Inspiration in a box is my goal for this blog. Honestly, it’s for me but I got out of the habit of using a private journal when I got into college. So, this is my new journal where I store…
Inspiration in a box is my goal for this blog. Honestly, it’s for me but I got out of the habit of using a private journal when I got into college. So, this is my new journal where I store…
Sometimes people chalk up their experience to chance. Fate. Destiny. The other day, I was on a plane back from the Adobe Summit and ended up sitting next to an undergrad and a future optometrist. There must be a punchline…
Most of my friends know that I’m studying more interaction styles, communication and learning how to build better relationships. Without some rapport and trust, there is no relationship, which means we can’t grow as a team. In listening to the…
Flashback to my 1999 college graduation, where somebody gave a commencement speech and talked about how we’d all forget the presenter, the topic and all the relevant details after a very short period. He was right. However, the one detail…
Perhaps it’s the liberal arts education I had in college which biases my perspective. Or it could be my love of literature, of good stories, of parables that stand the test of time. Several thousand years later, I repeat in…
A few weeks ago, I read this quote attributed to Abe Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the USA. Apparently, he said, “If you give me six hours to chop down a tree, I’ll spend the first four sharpening the axe.”…
Yesterday, a colleague and great friend arrived with me in Utah. At the Adobe Summit, it was nearly lunch time and I was hungry. However, I had skipped my usual Saturday workout (I know, I know) so when he suggested…
There are countless firms which hung their hat on software. Then SalesForce came along, with the mantra of, “No Software,” with a red stripe through the software. What a powerful message to send. Redhat, Microsoft, Adobe, the list is near…
Unfortunately today, I hit snooze and wound up in bed a full thirty minutes after I usually do. By the time I got it together and headed for my usual Friday session on the only elliptical machine in the tiny…
Years ago, I saw an incredibly inspiring video. The video now has over three million views on youtube and I’ll never forget the ending. Finish strong, the motivational speaker urged. To flip it around, when you consider psychology and the…
