Category: The Chronicles of Nuwanda

Imaginary or real. It’s often impossible to tell the difference.

Boasting world class means what when looking at the big picture?

remarkable
in the hundreds of visits to Apple stores, jeff noel never thought the floors were remarkable

 

world class consistency
Apple employee said Apple has three quarries so every floor in every store is the same

 

Nuwanda attended a meeting in which a person got very serious and direct about being “world class”. Condescending in tone, actually. As if they had a clue about actually, personally being world class.

And yet this condescending person, by any measurable standard, is completely not world class.

Who among us is qualified to talk about “world class” performance anyway? Someone who’s read a lot of books?

You’re kidding, right?

And what stops us from applying world class to everything, not only what we have a passion for?

“Think about that”, Nuwanda said…

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Nuwanda, remember him? Or is he a she? Doesn’t matter.

Nuwanda Chronicles
follow where the path leads… or not (and remember, life is not a dress rehearsal)

 

Nuwanda, remember him? Or is he a she? Doesn’t matter. Nuwanda is a character here at jungle jeff. Nuwanda once received an astonishingly excellent annual work review:

No one works harder, thinks deeper, cares more, or reaches higher than Nuwanda. In a cookie-cutter world, Nuwanda is a craftsman.

This quote arrived minutes ago and supports the notion small acts – which seem insignificant to us as we do them – are truly the only way to build your life’s cathedral.

Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. – Swami Sivananda Saraswati

I know you are busy. That is likely to never change.

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The trap most writers fall into is one Nuwanda never sees

Nuwanda and jeff noel
it’s creepy how similar Nuwanda and jeff noel seem to be

The trap most writers fall into is one Nuwanda never sees – writer’s block.

In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Every morning, there’s not enough time nor space to write all the observations from the day before.. or the hopes and plans as the current day’s hours approach.

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The stupid paradox of career ambition no one talks about

photo of Walt Disney World drainage hole cover
Walt Disney said he thought his brother, the mailman, was the smart Disney

The stupid paradox of career ambition no one talks about is the fact that climbing the ladder leads to a place few rave about. All you have to do is watch and listen. Of course, there are exceptions to nearly every rule.

With more money, we buy bigger things, versus investing in passive income streams. With more responsibility, we are medicated and distracted from our health, relationships, and the things that bring us joy.

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