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If I didn’t consider my ego my enemy, it would be a lot easier to make it America. Self-promoters seem to do pretty well. Or at least, that’s the perception. But no, I have to find a way to kill my ego every day just to stay sane. And relatively humble. Today I drank hemlock. Tomorrow, a different device. What an idiot. You don’t make it out of the machine this way. *** Jim Mitchem
When you stop and look around at the world today, or at any time in history for that matter, the problems that we face as a species can be attributed to two primary groups: Politics and Religion. Oftentimes concurrently. From the Crusades to the Holocaust, and from Apartheid in South Africa to slavery in America. Russia, Syria, ISIS, the Taliban, and the IRA. World War I, II, and eventually III. September 11, 2001. December 7, 1941. August 6, 1945. All of these problems…
Yesterday our oldest daughter (13) went to the mall with a couple of friends. When she left, it looked like she was going to a dance. It was her first time going to the mall without parents. “So, why exactly are they going to the mall?” I asked my wife. “To find their independence.” she said. “At the mall?” Then I thought about it and realized that I did the same thing. The year was 1978. I was 13 and living in…
Over the past year my family spent a month in the enchanting nation of Belize – home to the nicest people, best food, and most amazing natural beauty I’ve ever experienced. Here are some pictures from our adventures there. *** Jim Mitchem – future Belizean
This month the company I helped launch in 2009 was ranked #120 on Inc. Magazine’s fastest growing companies in America. It’s a wonderful accomplishment. Especially when you consider that we started out with a rendering and a two-page website back in 2009. Oh, and no advertising budget. We grew the company on branding and storytelling via social and digital media channels. Exclusively. And now we’re one of the fastest growing companies in America. Woo-hoo! Hurray for–the past. You see, the list recognizes…
