by Jim Chaput | Jan 10, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Back when we lived in London, our local pub was The Old White Bear (my all-time favorite pub, tragically closed due to developer greed). The only good thing that came from the closing was that many of the staff were pushed into more actively pursuing their dreams as...
by Jim Chaput | Jan 9, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Why do you say thanks, to be polite or something more? When someone holds a door for you, a simple “Thank you” seems appropriate. Trish often makes breakfast or dinner for both of us; I say “thanks,” but is that enough or does it become empty because I say it every...
by Jim Chaput | Jan 8, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Often when something bad happens to us, we wonder if we could have done something differently. Maybe, but how do we know whether that would turn out better in the end? Things that are bad in the short term might be great on the long term. I remember doing poorly on my...
by Jim Chaput | Jan 7, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Back when I lived in London, I took my last Siberian Husky, Silverbear everywhere I could. He was a regular at The Old White Bear, the greatest pub we could have asked for, until it tragically closed due to developer greed. He also frequently joined me at CrossFit...
by Jim Chaput | Jan 6, 2019 | Jim's Blog
One of my favorite sports movies of all time is Cool Runnings, the story of the Jamaican bobsled team. It is such a great story about athletes who wanted to go to the Olympics so badly that they found a (very unlikely) way. There is so much inspiration in the movie;...
by Jim Chaput | Jan 5, 2019 | Jim's Blog
On a recent road trip, Trish and I had an interesting discussion about the frustration of conflicting priorities. Are conflicting priorities even possible? Not really. At any given time, you can have only one priority. If you have “conflicting priorities,” you have...
