By no means does the title of this post infer you should be ungrateful; quite the opposite. The simple fact is that unless you won the biological lottery (think Paris Hilton) or the pay-your-dollar-here lottery, you have worked damn hard for the success you have. I'm fairly certain there are few … [Read more...]
2011 Lifestyle plan
December 1, 2010, I decided to try an experiment. It seems to me that every December in recent memory I managed to gain five pounds. I decided December 2010 would be the December I lost five pounds. I have a lot more than that to lose, but if I could lose five in addition to not gaining my normal … [Read more...]
Four effective tools to plan and organize
If you are like me, you struggle with planning and organizing. I keep searching for the perfect combination of tools to match my scattered brain. While the following combination may not be perfect, I feel it's going to be the right mix to make 2011 my best year ever. My Quartet of Tools 1. Notebook … [Read more...]
The 2011 Plan
For me, 2010 marked a year of radical changes in the way I do business. It was in many ways a year of rebirth, learning and growing. While the learning and growing will continue in 2011, it will also be a year of solidifying positions established in 2010. In 2010, I developed an over-arching … [Read more...]
Snapping a chalk line
Wrapping up a project or software release can be a real challenge. For almost fifteen years now my business partner and I have referred to the process as "snapping chalk lines." If you are carpenter or home improvement buff you'll know we are referring to the chalk lines you "snap" to mark where … [Read more...]
Toughest trials and biggest breakthroughs
Your toughest trials will come right before your biggest breakthroughs. When the road seems roughest. When the darkness seems darker than ever before. When your patience has expired. When you feel most alone and defeated. ...but if you have been doing the right things like: Only engaging in … [Read more...]
Coffee Shop CEO
Can you really run a successful and growing business from a coffee shop? There is no right or wrong answer to this question but I can tell you that as much time as I spend in coffee shops it's not where I run my business. Coffee shops are where I get the vast majority of my work done. And by work I … [Read more...]
Batman or Superman Part II
Last week I shared my friend Jeffrey Allen's Batman or Superman post with you. Jeff had so much fun writing that one he offered us this follow-up. I suggest taking a minute to read last week's part one first. In our last post we looked at why it’s better to be Batman than it is to be Superman when … [Read more...]
Getting Unstuck, Revisited
Yes, there are days I wake up and just don't feel like doing anything. Other days, I am so overwhelmed by the volume of opportunities that lay before me that I allow my brain to freeze up and decides to work on nothing. It's how I am wired. I can't change that but I can change how I react to both … [Read more...]
Batman or Superman?
Today I have the pleasure of introducing a guest post from my friend Jeffrey Allen. Jeff is quite the critical thinker and can make even the Batman or Superman question interesting and insightful. Take it away Jeff! I like to ask a simple question of everyone I do business with. It gives me a bit … [Read more...]
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