Life at Full Throttle

hand on manual gear shift knobWhen you hear the phrase “life at full throttle,” what comes to mind?  Extreme sports? Risky investments? Exotic travel?  Extreme career changes?

Life at full throttle doesn’t have to be glitzy or glamorous.  It doesn’t have to be reckless or irresponsible.  It doesn’t even have to be selfish or ego driven.

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The Good Life…In a List?

Yellow check listLists!  They’re everywhere!  Eight steps to successful parenting.  Three steps to determine if you partner is cheating on you.  The four things you need to remember when buying a house.  Ten ways to impress your boss.  Five ways to romance your spouse.  (Or were those last two the other way around?)

But, is life really as simple as following a list?

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Mr. Banks Was Not the Only One Who Needed Saving

a bowler hatI just watched the movie “Saving Mr. Banks.”  (Yeah, I’m behind in my movie watching.).  The movie is loosely based on the life of P. L. Travers, (author of the Mary Poppins books) and her thorny, combative struggle with Walt Disney over the movie rights to her book.

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