The “Break it Down” Blog

Handling Self Doubt and Battling Inactivity

About a month ago I wrote a piece about “Chronic Underachievement” and yesterday the CEO of OpenRain wrote an article about “Handling Self Doubt” that touched on 3 excellent points I skipped over completely and still struggle with today, more specifically: Criticism is a good thing (it means people care) Self-Doubt can cause you to freeze in [...]

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I Am the Greatest Photographer Alive

I totally took this picture this weekend using a Canon G9… I’m probably the best photographer that ever lived: This was during a hike up at Sanctuary Cove… the desert can really be beautiful if you learn to look for the little things in it. I could have done without all the bugs, but everything was [...]

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OMG The Holidays are Almost Over

Each year the holidays are a series of flights, car rides, family parties and just all around tons of fun, but an surprising amount of stress as well. I think every year except one, when my wife and I have done the Christmas shuffle trying to see all the families in all 3 states we’ve [...]

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The Week of Truth

Well this week it is… this is the week that everything for the home theater is slated for delivery. My wife and I have been breaking our backs on the house getting it ready and last night we reached the 98% completion point and are wrapping up on a few things today, maybe a total [...]

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