Watching Apolo Ohno take silver in the men’s 1500m speed skating event was spectacular. Apolo is a great athlete and a true inspiration.
However, one thing I didn’t expect watching the speed skating event was a powerful quote from Apolo during a side-bar story:
“Before you go to sleep each night, ask yourself this question: ‘Did you [...]
As an Analyst, I am interested in identifying factors that influence variables such as performance and success. A few years ago, I put together a basic mind map outlining some of the key components. This was back in October 2007. Please take a moment and review the original post, which is now 2.5 years old:
While [...]
Corporate life is rather glum when you think about it. You spend most of your day inside four walls, usually containing a cube that is roughly 20 square feet (4X5). You spend your time in this box staring at a computer, talking on the phone and/or writing on paper or your whiteboard. While there are [...]
With 2010 just around the corner, I hope that everyone has taken a moment to ponder what they would like to see happen in 2010. Whether it is reducing debt, to remodeling the house, to finding a new life partner, setting a few goals and looking toward 2010 with optimism is a strong approach.
What do [...]
This was a recent status on my Facebook page:
Day of discovery:
1) Sleep is important
2) You never know what you are going to end up with at the company gift exchange
3) Running in the cold is very motivating
4) Never venture downtown during the holidays unless driving a Sherman tank
5) Customers will tell you what you niche [...]
Moments can be hard to find.
Sure we all claim to live in the moment, but the moment I am talking about has to do with those warm fuzzy feelings.
The warm fuzzy feelings you get when the circumstances are just right. You know, the feeling you get when:
you are having dinner with someone that you can [...]
Communities can take on numerous forms. Whether it is a community of athletes, a community of scientists, or even a community of geographic location, similar interests bring people together. In fact, one individual can be a part of many communities at the same time.
From the Maya civilization to the British Empire and the foundations of [...]
Immersion is the concept of surrounding yourself with a given subject to concentrate on learning it.
The GOOD
The good is that immersion is a very efficient way of learning something. You can jam pack a lot of information in a very narrow window of time. Picking up the basics of a new language or skill is [...]
Collaboration. It is a powerful word.
Cities are built on Collaboration.
Business rely on Collaboration.
The future of your career depends on Collaboration.
According to Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers”, some of the most intelligent people go untapped because of their isolation. It seems the truly successful outliers were well connected with those that helped them take the steps toward world [...]
Knowing something is half the battle. Communicating that something is the other half, but that is the subject of another post.
Knowing how your customers use your product and how they want to interact with you is a great thing. Two major steps toward becoming customer oriented.
But then you realize that what you know, might not [...]
