Writer. Speaker. Nice Guy.
“‘It is finished’ is the triumphant cry that what I came to do has been done. All is accomplished, completed, fulfilled work.” – Stanley Hauerwas The bus design is finished. I am spent. Now on with the other 4,017,216 projects Bel and I have on the hop right now… heheh :) With love, Israel. xo […]
“Some days you just gotta hustle.” Today’s IQ is rather late. Sorry about that. Let me tell you a story about why. A few days ago, some clients arrived at my door for their appointment to view their family portraits. One minor problem: due to a (very rare) calendar mixup, I had their appointment time in […]
“Life will work its magic if you let go of fear and live your life as an exclamation and not as an explanation.” – Sandra Cabot Hurrah! We sold our apartment! The saga has found its conclusion, and the adventure around Australia can truly begin because in 4 weeks we’ll have the cashflow we need […]
“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.” – Anne Frank Random thoughts on a Sunday morning: I am utterly exhausted, but smiling from ear to ear because of how hard I’ve worked this week. Maybe that’s what Mick Jagger’s problem was? He was lazy? I love being lazy – sometimes. (Like today, when I feel I’ve earned […]
“I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently.” – Ernest Hemingway I am regularly astounded at the quality of thinking that has been done by those who have gone before us. I relate so strongly […]
Today’s quote comes from a children’s movie called “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl – 3D”. Max is the lead character. (He apparently is without a last name, which explains the monosyllabic attribution.) I could SO easily spend 1000 words slagging off the quality of acting, writing, and directing that made this movie what it […]
“Our work should serve our life, and not the reverse.” – Israel Smith. Today’s IQ is from me, and is one of my deeply-held beliefs. I spoke about it at length at the seminar I gave in Newcastle a week or two back, and I thought today I’d include the entire “What I Believe” piece […]