“The truth is not always the same as the majority decision.” Pope John Paul IIThis quote from John Paul II caught my eye as the Pope came to my grammar school when I was a kid. I was lucky to see him from afar when he visited and said mass on a cold fall day…
Read More“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Franklin D. RooseveltPresident Roosevelt’s quote is timeless. It’s only human nature to have fear of change or new things. This week’s Embedded Engineering “All-Star” candidate however didn’t have fear of new things. He started in a custom embedded systems development team running acceptance tests using LabVIEW. This…
Read More“Lost time is never found again.” Ben FranklinBen’s quote is spot on and maybe even more relevant in today’s world. It’s easy to lose time as we’re all faced with so many types of day-to-day distractions. Lost time is never found again neither at home nor in a manufacturing plant. That’s why it’s so important to have…
Read More“Nothing ever comes to one that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.” Booker T. WashingtonI agree with Booker T. Washington and love this quote which is timeless. He’s spot on. Nothing worthwhile ever comes easy but is the result of hard work. The engineering “All-Stars” I connect with every week get this. …
Read More“A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.” Dwight D. EisenhowerI really like this quote from President Eisenhower about how a sense of humor is a part of leadership and getting along with others to get things done. It is a cliche but…
Read More“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” George S. Patton This quote from George Patton struck a chord with me as I thought about how easy it is to hit bottom when you’re working in a manufacturing environment. Based on my personal manufacturing experiences, I know that Murphy’s law often applies when…
Read More“Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than trying to solve them.” Henry Ford I love this quote from Henry Ford and appreciate it even more now as I got to see his problem solving tenacity first hand a few weeks ago at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. One of…
Read More“Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than trying to solve them.” Henry Ford I love this quote from Henry Ford and appreciate it even more now as I got to see his problem solving tenacity first hand a few weeks ago at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. One of…
Read More“All of our dreams can come true–if we have the courage to pursue them.”—Walt Disney I wasn’t a mouseketeer when I was a kid but have always loved Walt’s story about how he chased his dream to build the Disney company. In reading this quote, I saw the parallel between dream and career path. Your…
Read More“All of our dreams can come true–if we have the courage to pursue them.”—Walt Disney I wasn’t a mouseketeer when I was a kid but have always loved Walt’s story about how he chased his dream to build the Disney company. In reading this quote, I saw the parallel between dream and career path. Your…
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