Bryant A.M. Baker' Blog

  You know that thing where you start something off and then after an embarrassingly few number of days you miss a day? So you feel awful about it and you start to doubt your whole ability to keep up with things or live up to what you were trying to do in the first place?  But then you start to second guesses that and think to yourself, "Wait, what was it that I was trying to do again? Does any of this even matter?" (no? just me?) Yeah I know....I missed a day So the fact is that yesterday I let time and attentions slip such that I did not get anything written for an entry.  That is bad on me.  (and thus my writing this to try and make up for lost time, I'm hoping I will have something else written later on today to make up for it).  One thing that I am still trying to figure out is the exact nature of this blog. Is it just going to be a smattering of thoughts and daily updates and thoughts on a page of what I am thinking and feeling as I go about my musings and...

Sundays are special days for me.  They are a chance to step away from my normal everyday rhythm.  Part of that rhythm that I strive to set aside on Sundays is the incessant need to keep up with the news, read legal treatises, or obsess over so-called self-help thoughts.  Instead, I like to take a day to really just think about the things that truly matter.  Remind myself about the people who really matter to me.  And surround my thoughts and time with family and the spiritual sides of life.  But I also am truly blessed at the moment to be involved with people and organizations that give me a chance to observe and learn a lot about working with people and leading people.  This is a chance that I have not had as much opportunity with in my professional life.  Sure I have led people on paper.  I have had the tiles “supervisor” and “commander” next to my stationary.  But if I am really being honest with myself I would have to admit that the ...

  As I tend to do when my mind is wandering or when something is bothering me or just when I have a few moments to myself, I was flipping through my youtube feed recently when I came across a video that began talking about the ideas that were taught in a book.  That book was Show Your Work  by Austin Kleon.   I have never been particularly shy about my presence online. I have always felt like participation in a conversation about things much larger and more important than I generally feel was a big appeal to being able to reach out to and have conversations with people I never would have been able to otherwise.  But I am sorry to say that I have had a few experiences in the online world that frankly had me worried about this habit. That is to say, my skin has been, and most likely is a bit to thin.   These experiences therefore unfortunately resulted in me pulling back on the conversations happening all around me and deciding that maybe I ought to...