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Lately I've been constantly making note of my opinions. It is a frustrating practice because it really means realizing how often opinion stray to the negative. I've been told I'm a "nice guy", so at the moment I feel safe in my internal dialogs. Yet, it is obvious that if left unchecked, a person could easily bring negative stigma.

One piece that is often portrayed in films covering successful individuals is the aspect of drive that consumes. This is usually measured by the person's relationships, which traditionally fail in one way or another. It is interesting because in monitoring my opinions, my quest to be a better developer causes me to neglect my relationships. In this case, I am very glad my internal opinions caught my attention. Although it is a huge challenge to become a truly great developer, it is even more of a challenge to do so while treating those you love like they deserve to be treated.

I should point out my "neglect" is never a factor of my actual opinions of anyone. It is really a physical issue where my lack of sleep simply puts me on edge and I get rather snippy and annoyed easily. The truth is I have great friends and family who I could not live without. More over, like most successful folks in the movies, I have an amazing wife who seems to pull me together as I consistently fall apart. She makes life easy, fun and enjoyably challenging all the time. So, baby, I know I get tired and snippy sometimes, but I love you and always find myself in love with you.