PJ's job blog journal

“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.” (Albert Einstein) As I was racing through the Zurich airport last week this giant ad caught my eye.  At first I didn’t understand it.  It seemed like a contraction.  Limits limit is.  They show us how far we can go.  They are barriers.  Road blocks.  Limitations!  Or are they? Albert seems to believe they are not.  By understanding them we understand ourselves.  Our strengths and weaknesses.  Our assets.  Our deficits.  How can this help?  It allows us to see ourselves from all angles and better address ways to overcome hurdles.   Taylor Richards  gave a lecture entitled: “Think Big”. He emphasized that we can do what we dream.  We should involve the Lord in our plans.  It is no harder to be great than to be good. Elder Dallin H. Oaks spoke about "The Challenge to Become" as being something that we should always be working towards. ...

11/15/2019 Leadership  skills are essential in nearly every situation.  Children playing on a playground will eventually make decisions about their game or their play and one (or more) leaders will emerge.  Every sports team needs a coach or a captain to established goals and rules and keep things organized.  I’m business, it is the same.  From the smallest business to the largest corporation, effective leadership is key to happiness and success. According to Guy K. there are three aspects of building trust. 1. Trustworthiness- are you who you say you are? 2. Kinds of people- 1. Baker sees a pie and wants to get as much as possible , make more pies- opportunity -. 2, Eater- my gain of the pie is your loss - greedy  3. Default to yes: “how can I help that person?” is a question we should always be asking ourselves.   In a speech entitled “Hiring Ethical people” we were taught  Try to hire nice people-dynamics of small teams Moral Goal of business i...

11/15/2019 Leadership  skills are essential in nearly every situation.  Children playing on a playground will eventually make decisions about their game or their play and one (or more) leaders will emerge.  Every sports team needs a coach or a captain to established goals and rules and keep things organized.  I’m business, it is the same.  From the smallest business to the largest corporation, effective leadership is key to happiness and success. According to Guy K. there are three aspects of building trust. 1. Trustworthiness- are you who you say you are? 2. Kinds of people- 1. Baker sees a pie and wants to get as much as possible , make more pies- opportunity -. 2, Eater- my gain of the pie is your loss - greedy  3. Default to yes: “how can I help that person?” is a question we should always be asking ourselves.  

11/8/2019 As a person who makes her livelihood in the transportation industry I would be amiss to not find wisdom in Elder Holland's famous talk "However Long and Hard the Road."  Here are some of the key points that he made: excellence comes with significant sacrifice and patience stick with it and hang on out of small things, great things and a great work will come forth the Lord requires a willing heart and mind Winston Churchill said "victory, no matter how long and hard the road may be!" what if it IS the fight of/for your life? How do you get this glimpse of the future to hang on? Joseph Smith had dreamed dreams and seen visions and that's why he, and other early church members, stayed the course and couldn't quit Our goal is to arrive safely at our destination but in order to get there we will encounter plenty of road hazards, traffic, drivers with road rage issues, construction delays and debris and plenty of detours.  Keeping our ...

We sat on our carpet squares and swayed as my teacher strummed her guitar and sang like an angel.  Soon she got to the chorus and we proudly belted out "I'm on the top of the world looking down on creation and the only explanation I can find; is the love that I've found ever since you've been around, your love's put me at the top of the world."  Karen Carpenter would've been so proud!  Not only was our little school named "Top of the World Elementary" but her song was our school song.  It was 1975 and Laguna Beach, California was happily holding onto to the peace and love era. Although the Carpenter's made a noble attempt at describing the euphoria that a person feels when they're in love there is a greater love that often doesn't get enough attention in our society.  The love that God, the Father has for each of us is something that no song could attempt to describe.  He loves us so much that he created this most beautiful and perf...

11/2/2019 Stephen Covey has written a very famous book called   The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.   The last habit is called "Sharpening the Saw."  This is the one that I would like to focus on. 1. Physical Exercise:  30 minutes a day is proven to improve body and mind.  People who exercise daily are happier and more productive.  Exercise doesn't just happen.  It needs to be scheduled.  I need to calendar it into my day as an appointment if it's going to happen. 2. Spiritual:  Immersing myself in music and nature are rejuvenating and will help clear my head and help me focus on things that are most important.  Regular scripture study and prayer will also feed my spirit. 3. Mental dimension:  Reading, learning and studying are necessary skills for happiness and success.  Focusing on my assignments and other things that enrich my mind will help me in many ways 4.  The social/emotional dimension: ...