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3 Lesson’s Learned from a Great Weekend

Posted: June 29th, 2010 | Author: Chad Howse | Filed under: Balanced Life | Tags: , , , , | 3 Comments »

This past weekend I traveled to Niagara Falls and Toronto, Ontario with my lovely girlfriend for the wedding of a good friend of mine, Vince DelMonte, who married his beautiful bride in Flavia Dragos. Vince and Flavia are great people and I couldn’t be happier for them.

As for the wedding, it was filled to the brim with lots of laughs, great food and even greater collection of people. I went there to support my friend, his family and to celebrate his marriage. And, yes to have a good time and enjoy the festivities. But in the middle of the great party I ended up learning a few lessons.

1. You’re only as good as the company you keep.

Happy and successful people hang out with other happy and successful people, much like people with little or no ambition hang out with people who share a similar mentality. Read the rest of this entry »


Part 1. the most important lessons I’ve learned so far.

Posted: February 1st, 2010 | Author: Chad Howse | Filed under: Balanced Life | Tags: , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Learning is something that we start doing at birth and doesn’t stop until we die. It’s one of the few constants in life that you know will never end. We may not pay attention to the fact that we’re learning things, we may not like what we’re learning or the lessons being taught to us, but the real magic happens when you are hungry to learn. When you’re at a stage in life where you’re excited about the day because you know something new will come up. Read the rest of this entry »