January 2012
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A Mountain I'm Willing To Die On →
I’ve been watching America’s response to recent bullying-related suicides closely. People seem quite shocked by the cruelty that’s happening in our schools. I’m confused by their shock. I’m also…
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Strategy Does Not Always Equal Results →
Churchill said, “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results,” and it seems like good advice, particularly when every shop seems to have a method they…
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“The leader’s role is to define reality, then give hope.”
– Napoleon Bonaparte
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Five Best Goal Tracking Services →
Whether you’ve made some resolutions for the new year or you’re just looking for a tool that can help reinforce your commitment to making some positive changes in your life, the web is full of apps,…
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2012 Goals (not resolutions)
Here are my personal goals for the year. Not resolutions. Resolutions are too short-term, flippantly set and nobody holds you accountable to them. If you read this, I request you to check up on me from time to time to see how these are going. I’ll be posting my results are the end of the year to see how it went. Wish my luck!
Read the Bible all the way through (started the 1-year Bible...
December 2011
8 posts
Improv Rules to Live by
“Listen, say yes, live in the moment, make sure you play with people who have your back, make big choices early and often. Don’t start a scene where two people are talking about jumping out of a plane.Start the scene having already jumped. If you are scared, look into your partner’s eyes. You will feel better.” - Amy Poehler
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Self-Employed? How to Give Yourself a Raise in... →
Here’s a hypothetical (yet common) situation: Sara is a brilliant web designer who has never raised her client rates. Not once. Sure, she signs on new clients more often, but her existing…
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50 Rules for Dad’s of Daughters →
I was in tears as I read through this list, as I m sure many grown daughters will be. Mothers: bookmark this list of rules and encourage your daughters daddy to read them, memorize them, and put…
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Lesson of the day: Passion vs. Responsibility - Passion is when it’s fun, responsibility is doing the things you don’t like that allow you to have more fun. #entrepreneur
@Path now posts to Tumblr now, too? Sweet, I think they got me with this v2
November 2011
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Twitter, the better branded RSS?
This may not be a recent or even an original thought but I’ve recently been thinking organizing my information flow and this idea kind of hit me. RSS was, five years ago, the next big thing until it died. Syndicating your content you read through a ‘news feed’ that people could subscribe was going to revolution the way people got their information on the Web. It took off for a...
How to Lead With Purpose →
Can you describe the purpose of your business in a single sentence? Do you—and does every single person who is connected with your organization—have a reason to believe in that mission? Internationally recognized leadership educator John Baldoni believes that when an organization succeeds, it is because everyone involved knows precisely what they do—and why they do it. Even in start-up mode, an...
October 2011
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Forrester does research on Mac in the Enterprise,... →
Mac-enabled employees are actually the HEROes of business — Highly Empowered and Resourceful Operatives.
Social Entrepreneurship meets Soccer - LoveFútbol →
Right up my alley I’d say!
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“A leader’s most fundamental role, we tell our clients, is to be the Chief...”
– A work in progress for me…makes sense though.
How I Learned to Run a Company - Tony Schwartz
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Building a Better Startup Community in DFW →
Here here!
bradleyjoyce:
I’ve had this blog post sitting in the hopper for months and I’ve been debating if I should post it or not, especially since I’ve been giving moving to SFO or NYC a really hard look.
However, I had a great conversation today with someone who has a lot of passion for trying to make DFW a great…
September 2011
7 posts
Do Entrepreneurs Need to Be Crazy? | Inc.com →
1. Yep, me. 2. Oh yeah, guilty of that. 3. Well crap!
Put me in the looney bin, I guess I’m crazy. #fail or maybe #win! :)
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“We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find some...”
– Dr. Suess
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“Not everything that counts can be counted. And not everything that can be...”
– Albert Einstein
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Video Interview: Charlie Rose - Warren Buffett →
Got through today without learning anything? Try this on for size.
“Do what you like. Like what you do.”
– Unknown
August 2011
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“We are always the same age inside.”
– Gertrude Stein regarding birthdays.
“One of the things I learned at Pixar is that the technology industries and the...”
– I relate to this so much in my own business! Here here Mr. Jobs.
Without Jobs as CEO, Who Speaks for the Arts at Apple? | Epicenter | Wired.com
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WatchRichard Branson is a truly fascinating man. This video spends 24 hours in the day in the life of one of the richest men on the planet. I enjoy how Richard always come off as a sweet yet driven man that still is as entrepreneurial as ever.
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July 2011
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“Don’t pity me that I don’t have sight, pity those that have it and...”
– Helen Keller
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“The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation.”
– Mark Twain
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WatchIs that weird, or just something different?
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WatchPhenomenal interview with Dieter Rams, the legendary designer who has influenced a generation of designers including Apple’s Jonny Ives. In this video he talks about his ten principles of good design and why less is more.
DailyGood: 5 Manifestos for Art, Life & Business →
Be challenged personally with this idea today. Do you have your own personal manifesto?
96 Minutes of Daily Interruptions : Harvard... →
I’ve definitely gone through days like those!