Category: Amusing Musings
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April 1, 2023
It’s been almost 3 years since I’ve written in this section which has been renamed amusing musings. I won’t write in this section often, but it’s a journal for my thoughts and a prequel to my book, which I’m privately writing and will publish posthumously. So these entries will be short and capture my thoughts.…
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October 13, 2019
Blogger’s Note: The past year and this year have been filled with challenges in my life. If you’ve been coming to pursuitofexcellence.me, you’ve seen more posts concerning debt free me and articles I’ve found interesting. My source material for my blog posts is from the articles I read. I’m sharing this information so any visitor…
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March 23, 2019
Items in italics are direct quotes from the articles below https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-25/women-gain-ground-in-thai-c-suites-not-so-much-in-government The Asian country where women hold 37 percent of leadership roles, compared with an average of 24 percent globally, may come as a surprise. In this same nation, women make up 40 percent of chief executives and 34 percent of chief financial officers. Further,…
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Three Lawn Mowers
Growing up I hated cutting the grass. It wasn’t a labor of love…it was simply a labor. Even into my young adult years it was something I didn’t enjoy and didn’t have a heart for. I think my hatred toward manual labor was in some way influenced by the feelings I had toward my Dad.…
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January 1, 2019
My last blog post was June 2, 2018. Throughout the year, I tried to commit to my schedule of a blog every two weeks on a Saturday. Honestly, I couldn’t commit to it. 2018 was a Year of Restoration. When you restore something, there are times when you must cut it, break it, bend it,…
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June 2, 2018
Items in italics are direct quotes from the articles below http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/vatican-scathing-review-derivatives-credit-default-swaps-helped-cause-financial-crisis-2018-5-1024881738 The Vatican released a scathing 10,000-word review of the global financial system on Thursday, specifically calling out derivatives like credit default swaps, products credited with helping cause the global financial crisis a decade ago. Credit default swaps — or derivatives contracts designed to guarantee…
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May 19, 2018
Items in italics are direct quotes from the articles below http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/vatican-scathing-review-derivatives-credit-default-swaps-helped-cause-financial-crisis-2018-5-1024881738 The Vatican released a scathing 10,000-word review of the global financial system on Thursday, specifically calling out derivatives like credit default swaps, products credited with helping cause the global financial crisis a decade ago. Credit default swaps — or derivatives contracts designed to guarantee…
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May 5, 2018
Items in italics are direct quotes from the articles below https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/281843 You most likely know that exercising, sleeping and healthy eating should be at the top of your priority list. When you exercise regularly, you’re more positive, energetic, productive and creative. That all translates into making you a more effective entrepreneur who can generate more…
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