For the past couple of months I have not posted to my blog with much regularity. It is not because I have stopped blogging. Much the contrary. I have been blogging on a different site. http://www.ibelieveinchristmas.com. I will return to making regular Thinking Willis posts when the New Year rolls around, but for now I … Continue reading I Believe in Christmas

Piles. All around. That seems to be the way my office ends up. I would like to be able to smile and say that it was my filing system (and that I knew what was in each pile). Sadly this is not the case. Most of the stuff that is in the piles I don't … Continue reading Clutter…

Yesterday we were driving across town. My wife was sitting beside me and our 2 year old son was in the back seat enjoying himself. I looked in the rearview and told him I loved him. He very boisterously answered, "I love you daddy!" I love being this boy's dad. It is one of the … Continue reading I love being a dad.

What do you do when you find yourself where you haven't been? Or, where you have refused to go? Is your first reaction to panic? Freeze? Or, turn around and go back? I have a feeling you know what I am talking about. Sam had that feeling in the Lord of the Rings. They are … Continue reading Do you fear the unknown?

I just saw this short video from the TED conference. Blew my mind. Had to share: Whether this is absolute, I have no clue. It does raise an interesting question though. Why do most people share the goals they have? I would assume to gain motivation. I do think that instead of motivation they sometimes … Continue reading So I shouldn’t share my goals???