Social media makes it very easy to meet people. Networking can be very valuable to entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, the term “friend” is overused and the meaning of “friends” has become diluted.

For people who want a successful career, surrounding yourself with people with similar maturity and experience levels is crucial for success. The people who are serious about obtaining the quality of life they have goals for do this naturally. The people closest to them have similar goals and interests that bond them.

Social media makes it easy to become friends with people who will distract your attention to almost guarantee you will not reach your goals. If you are a parent, it’s like your child hanging around the “wrong” group of kids….can you relate to that?

You think you found The One. When you are with this person you laugh, everything is right with the world, their annoying habits (that your ex had) does not bother you and the sex is amazing. Obviously, this person is The One, right? Not necessarily…most likely not…

We all make mistakes in life and hopefully, if we are smart, we learn from them and not repeat them. Instead of wasting time cleaning up repeat mistakes the time would be better spent moving forward with your life. That’s how you achieve success making smart decisions. I made some dumb ones – being the unappreciated doormat. Not anymore.

I was talking to someone the other day about being “done” with a project. He said he was done, I said he wasn’t…because he was still working on it. We were cool but we had different definitions of “done”. Since this is “talk about everything I’ve been meaning to talk about week” I figured this would be entry #2.

This weekend I went to a wedding. The couple didn’t get married, another couple did get married but most important, I learned (ok faced) a LOT of things about myself.

There are lots of reviews out on X-Men Origins: Wolverine (go see the movie yourself, you can make up you own mind…really you can!). Looking at the movie I thought about Stryker, conflicts of interest and abuse of power…

I know, this is the social era. Unfortunately, all people aren’t social. All people aren’t meant to interact publicly. Don’t be stupid.

I did something new this holiday season. Usually my friends stop through some time during the day (before Christmas), especially if they are obligated for family time on Christmas. This year, we had the bright idea of having some fun while they wrapped Christmas gifts so my core group of friends came over my house. [...]

One of my clients had a problem and he asked for my advice. Hearing the problem and having an understanding of his relationship with some of his employees, I came up with a plan. Twisted, but effective. One of his employees, who he is friendly with, needed work done on a floor in the house. [...]