David Journal

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  • What do I want?

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    I have been mentally settled on getting a new job for months now and the time is fast approaching when I will have no reason to delay taking a new job if I get a decent offer. Today Mom introduced me to ZAG training which talks about how to build a highly functional team that…

  • Brooklyn Homecoming

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    We got up early this morning so that we could drive down for Brooklyn’s homecoming. The power went off around 7:30 but thankfully there was enough heat let in the pans to functionally finish cooking breakfast. We got dressed largely in the dark and left shortly after 8. Savannah got to drive on the freeway…

  • Kayaking with friends

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    Today was dominated by another trip to Tibble Fork where we went kayaking. This time we went with the Jacobson’s. They only had a couple of kids with them so it wasn’t a massive group but we had a very nice time not only getting on the water but visiting as well. On the way…

  • Finding solutions at work

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    I have been gratified the last two days at work as I have had the opportunity to actually make a difference in two vexing problems. One is a view/report that Shawn has been wrestling with off and on for over a year. With some insights from me over the last two days he has been…

  • Benjamin Hardy’s 10 Habits That Change Boys Into Men

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    Due to being posted on LinkedIn I decided to copy the full post from Benjamin Hardy here lest anything cause the public post to disappear in the future. My only quibble with the post is the suggestion that you should become conservative with your career when you are in your 40’s. Hogwash. You should still…

  • Baptisms

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    Our day was dominated by baptisms today. We (minus Laura – who was feeling sick starting last night) went to Andrew’s baptism and then had lunch at Bill’s house afterward. We left there with just enough time to pick up Laura’s medication at Target and then go to the baptisms for our Ward (Emily Adamson…

  • Child spree

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    I took Mariah, Isaac, Enoch, Noah, and extra to Kohl’s in Layton before 7am for the David School District child spree where they each got $150 of clothes for school plus a new backpack. It too much longer than expected for some of them (especially Isaac) to get out of the store but I was…

  • Digital interview

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    Today I was surprised to find an email indicating that I had been invited to interview for a job I had applied for with Willis Towers Watson. Having a nibble is another baby step on the path of making a career move. Interestingly this was for a “digital interview” which turns out to be a…

  • Party on

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    Tonight was play time. We went to the ward party shortly after I got home then we left that slightly early to take the kids to see Cars 3. It was fun to see kids dancing in the front at the end of the movie (not just our kids) – it was just such an…

  • On call

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    Last thing last night I had to stay up and monitor the fallout from some maintenance on or days storage system at work. Shortly after I went to bed from that I got a call that I needed to test or seated because they had had an event. I was up until 3 because QPTM…