the view from here
Hemingway extracts
What’s the quickest route to Trust?
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” Ernest Hemingway Have I given you a reason to trust me? Not really. Unless you really want to. Most of the time the only way to build trust is to earn it. You need to do things consistently that make [...]
Flinch: A solid punch in the face.
A man’s got to take a lot of punishment to write a really funny book. Ernest Hemingway clearly thought this was a humerous thing to say. Bastard. I have no idea if Julien Smith thinks this is funny or not or if he thinks he’s in over his head. Not that it really matters anyway. He, [...]
What are you afraid of?
Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth. That statement gives the brand No Fear a bit of a different perspective. These extreme sports motorcycle guys clearly have a different way to look at life. The sense I get is that their version of No Fear is about feeling. Feeling life, feeling exhilarated [...]
How do you fix the weak link?
We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master. Good advice from Ernest Hemingway for anyone who is new at what they do and great advice for anyone who has done what they do for a long time. If you are a member of a team this advice is essential. [...]
Decadence revealed
Decadence is a difficult word to use since it has become little more than a term of abuse applied by critics to anything they do not yet understand or which seems to differ from their moral concepts. Thank you………Mr. Hemingway.
Find us around the web
© 2013 the view from here. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by WordPress. Designed by 