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A New Use for an Old Cliché, Mental Fitness

4:43 pm

A New Use for an Old Cliché: The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree

This cliché is usually referenced when you observe the similarities between a child and their parent(s).

Mental Fitness, Serial Decisions

3:50 am

The Afternoon Sun

I am drawn to the sun like the Energizer bunny is drawn to that battery of his. I am absolutely happier when the sun is out, and I am more productive when the days (as measured by dawn to dusk) are longer.

A New Use for an Old Cliché, Mental Fitness

1:28 pm

A New Use for an Old Cliché: Love is Blind

Love is a lot of things to a lot of people. It is often the central topic in poetry. It is interwoven into the plots of countless movies. Thousands of songs tell a story involving love. I think you will agree that, however it is defined, it is essential to life, or at least the enjoyment of life.

Mental Fitness, Serial Decisions

10:21 pm

What’s Fair

How many times have you heard these statements uttered? I was thinking that instead of trying to define an intangible, highly subjective concept such as fairness by what it is not, it might be worthwhile to take a crack at what it is.

A New Use for an Old Cliché, Mental Fitness

6:02 pm

A New Use for an Old Cliché: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

This cliché is meant to convey the importance of what you do relative to what you say; that the action that you take should carry more weight than whatever you said you were going to do or not do.

Mental Fitness, Serial Decisions

7:24 am

The Opposite is Also True

If rain is a possibility in a weather forecast, the prediction will usually be based on a percentage chance of that rain, such as “there is a 40% chance of rain tomorrow.”

Mental Fitness, Notable Quotables

5:29 pm

Notable Quotables: The Beatles

Scott’s take: This is a great line to use anytime one of your friends thinks they have a “can’t miss” business proposition.

Mental Fitness, Serial Decisions

4:16 pm

Time for the Tough to Get Going

You have undoubtedly heard some variation of the following… “The time to make your mark is during times of adversity,” or “When times get tough, the tough get going.”

Mental Fitness, Notable Quotables

2:07 pm

Notable Quotables: Dr. Seuss

Notable Quotables is part The Serial Decision Maker, an educational article series penned by Credit Union CEO Scott Arney.

Mental Fitness, Serial Decisions

2:05 pm

My List of Lists

And now for something really original…a list of lists! Just when you thought you had seen or heard of every list imaginable and received every bit of advice you could from lists and the people that construct them, I’ve got one more for you.