Stories - FD Thornton

As I sit here this morning, I begin to wonder after all the resumes I've filled out over the past few years, why have I only gotten a bit or two from the businesses. You see, before I started my school adventure a few years back, I laid out a plan for my career. That plan never really changed but once, moving from Telecommunications to Business Systems Analysis. That may be a considerable jump, but it was doable at the time, and I consider myself a better fit into BSA.  That said, I realize the considerable amount of time it takes to break into system analysis. What I don't get, is considering the large amount of time I've taken to study the in's & out's of the field. Not to mention the extended research I have done on my own. Why is it so damn hard to crack this nut called "employment" in the BSA field.  I mean I'm not some "pie-in-the-sky" dreamer,  I am a realist who prides himself on taking clear logical steps to reach a goal. Jus...

I decided to take a break and allow myself to work on a few personal projects. So after a fun and challenging weekend, I thought about my last post and wanted to continue that train of thought.  Over the last few months, as you have heard, I've been fighting some lingering issues. But while I've made the decision to get back into the game a little early. I still have thoughts of pulling back haunting the back of my mind. It seems for every step I make going forward, a missed step puts me two-steps behind again. These setbacks are not as bad as they once were mind you. But they do rear their ugly head at some very awkward times. But here's the kicker, while putting up with this on Sunday morning. I decided to still my mind, shave, take a shower, then take my wife to town. I know it sounds a bit simplistic, and I can't guarantee it will work every time for me or you. It's just that you have to get a handle on your situation at some point. And with me, putting ...

I'm not much of a Soccer ( futbol ) fan, but I do remember the game announcer who was famous for saying "GOOOAAAALLLL" when someone would score. Which I guess is great considering those high scoring "nail bitters" they usually have after 4 hours of play ( Sorry soccer fans, but to each their own ).   But you know if you think about it, life is a lot like that. Meaning you run down the field of life kicking and positioning yourself to score that elusive goal. Understanding that, the point I want to make is, although we get a bit tried running back and to trying to make those goals. It's not so much the goal itself that's important. ( Because more often than not, we miss. ) It's the idea of having a goal that's important.  As you may have figured from my blogs, I've been on a bit of a healing / rediscovery journey myself. Which is okay, because at some point each one of us has to do that. I think what brought on some of my stress and down...

It's been a heck of a week, nothing really critical just trying. Been working on a problem and when it seems we are close to figuring out, the problem has another wheel come off. So here we are tried, worn-out, chipping out at the problem. I'm sure a lot of you run into weeks, months, or years like that. And, as much as we want to wish the problem away .  There it is every Monday morning, always the first one in the office using the last packet of sugar in it's coffee.   It's at this time that we ( I ) have to remember not give up the fight and to not let the problem beat us. But staring at the problem all day may not be the answer. What I am saying is it's okay to walk away from it every now and again, even putting the thing on the self for a while. Because if you do, a solution may come to you once you're batteries recharge.      I know this note may seem short, but message is no less true. When we hit the wall with a problem, sometimes wha...