Dean Is On Fire

How To Overcome Emotional Tough Times

Regardless if it’s a breakup, troubles with a significant other, family issues, professional issues, personal problems or a bevy of other issues that can cause emotional distress, I have found the following list of initiatives have helped me through the tough times. If you find yourself heartbroken, mentally and emotionally distracted, or just down and [...]

A Memorable 24 Hours

What I did from 5pm Saturday to 5pm Sunday on 3 hours sleep: Sailing, friend’s birthday party, dancing, Korean BBQ at 3am, and hang gliding the following morning. I enjoyed every moment with every person there. From Sept 20th to Sept 21st.

Sayonara to Summer at Assateague

Date: Saturday September 13th to Sunday September 14th. Cost to organize trip: $150 Admission price to Assateague campgrounds: $10 Endless Memories of moonlight strolls on the shore, evening ocean breezes blowing in your face, and midnight swimming in the ocean with friends: Priceless. For everything else, there’s Mastercard. ( Or another Dean event around the [...]

How To Follow Up…Effectively.

I get invitations from people wanting to connect with me on Facebook, LinkedIN, and elsewhere all the time. I get social and professional invites out the wazoo. As a business owner, my time is limited and my patience even more so. I’ve seen a lot of bad follow-ups and invitations. In fact, I would guess [...]

How to avoid psyching yourself out of skydiving.

I did it last year and fell in love with it. I’m doing it again this weekend. Yes, I am jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. I am skydiving. I have offered the invite to anyone and everyone who knows that I am going this weekend. I am trying to get a few friends [...]

“Dude- It’s A Sausage Fest.” Ughh…Not Really.

“There are so many guys here. Where are the girls? Dude- it’s a sausagefest.” Now how often do I hear those words come out of a guy’s mouth at typical social events like a happy hour when they find that the ratio of guys to girls is unevenly distributed. Till this day, I am amused [...]

“Your Promise”- (My First Song)

Amazing what a little inspiration can do for you. I managed to write the majority of these lyrics in about 30 minutes. I figure why not. I’ve written a couple poems so I’ll try my hands at writing a song. I was feeling very inspired and the creative juices were just flowing. Inspiration? Someone having [...]

Breaking Down The Old Boys Network. Am I My Brother’s Keeper?

News broke that the LPGA would require all of its players to speak “effective English” next season. If they “can’t pass an oral evaluation of English skills,” they will face suspension. Note that there are 45 Korean female golfers on the LPGA and well over 100 international players on the tour. It’s an understatement to [...]