Life is a mountain. You have heard this before and know there are ups and downs, and also a sense to reach our peak potential, what we want our lives to become. So why bother making the climb?The Appalachian Mountains were my backyard as a child. And every season, rain, Read more…
“HOW IS THE REAL WORLD?” I am frequently asked this now, being out of school and seemingly off to the race toward retirement.And my response used to typically be, “Well, I’m far from the playground I used to play on. I’m far from the mountains I used to ski, Read more…
A friend of mine just recently read my book, and having worked with her at GMHT where she does part time work while going to college, she mentioned that the voice in the book is like Maynard from the band Tool. Having seen Tool in concert and it being one Read more…
– positive benefits of task group incorporating ideas and questions from the suppliers in the aerospace quality management system requirements – meeting people you haven’t seen in years and the importance of remembering their names and what they enjoy pursuing in their lives – heat treating is really cool and Read more…
An initial comparison of process engineering and philosophical engineering. In the heat treating world of processing parts for aerospace companies, there is a standard that is required for all companies processing parts that go into a plane, that must be met. The importance of following the aerospace management system AS9100D, Read more…
In The Impression of a Good Life: Philosophical Engineering, the question of which mountain are you climbing in life is answered through understanding what to value in life. That is the first meaning of value as in being the standards for which you are to live your life and the Read more…
Not everyone is meant to start their own business or create a new product or even want to quit a job they like doing, but everyone is meant to find their own song and dance in life. To also work towards getting more out of life than just a degree, Read more…
Typically the first question that is asked when you meet someone new in a social setting is, “what do you do for a living?”. I was bombarded with this question all day long as I was in a room with nearly 70 strangers. It’s such an awkward question to answer because Read more…
Although the book cover is going to change for the relaunch this fall to hit a best seller list, some thoughts as to why for the first edition cover are below. 1) Yellow means caution, but more so in the sense that a good life is comprised of hard, passionate Read more…
Thought on Instagram. My thinking thumb print from the book The Impression of a Good Life: Philosophical Engineering is about recognizing the actual needs and values in your life. Each picture captures the essence of a value I want in my life. As I look at my profile page, it Read more…