You’ll notice I rarely involve myself in memes these days unless they serve a useful purpose. When I first started this blog in 2006, memes were a great way to obtain link love and get my name out there. But now that it’s almost two years later (where did the time go?), a lot of things have changed and most memes are no longer an appropriate fit here at Adversity University.  But every once in a while I’ll get one that makes good sense.

So when Scot and Tammy tagged me on this “recycling of underappreciated posts” meme, I realized it was a perfect opportunity to take a walk down memory lane on my birthday and share a couple of older posts with you.

Here are 3 of them for you to read and comment on if you’re inspired to do so:

• Imagine You’re in the Clouds and You Break Out….
• How Entertaining the Possibilities Led Me to Shave My Head
• The Importance of Surrounding Yourself with the Right People

Food for thought: Rather than tagging specific people on this meme, if you are a blogger and you’re looking for an excuse to rehash some of your older, “underappreciated” posts, consider yourself tagged by me!

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1. Power of Thanking People w/ Handwritten Notes - I’m a big believer in taking the time to thank people who helped you in some way, with personalized thank you notes, which I think goes a long way these days. This is another one of those “timeless” articles that will never go out of style.

2. Passion at Southwest Airlines - One of my favorite airlines on what passion can do for the entire company. This is one of the secrets of a very successful company that knows how to infuse passion from the bottom all the way to the top.

3. Entertaining the Possibilities at Southwest Airlines - How SWA got their start despite a rough beginning because they were willing to “entertain the possibilities” and ask themselves “can we do this?” Apparently, they thought they could because look at where they are today!

4. Acting on Intuition at Southwest - This is a story about what a flight attendant once did for an elderly passenger who missed her connection. It’s a heartwarming story that all companies should pay heed to.

I hope you enjoy the re-posting of some of my earlier stories today. Be sure to comment if you feel inspired to do so. I love hearing from readers of AU. Have a great rest of the weekend! There’s more coming in the coming days.

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1. The Importance of Surrounding Yourself with the Right People - I was experiencing a challenge with some people that did not feel good to be around, prompting this article. It’s been over a year since I last associated with those people b/c I felt it was detrimential to being in their presence so I had to take action. This article helped me help myself! It’s a timeless article.

2. Winston Churchill – KOB: A short article about him after watching a movie about his life.

3. Blizzard Housecleaning - A story of what happened when driving through a howling blizzard in Canada.

4. Faith Realignment, It’s How You See It - Consciously setting the tone when you wake up.

That’s all for today folks! Expect some more tomorrow, over the weekend and the beginning of next week! Be sure to comment if you’re enjoying these old stories and articles from the past. Let me know which ones impacted you the most, I’d love to hear from you!

And one last thing. Thanks for signing up and being such a strong part of Adversity University! I enjoy writing for you and sharing my experiences with you.

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1. My Very First Blog- a short introductory piece when I first started at Blogger.com. Number of readers: 0!!!!

2. On the Road for Speaking Engagements - sharing an experience I had with a speaking engagement.

3. Imagine You’re in the Clouds and You Break Out - a pretty picture showing what it’s like being a pilot through instrument weather (i.e. “bad weather”) and then breaking out of the clouds to see the runway in front of you. It’s the greatest feeling in the world!

4. An Actual Instrument Approach - a link to a Google Video of an actual approach to an airport through bad weather. Although this was not a video of my flight, I’ve experienced similiar conditions numerous times.

5. Is Your Price Too Low? – a link to a great article about the value of pricing your services higher than you’ve been charging.

6. Turning the Universal Law of Giving to Your Advantage - Originally titled, “Universal Secrets of Turning Adversity Into Possibilities, this was my first real “self-help” post.

Tomorrow, I’ll add some more from “way back when” to give you a chance to see some of the earlier posts. I hope you enjoy going back there with me for a bit.

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My friend and fellow blogger Phil Gerbyshak wrote a great article outlining his passions, causing me to revisit the timeless topic. I encourage you to check it out here and see if this helps you think a little more deeply about the things you are passionate about.

Previous articles/stories on the subject of having a passion can be seen at the following:

a. How Having a Passion Can Save Your Life
b. Motivation – Where Does it Come From?
c. Trust in Being Brave – The Merrill Lynch Story
d. Trust that Your Passions Will be Supported by the Universe
e. Passion at Southwest Airlines
f. Entertain the Possibilities – Swimming Championships

Food for thought: What is your passion?

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