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Goals: Finding the Path

January 16, 2010 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

"It" all came together this week. The path to a goal I have held near and dear to my heart for more than 20 years opened up before me like the Red Sea opened before Moses. About twenty pieces of the puzzle that is my life fell into place over the last five days. Luck favors those who are prepared … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, motivation, personal development, sustainability Tagged With: business, goals, human interest, jeffrey gitomer, passion, peter drucker, raffel, red sea

What Things To-Do?

January 14, 2010 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

Last night a friend sent me a Twitter message asking if I work from a to-do list each day? I responded with a simple uh-huh. To me the thought of starting any day without a plan is almost as crazy as going to drink beer at a bar that does not include free p-nuts the shells of which are fully … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, motivation, personal development, Stuff I Like

Stuff I Like About WordPress

January 7, 2010 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Not too long ago I wrote "Stuff I Like About My Mac", and it was well received based upon Google Analytics. So, this will be my second "Stuff I Like" post with more to come on appropriate topics. I have been using WordPress for about four years now. Early on I was simply an author on a system one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Stuff I Like, WordPress Tagged With: blog software, computing, content management systems, css code, googles, hack, php programming language, plugins, themes, thesis, WordPress, wordpress themes

Color & The State of Printing Industry 2010

January 1, 2010 By Jim Raffel 3 Comments

Color & The State of the Printing Industry 2010 also appears on the  ColorMetrix Color Conversation blog. It never ceases to amaze me how integral color knowledge is to the graphic arts industry at large, yet how few people in the industry really understand the topic. The problem is that color, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, color, GRACoL, specification Tagged With: Authentic, color, ColorMetrix, Printing Industry, Real, Sustainable

SpotOn! & ColorMetrix – Day 1

December 2, 2009 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

I almost titled this post "The Morning After," but this is a new beginning not an ending so it seems more appropriate to write in the present and future tense. Yesterday SpotOn! and ColorMetrix announced a technology collaboration agreement.  As a result of the response to our "media blitz" the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, conferences

Hard Work: A Year In the Making

November 30, 2009 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Tomorrow morning a press release will announce that ColorMetrix and SpotOn! Press have agreed to work together on a project to provide enhanced interoperability between our two products. There will be lots of flowery prose and 50 cent words in the release so I will spare you the sales talk here. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, color, conferences, GRACoL, process capability, sales, sustainability

My Top 10 Personal Development Success Tips

November 14, 2009 By Jim Raffel 11 Comments

I dedicate this post to my Father who passed away exactly one year ago today. Rest in peace Dad. If you know me, have been reading this blog for any length of time, or follow me on Twitter you know that I have been on a personal development journey over the last twelve months. As a hiker, I view … [Read more...]

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Real, Authentic and Sustainable

October 14, 2009 By Jim Raffel 17 Comments

Incidents over the last nineteen months have lead me to a new philosophy of life that spreads across my family, spiritual, and business existence. This philosophy is so obvious I sometimes forget to look at situations utilizing this new and powerful tool I have at my disposal. Ask yourself if what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, sustainability Tagged With: Authentic, inspiration, motivation, Real, Sustainable

Stuff I Like About My Mac

October 13, 2009 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

A little over a month ago I purchased a new MacBook to use as my primary computer. While I have worked with and around Macs since 1985, this is my first Mac as a primary computer. There is a G5 iMac on the desk next to me that our family has used as a household computer for several years, so I am … [Read more...]

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Regaining Trust

July 28, 2009 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

This is a difficult post to write. By writing it I admit that over a period of months I let down one of my longest standing customers and a friend (I will call him Fred). I did. There I have that out of the way. Several months ago I had committed to Fred that I would get a series of modifications … [Read more...]

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