Remember Kodak and the digital camera? How about Bill Gates thinking we'd never need more than 1MB of RAM? Xerox putting its PC software on a shelf. Blockbuster. Radio Shack. Borders bookstores. And countless businesses who said the fax was a fad, the internet was silly, and uploading photos and videos was too hard….

"YOU don’t have to wait for anything to return to normal. You can take a detour. Or even make your own. Reroute your thoughts, learn new skills. Forge a new path. Only then will you return to a normal of your own making."

Here’s a story I share in class about why the greatest technology in the world won’t help you succeed if you’re not pointing it in the right direction - and a shot from a trip Vienna to illustrate. Hope you Enjoy!

My garden reminded me of this saying today, especially in light of some very busy days:

“I can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. It’s all how you look at it.”