I remember when I was a kid, Tuesday was my favorite day of the week. That was because that was library day. One of my parents would take me and my siblings to the local public library where we would check out books and magazines, take them home to read, and bring them back next … Continue reading Support your local public library
Month: January 2023
New old presentations
As I mentioned earlier, I have a few speaking gigs coming up, including one in Hartford, CT in March. I'm actually doing two presentations for Hartford: my job hunt presentation (which seems to be one of my best sellers; I've done this presentation several times, and I will also be doing it for STC Summit), … Continue reading New old presentations
The zen of the New Year
Why do we celebrate the New Year? All it is, after all, is a turn of a calendar, when December rolls into January. January 1 isn't much different than December 31. So what's the big deal? As I write this, it's January 3, three days into 2023. I'm glad 2022 is behind me, as it … Continue reading The zen of the New Year
Make goals, not resolutions
This is an article I wrote three years ago, and it’s just as applicable now as it was when I first wrote it. Now that we’re two days into the new year, I figured it was worth reposting again.
My previous post got me thinking about setting goals. I mentioned in my previous article that I hate setting New Year’s “resolutions.” I didn’t want to get into why in that article.
Well, in this article, I want to get into exactly why.
How many of you have made New Year’s resolutions? How many of you made them in years past? How many resolutions did you keep?
If I had to guess, probably not many, if any.
This is why I hate resolutions. They’re almost guaranteed to fail. Case in point: for those of you who go to a gym and work out, how packed is the gym in January? In all likelihood, it’s packed with people who resolved to go to the gym and work out this year.
Now, how many of these people are still at the gym by the end of the year? Or by July? Or…
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January Monthly CASSUG Meeting — @CASSUG_Albany #SQLUserGroup #Networking
Greetings, data enthusiasts, and welcome to 2023! Our January meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 9, at 5:30 pm! We will meet in person at Datto, 33 Tech Valley Drive, East Greenbush, NY. For more information and to RSVP, go to our Meetup event page at https://www.meetup.com/capital-area-sql-server-user-group/events/290677447/ Our meeting schedule is usually as follows: 5:30 PM: Food, soft drinks, and … Continue reading January Monthly CASSUG Meeting — @CASSUG_Albany #SQLUserGroup #Networking
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