It's the end of the world as we know it?

You probably have read that some people think the the Mayans predict the world will end on December 21. If you are reading this on December 22, congrats! we're still here!

Now, I have no idea if the world will end but thought it would be good to be prepared with songs to listen to.  You can't have an event like this without a soundtrack. So here they are, the songs to listen to as the world ends.

'Till the World Ends - Britney Spears

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You need to dance, so dance until the world ends...

Santa Monica(Watch the World Die) - Everclear

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Love this song...We can live beside the ocean, leave the fire behind, swim out past the breakers, watch the world die

If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks

Is the love I gave her in the past going to be enough to last if tomorrow never comes

End of the World - The Cure

  

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Robert Smith - enough said

1999 - Prince

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Party like it's 1999, then do it again

It's the End Of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - REM

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Great song by a great band

Christmas at Ground Zero - "Weird Al" Yankovic

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Just too much fun!

What song(s) would you listen to? Drop a note in the comments.

I didn't travel over a 100 miles to be here

So here are some old jokes.

Q: How does a consultant answer the question "What time is it?"
A: "Can I have your watch?" (looks at watch) "It's 2:30"

Q: What is the difference between a consultant and an expert?
A: An expert traveled more than a 100 miles to tell you an answer you already knew.

Okay, before any of my consultant friends get upset, I love each and everyone of you.

I was asked the other day what I do for a living. My answer "I'm a practitioner of service management". Of course, the follow up question was "You're what?" So I went into explaining what I do. After a few minutes of discussion, my friend said "Oh, so you are like a consultant". I immediately said "No".

As I'm sure you have noticed, doctors are much like consultants. We tell a doctor our needs(ailments) and they suggest a course of action. The difference is a doctor calls what they do a "practice". If you Goolge this phrase (http://bit.ly/YSQLkD) you will find a myriad of mostly comical and a few honest attempts to answer the question. Quora has the best answer IMHO (http://b.qr.ae/Tw4My5). The word 'practice' refers to "exercise or pursue as a profession, art or occupation". The doctor is a "practitioner" (noun) who is trained in the medical practice. While the doctor does consult, his/her main job is to use knowledge to try to help improve the situation for the patient.

I am a practitioner. I practice service management. As a practitioner I must study, read, research, investigate, discuss service management. This does not mean I perfectly understand all parts of service management or that I will help build service architecture correctly on the first attempt. It certainly does not mean that I'm an "expert" either. Nor does it mean that I have to accept the "status quo" because it is written in a book. The essence of being a practitioner is continuing to work your craft until you have a suitable solution for your situation. You may fail many times and that is okay. Get up, dust yourself off, learn from the failure, try again. Or more simply put, keep on practicing.