am I to say any different. I really wish that people who cry about big government & fewer choices for people would let acknowledge the possible consequences of those choices. I don't know, it seems like a pretty basic idea to me.

So, the right to choose something is NOT free. Every decision/choice has a cost associated with it, that is basic business. Right? I just want people to be think about the cost of making that particular decision.

OK, I need to get back to some lounging. I am choosing not to be a productive as I could. :)

Morning Workout .... the Networking Pool

I am up, and I am gonna get a quick workout in. But, I thought I would do that for my mind today. Here, I am doing a bit of writing. This morning's topic is gonna deal with getting back into the 'networking pool'. I think of it in exactly the same way as the dating pool.

This occurred to me earlier in the week. I went to a panel discussion at a local education facility where the topic was health informatics ( think of IT meets healthcare with government sprinkled in). And, as usual there was the customary 1/2 'shoulder' for networking. However, I didn't utilize the opportunity to maximize my meetings and in looking back I wasn't happy with that. While, I am not beating myself up about, I am however, acknowledging it and making plans to address in the future. This entry is my way to help visualize and make the commitment that much REAL.

With that said, the whole idea of the dating pool came to me. And, the similarities are the same, and so is the way to deal with it. JUST GET IN THE WATER. You don't have to jump head-first to the deep end, but you can NOT just put your toe in the water. So, I will NOT give you advice here but I will tell you that I am gonna get back into it.

As it turned out, the one fella I talked with was a journalist graduate and worked for a company that focus on information/software ....they try to make the interface been user and environment as optimized as possible. He was there to get some more background on informatics, as this could be a area of future business. You never know who you will meet.

So, with that said "GET OUT THERE" in that networking pool. And, then to paraphrase a friend/ mentor "Meet People, Learn Something, and Have Fun? (thanks Cleon)

Ok, mind workout done. Now it is time to workout the body.

Later.

-thomas

Congratulations, Mr. President

I just want to take the time to give my congratulations to the President on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I think it is great that he was awarded the prize but I do have to admit that I wonder what was actually accomplished. THIS question is one that should be asked to the committee that awarded the prize.

I mention this because throughout the day I heard several comments that were filled with anger and disgust toward the President. So, I ask you " How is it the President's fault that he was was awarded a prize?' This just struck me as extremely small-minded, petty, and angry to lash out at the President. I do understand people's anger, but I really feel that it needs to be directed at the right people. As a process person, it just seems the process is flawed because you are complaining about a problem/issue to an entity that has no control over the problem. This just seems to be the common way we do things in the world today or America. I am not sure if this is really the best process.

Now, I hope this doesn't ruffle any feathers or lead somebody to suggest that I don't love America. I love America, and I feel that it is my duty to point out something that looks wrong to me. I mean isn't that how this country got started, by calling out a flawed process and starting a new process. I don't know but it seems more important to me that we actually have a real conversation, figure out the 70% - 80% that we agree on, and then work to to COMPROMISE on a solution for that remaining <30%.

It just seemed like something that I needed to get off my chest.

Nite.