Learning Everyday
That nervous feeling before a presentation or the moment right before calling your crush – these moments are when butterflies are in full effect. Butterflies mean you’re doing something new and scary. And usually these somethings mean you’re growing. Growing as a professional, growing as an individual, or just growing taller. So what does it…
I recently read the Steve Jobs biography. He was… quite the character. Relentless, ruthless, eccentric, and strong-willed are just a few words I think would fairly describe his life. But the biggest takeaway for me was how opinionated he was. In seemingly all aspects of his work and life, he held a very strong opinion/point…
I don’t know about you but I have the attention span of a goldfish if I’m not making a conscious effort. I spend a lot of time flipping through LinkedIn or Instagram on my phone. If you can work to remove the micro-distractions in your life you will start to feel a sense of space…
Around March I started getting back into my fitness and personal health. Over the course of a year plus at a startup I lost about 10lbs and received results of a nutrition test which essentially said I was malnourished. A bit of an eye opener for me. I decided to take the 3 months Connie…
Be selfish. This is my mantra the next 3 months. Work has hit its crescendo, my wife is in Australia for work and my health has been neglected – “Be Selfish” is how I plan to live a more fulfilled life. I may not do all of these things well but this my grounding for…
I get this question a lot recently and I’ve started developing a talk track around it. I really appreciate the interest but I know most people are being polite so I don’t bore them with all the details. I’ll give you the short answer and in a later post give you the long answer where…
“Remind me” is a phrase I tend to use at home, specifically when it comes to chores. It’s also a phrase I caught myself trying to use when I started exercising again. What you’re really saying is, “I don’t want to be held accountable”. It’s a way of passing off responsibility to others without appearing lazy….
After a tough day or even tougher go-live sometimes all you need to hear is “good job”. Maybe it’s the millennial in me or a more basic human need to receive a bit of recognition but after a long few weeks and unnecessary stress those two words from a senior leader are really all the…
Wired and Forbes have started to shut readers out using ad block. They’ve taken the Dikembe Mutombo approach to ad free readers. Wired gave me 60 seconds of reading time before throwing a splash page in front of me asking to turn off my ad block or to pay $1/mo for an ad free reading…
25. What an age. What an interesting cross-section of life. It’s really one of those ages where you can finally tell a story and need to a quote a year that it happened. “Oh it must have been 2002 or 2003 when I first saw Return of the Jedi.” Before 25 every story only happened “a…