Hi Larry !
Spell check is the answer.
Have a great weekend!

Oh, congratulations on Baja !!!

I have to agree and appreciate the sentiment about spelling, as I sit on the side of being a good speller… and along the lines of grammar, what is a tactful way to help a friend and employee who only incorrectly uses the past tense of “seen” instead of “saw”… I have a fairly good toolbox of tact, but in the years of knowing this person, I cannot gather the right words to help him rather than to embarrass him.. :/
I always enjoy your words, Larry! Thanks to my friends, the DiGregorios for introducing me to Think Daily…

Larry, I enjoy readying your blogs especially following the BAJA triumph. Being afflicted with the bad typing bug I have had to learn to pay attention.

Typing erors,pour spelling or grammar can have a negative impact on how people judge us and how knowledgable we are about our subject matter. Giving a great presentation or in our case energy audit of a home and then presenting the customer with a pourly written report or other correspondence can loose business.

I have found that I need to proof read after I have taken a break away from what I wrote. If done too quickly after writing I often read what should be there and not what is actually written. The brain plays tricks on us and spell check doesn’t always catch mistakes in grammar or spelling.

Larry, my mother, your Grandmother Helen, at the age of 16, immigrated from Hungary, where the language is very complex. She studied vocabulary and spelling her entire life. As kids, we used to make fun of her spelling,but she never stopped trying to learn. Imagine if we had to move to Hungary and learn that most difficult language. She loved cross-word puzzles and the Reader’s Digest vocabulary page. I think the message is never stop learning or trying to improve your self. She is surely smiling down at you now.

Two things in life that should not be done — represent yourself in court and proofread your own work. There’s never any harm in asking others to review your work. And if someone hands something to you and says “it looks good to me,” leave it for a couple minutes and read it by yourself!

Best wishes for a great holiday season!

There are some great points here! Spell check does not pick up everything, as in Sheila’s example above with the incorrect use of “loose”. Carl mentioned not proofreading your own work. I actually proofread Think Daily and I catch a good amount of mainly simple typos. I’ve always been good with spelling, grammar and punctuation. Sometimes I miss a Think Daily, or sometimes one gets sneaked in over the weekend. Sometimes, my eyes and Larry’s eyes glance over the exact same mistake! You also have to imagine how Larry wants you read it – it’s not always conventional – but I can hear him in my head speaking it, so where he wants a specific break there may be a comma where there wouldn’t be from a punctuation point of view.

I would rather see our “flaws” as something else. The Myers Briggs personality profile plots the way you present yourself to the world. You may be an extreme extrovert or introvert or somewhere in between. The trick is to KNOW your proclivities and use this knowledge to your advantage. A team with all the same personality type would not be a successful team. The thinker/analytical mind can develop a business plan, but the intuitive can forecast how this will be best received.Know your strengths, and value the differences that others bring to the table. Aunt Donna
E-N-F-J

what a heart warming and inspiring photo. Nice way to start the day along with the message. Thanks for sharing. Tanner looks like he can be your brother; it must be the determined spirit that keeps you young 🙂

Great photo Larry!! Congratulations to you and Tanner. Quite an accomplishment for you two. What’s next??

My choice is to start my day every morning with a 5 AM trip to the GYM with my wife. Not only do we get in an hour of cardio and weight work, but I also get to watch the world news, local news and lay out my day before I get off the treadmill or elliptical!

My Mon- Fri early AM workouts provide me with a “shield of armor” which enables me to stay positive during the day and more easily deal with negative issues that never penetrate
my iron clad skin. How do you “build yourself up” every day?

AMEN!