Comments on: Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is

By: Daniel Johnson, Jr.

Daniel Johnson, Jr. — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:23:33 +0000

I count the 4 days we spent driving back and forth from Cincinnati, Ohio to Ft Worth, Texas as nearly as important or memorable as the time spent in Ft Worth.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:44:22 +0000

BTW, it sounds like you put your money where the fish’s mouth was (or at least tried!).

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:43:20 +0000

I read a quote: When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son.

Not to get deep on everyone, but I like that quote. Put’s the right perspective on the life/work balance.

Glad you had a great time Jason. I enjoyed every minute hunting and fishing with my dad.

By: Jason Alba

Jason Alba — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:54:42 +0000

Of course I thought of all kinds of blog posts that I could write around the fishing experience, and the job search. Having the right bait is fodder for an entire post. Knowing my limitations (if I can’t cast with a normal pole, how in the world am I going to learn with a bamboo rod :p) is another! I guess this is where a “coach” comes in :p

By: David / Headwaters Bamboo

David / Headwaters Bamboo — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:42:29 +0000

Ehem… The “bait” I was referring to is the artificial fly that is most fairly thrown with a bamboo rod…

By: Jason Alba

Jason Alba — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:38:48 +0000

I didn’t know there was bait that didn’t smell? Of course, catfish bait wins hands down over stinky stuff to put on a hook.

Here’s a funny thing from the trip – I can’t cast worth squat (it’s been years since I’ve really been fishing) … so I took about 10 min’s to practice while my kids very patiently waited. And there were a lot of “good job, Dad” comments to make me feel good. However, my kids cast very, very well – in fact, they out-cast me time after time! I would have never known! It was worth the trip for sure.

By: David / Headwaters Bamboo

David / Headwaters Bamboo — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:31:55 +0000

You’d think with a fly fishing equipment business that I’d be fishing every weekend… And taking the kids. Nice reminder. But please, next time stay away from any “bait” that smells!

By: Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:18:33 +0000

Work life balance is quite challenging depending on your area of business and level. If you are a CEO it is much more challenging because of the responsibility, while if you are an intern, you have much more free time.

The idea is that if your not balanced, it will affect both ends of the spectrum.