Back to the Basics — Perfectly Petersen

by Jesse Petersen on August 14, 2007

Back to the Basics #6: Getting to the Core Pulp

Back to Basics I met a really neat guy at SOBCon in Chicago in May. I was sitting in the pub with Phil and Mike and Terry when others started sitting down around us (I guess I wasn’t smelling bad after a VERY long day… yet). Suddenly, someone who everyone else obviously knew came in and was pressured into pulling up a chair.

At the moment, I couldn’t care less if anyone else sat down; it was starting to get a tad crowded around our little coffee table. It didn’t take long for me to get over that annoyance and even join the conversation. It was a delight to talk to the mystery man, who is just as struck with the need to change blog themes as I am. His name is Troy Worman, and he lives in my sunny state of Florida.

Troy chimed in today on his awesome blog, Orbit Now! with his take on Getting Back to Basics. His idea got to the core of life to him and he gives us core orbit pulp: 9 orbit strategies, give or take.

Filed Under: Back to the Basics, Relationships

by Jesse Petersen on August 3, 2007

Back to the Basics #5: Happiness Is Hard Work

Back to the Basics Today we have a special guest blogger. He’s not a blogger at all, in fact. I opened the doors to all the people that I enjoy conversing with and communicating on different levels, and this article comes from SSgt Phillip Oriol from Phoenix, Arizona. I’ve known him for the better part of 9 months through my main blog and playing online together in World of Warcraft. He stepped up to the plate and hit one out of the park on this one.

Happiness Is Hard Work

Some people think happiness is a right, or that itâ€™s somehow owed to them; well they are most certainly wrong. I was watching The Pursuit of Happyness the other night and Will Smithâ€™s character noted Thomas Jefferson put “the pursuit of happiness,” not just happiness, in the Declaration of Independence. He (Will Smith) pondered if we could only pursue it and never truly see it.

I personally believe that happiness is something we all can achieve, but it’s not like flicking on a light switch it takes work and persistence.

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Filed Under: Back to the Basics, Personal

by Jesse Petersen on July 30, 2007

Back to the Basics #4: 7 Steps to Reconnect with an old friend (in 30 minutes or less)

Back to Basics Today is a two’fer Monday!

My good friend and brother in heart, Phil Gerbyshak over at Make it Great! He’s quite the Relationship Geek that he claims to be; he really lives up to it with 500+ relationships on his LinkedIn profile. He’s a prolific writer and author of 10 Ways to Make It Great! and currently working on a second book. Without further ado from me, read up and read on!

Previously on Back to the Basics:
Back to the Basics #1: The Golden Rule
Back to the Basics #2: Be Grateful for What You Have
Back to the Basics #3: One Step Back to a Better World

Phil Gerbyshak - The Relationship Geek

7 Steps to Reconnect with an old friend (in 30 minutes or less)

Too often in today’s digital age, we go all high tech on our conversations. We’ve got Twitter, and Facebook, and MySpace, and on and on and on. But let’s get back to our basics. How do we have a simple conversation with someone we haven’t seen in a while anymore?

OK, so you’re busy. Me too. So how do you reconnect with an old friend, in 30 minutes or less, over a cup of coffee? [Read more...]

Filed Under: Back to the Basics, Personal, Relationships

by Jesse Petersen on July 30, 2007

Back to the Basics #3: One Step Back to a Better World

I have asked several of my new bloggy friends and mentors to offer their own view out the window of getting back to the basics over the next couple of weeks. Here is the first guest installment for my Back to Basics series. Every now and then, we all need to go back to the basics.

To catch up of the first two issues of this series, visit:

Back to the Basics #1: The Golden Rule
Back to the Basics #2: Be Grateful for What You Have

Guest post by Terry Starbucker from Ramblings From a Glass Half Full. To quote his profile, he is a “Service Company Executive and a Founder of SOBCon, enjoying his business trips to the Rockies and keepin’ it positive.” I know him better than that… as a patient, helpful, joy-filled husband and traveler. If you are ever stuck in an airport, look for Terry and sit down and spend some time with him. It will be one of the best times of your life. Time to get on with the show!

How can we go backwards to go forward?