About two weeks ago, I was named one of the top 25 most influential young professionals in Colorado by Colorado Biz Magazine. Needless to say, I’m honored to make the list – unfortunately, I’ll miss the dinner on September 30th when they announce the top 5 as I’ll be out of town (but I have my finger’s [...]
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How do you describe what it takes to be a leader?
Posted in General, tagged colorado, expertise, leadership on September 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When to Jump
Posted in General, tagged change, jump, radical on February 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Years ago (when I was young and stupid), I spent a couple of summers living up in the San Juan Islands of Washington state working in a café and leading tourists around in sea kayaks. Amongst my group of friends, there were stories that circulated about this cliff over on one of the other islands. [...]
Eyes and Ears Open – Seeing Opportunity in a Chaotic World
Posted in General, tagged kaizen, opportunity, success on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not news to anyone that we are all inundated with an overload of information. And yet, some people have the vision to see through the chaos. They can spot the lotus of opportunity through the muck and are able to take that opportunity and turn it into something amazing. These are today’s success stories. [...]
Giving up
Posted in General, tagged fail, kaizen, quitting, success on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m stubborn. Just ask my dad. He used to tell me as a kid that I could argue with a fence post. Sometimes my stubborn nature is a problem. It blinds me from possibilities and makes me a bit unreasonable. But sometimes it is a true benefit, because stubbornness = persistence. Persistence pays off – [...]
Scattertasking
Posted in General, tagged multitasking, productivity, radical on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In an earlier post, I mentioned my personal term “scattertasking” and I wanted to explain my definition of this extreme form of multitasking. First of all, I am of two minds about multitasking. For one thing, I can see the intrinsic benefits of focusing on one project at a time and giving it my full [...]
Mimicry is the Highest Form of Flattery
Posted in General, tagged goals, kaizen, new year, resolutions on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“My Three Words for 2010″ is one of those new year’s resolutions/goal setting trends I’ve picked up on this year (thanks Chris Brogan) – so I decided to follow suit and put my three words to type as well. I think he’s obviously doing a lot of things right as he is very successful at [...]
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
Posted in General, tagged doing things, inspiration, radical on January 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
That’s Steve Job’s take on life in this inspirational speech to a Stanford University graduating class. I like those words, because I do believe that only by taking risks and striving for that which is just out of reach can you find out what you are capable of. Self-proclamations of greatness do not make a [...]
Where will I find the 10,000 hours?
Posted in General, tagged expertise, reading, success on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I recently finished Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and was struck by the fact that a group of psychologists studying expertise (does that mean they are experts in experts?) determined that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to reach mastery in any one thing. The examples in the book are anything from a Bill Gates practicing [...]
I’ve been reading
Posted in General, tagged reading on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been reading. A lot. Between online articles, novels, and non-fiction books – not to mention email, spreadsheets, and presentations - I’m taking in some form of written word 12-14 hours a day. When I think back to years ago when I used to hunger for something to read (I lived in a remote area [...]
A fresh start
Posted in General on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a bit cliche to be starting a blog just after the first of the year. But I can’t help it if I have finally had time off to catch up with life and focus on the things I have been “meaning” to get to… so here I am. I will endeavor to make this [...]
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