problems

i miss you de, your advice and companionship

success and failure

But the argument isn’t: take a bunch of garbage from a dumpster and you too will be a wild success. But over and over again from my own observations of successes and failures – the successes give themselves more chances because they refuse to let their constraints define their failure. They continue to use resources at hand to adapt themselves to stay in the game.

go with what you've got!

customer service feedback

Would you hire the last Delta representative you spoke with if you owned a customer service company?
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First question in the Delta Airlines customer service follow-up survey. Love it.

Fueled by Failure

There are many ways to fail. “Having a bad idea, not executing well, not having the courage to change or adapt, not building the right team, or making bad decisions are among so many possible ways in which we can fail,” Finkelstein says. Another way of failing: not even trying.

Here are five ways embracing failure can work for you:

1. We learn some of our best lessons through failure.

2. Failure inspires us. If we look at it properly and don’t allow it to define us, failure can be a great source of motivation.

3. Failure teaches us humility. We feel humble after losing and recognize that we are indeed human.

4. Embracing failure allows us to take more risks. Once we come to terms with having failed and survived, we can take greater risks.

5. Failure makes success taste even better. We have a better appreciation of success having failed a few times on the way up the ladder.

guard your focus

Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. —Hebrews 12:2

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
James 3:17-18 NIV

regrets

On regret, Jeff Bezos

The founder of Amazon says, "I knew that if I failed I wouldn't regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying." Failure can be a scary notion, but what if you succeed? Amazon was up and running for years before making a profit, so sometimes slow and steady really does win the race.

the ux designer paradox

beauty

don't stop

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”  -- Confucius

read: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/245767

together, not alone

...always ...without ceasing ...in everything

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.  - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV

The Squeaky Wheel

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. -James 5:16 NIV

“The squeaky wheel gets the oil” is a popular proverb. As a child I rode my bicycle for long distances between home and school, and the squeaky sounds of the wheels drew my attention to the need to lubricate them.

In Luke 18, the widow’s persistent request to the judge for justice against her adversary made her sound like a “squeaky wheel” until she got the result she needed. Luke explains that Jesus told this story to teach us the need to pray continually and not to give up, even if it appears that the answer to our prayer is delayed (vv.1-5).

source: http://odb.org/?p=53332

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having a hard time right now fixing a performance issue using ExecutorService for parallel processing on an existing application using hibernate.

at the same time, feeling tired and burn out of work in the office but have to suck it up because i have to provide my family's needs.  also missing my dad.

i need to confess and talk to my partner how i'm having a hard time with my finances affecting my tithes.  that i worry about a lot of things lately.

i'm at a dead end, prayed to God for wisdom and help.  i hope he hears me... in Jesus name, amen.

hopeless

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 NIV