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Great book!  I’m most of the way through it, and Mr. Gerstner’s observations and experiences around the key things involved in turning IBM around are fascinating.  As he notes in the book, it’s not a “silver bullet” explanation.  It takes hard work, insight, and tough-mindedness.

Of particular interest is the section on just how critical it is to be aware of (and change) an organization’s culture.  At the end of every day, the most valuable asset of any corporation walks out the door and goes home to his or her family.  It really is all about the people.  Without great people working hard and being passionate about a company’s products, it will fail.

It is frightening how quickly I slipped back into unhealthy patterns.  After six months of dedicated progress (the first half of this year), one back injury and a new job provided the excuse to stop paying attention.  From a max-loss of 50 pounds this year, I’m back up 20 pounds to a net loss of only 20 pounds this year.  With diligence, I should be able to shave those 20 off again by the end of the year.

So it’s not going to be 10×10 in 2010.  More like 5×10.

The point is that perseverence is probably the most important single quality in changing your life.  Having a great plan is fine, reading blogs, printing eating charts, finding recipes, those are great activities.  But unless your heart and mind are decided in favor of being healthy, no amount of lifestyle trappings will solve the problem. (Hint: I’m my own problem.)

Is the recognition of desire the first step toward correcting a disordered heart?

Recording everything probably works, but doesn’t fit into my schedule. Ok, that’s a cop-out. It is a pain in the butt. I want an easier way to track it.

* 1.5 cups jasmine rice
* 2 scoops eas protein powder with water
* 10 oz. Water
* 1.25 cup chopped carrots
* 1 green plum.( it was very tasty. Sweet, looked like an oversized green grape.)