Adam Privett refines...

  Amazing is a temporary state of being exacted through effort.   It is recognized in a momentary state of perceptual awareness by someone who is envisaging exceptional know-how and can-do in someone or something else. The recognition often evokes "wow!" or "amazing!"   I'm just kidding.  And I do not consider myself amazing.  Remember that amazing is an exclusive and transient term.  Those who receive association with it regularly perform a unique skill or compete at a very high level--and succeed. And I don't have that ability in any sphere of being. But I have incorporated the term into my Mindset Awareness Suitcase* as motivational mantra, neatly folded and easily accessible for everyday use (thank you, Marie Kondo)   For the list of weaknesses, we can review them in person, and discuss their relevance at hand.  We can do the same with my strengths. *couched between "just win, baby!" and Corinthians 10:31   *$* - For the record, I do ...

During my travels, I noticed that some of the curb ramps that I'm directed to assess are nearly perfect.  And it has happened more than once that I noticed that not too far away in undesignated areas are curb ramps that have dilapidated detectable warning signs or no warning sign at all.  Now, I thought that this was perhaps a sign of socioeconomic favoritism--since these curb ramps are in less affluent areas--but I just read that wealthier people are less likely to stop for pedestrians at crosswalks and more likely to take more candy from the candy bowl in the doctor's office (the latter is not situationally relevant, but the former is, and the latter serves to supplement the former's implication.  But, in their defense, they would find a tumor faster with the piece of candy [and an MRI machine...and 7+ years of post grad]; and I'm going to assume that they know this and seek a safer way to skirt crosswalk protocol by reaping the transferable benefits of sucking on a l...

I have run into a lot of folks during my day job who complain about speeding vehicles--even school buses--down their quaint side-street residence.  Because I'm assessing the curb ramps, they assume that I'm responsible for additional measures of safety, such as speed bump installation; however, I am not.  But, given my knowledge of public relations and my varied experience in composing documents of all sorts--some even of the legal variety (by legal I mean formal looking contracts that only Judge Judy would entertain, no offense and all praise to her prominence)--I could get the ball rolling in a certain direction. Upon the third or so person, I started thinking of ways we could force the government's hand at addressing this seemingly ubiquitous city-wide issue.  During my conversation with this elderly gentleman (I will call him Mr. X, not to be confused with the professor).  I suggested to him that he acquire names and signatures around his neig...

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In dedication to Theo Albrecht, co-founder of Aldi, who is renowned for using pencils right down to the nub.   A doctor, a lawyer, a police officer, and a cashier are all present at the scene of an accident, what did they see?  With that preface, here is my understanding of what can be improved.  Of course, just like our relationship with God, their ways are not my ways, and I'm sure that there are sane refutations for some of my recommendations.  And if not, just criticize my insights, since  "research shows that it's professionally rewarding to be critical of new ideas."  I can only hope that the same is true when criticizing the status quo.  But of course, "being right keep you in place.  Being wrong forces you to explore."  Anyway,  I have enjoyed and learned a great deal from my time with Aldi, and it's been a passion to continually refine my thoughts on the business for a more effective operation.  I only hope that t...