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Self Motivation or What gets me out of bed in the morning?

Unless you have a monster for a boss who likes to micromanage every minute of your day, then the disciplines and behaviors required for achieving your career goals are largely going to be your own responsibility and doing (as they should be.) So instead of waiting for opportunity and success to come to you, I think it’s best to take initiative and begin taking actions every day that will help improve your reputation, your career and ultimately your level of income.

Today is my last day at Oracle

Today is my last day at Oracle, and it’s a bit of a sad day.  I have had the pleasure of working with some of the smartest Oracle professionals on the planet (OCS Security Practice, A-Team, OID gurus and Support team you know who you are) but at the same time I really needed a [...]

Delighted by inspiration

If you are like me, inspiration comes and goes, and when it comes it is always a delightful surprise.  In reflecting back over the years, I admit that I have always held a private curiosity about writing for pleasure and for publication.  Everyone has at least one good book in them somewhere, or so we [...]

Will Work 4 Vacation

This picture pretty much sums up my existence.  I love my job, but I need to be constantly aware of my health and well being.  I think God gave me migraine headaches as thorn in my side like he gave to the apostle Paul, which gives me a healthy respect for the value of human [...]

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