I finally uploaded the pictures
from my trip to India.
You can see them here.

Hopefully everything went ok.
…Seems to load faster.

I’ve added a couple new items to my fundamental lessons I have learned from working in informational technology article. Periodically, the list gets updated, but I thought I’d elaborate on the two new items.

1. If you aren’t happy with what you are doing, nothing else matters.  All your successes will lack value. 

Saying “this should go without saying” should go without saying, but honestly, this should go without saying.  There are basic needs you must fulfill to be happy:

• food
• shelter
• family

That’s an unordered list.  Employment provides money to make these things possible.  Those three simple items make you happy.  Your job can add to your satisfaction and overall happiness if it’s something you enjoy.  If it isn’t, no matter how successful you are at work, it will always seem like work and there will be no satisfaction.  This will creep into your productivity and lessen your long-term potential and overall happiness.  So, keep your day job, but be on the look for one that may make you more satisfied. (more…)

Back in December, I talked on the eve of the last day of employment.  I didn’t post much after that.  It was hard.  I have that midwestern (since when is North Dakota or Minnesota ‘midwest’ of anything?) work ethic, or, as I like to call it, fear.  Luckily, I had been looking for several months, knowing the end was near.  Right before Christmas, I received an offer with JPMC working in an IT group in one of the lines of business.  It definitely made the holidays happier and being able to use my severance package to pay off a home equity loan was pretty nice.  (more…)

I should check this out… seems ok, perhaps a bit basic.

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