…one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard in my life.
Do yourself a favor. Carve out 20-minutes of your time, in the next 5 days, and sit down to watch this speech by J.K. Rowling. It’s incredible. Do what I do; sit down at the dinner table with your...
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A semi-sorta-old dog, learning new tricks.
Today I learned how to snowboard and I can’t stop smiling about it. Why is that such a big deal? It was the experience and the challenge of learning something new. I’ve skied for many years with my...
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The NFL Draft shows us the value of 1 person.
Last week when flipping through the TV channels, I couldn’t help but be fixated on the NFL Draft. When you sit down and think of all of the moving parts from start to finish for the NFL draft, it’s...
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the “lobster magnet mix-up”
Last week, while on business, I had one of the best seafood dinners I’ve had in months. We ate at a restaurant called Petey’s, in New Hampshire. Being from Kansas, eating fresh clam chowder, shrimp and...
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Are you as passionate as this guy?
Do you have as much passion for anything in life as this guy? Or share as much excitement for anything like this guy? A great blog post dropped-in my Tweet stream from Trent, who shared, “If you want...
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3 things i’ve noticed about great leaders
Over the past few months, I’ve been fortunate enough to meet, talk to and even work with some amazing people who are incredible leaders. CEOs, business owners, VPs, moms, dads, creative designers...
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I’m thankful for technology, but don’t let it ruin your life.
On a sunny day this summer, I was playing a round of golf with friends I’ve known for years. On about the 4th or 5th hole, one of my friends turned and looked at me and said, “I’m surprised you’re not...
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Getting old only sucks if you let it suck.
I was reading a blog yesterday and a great quote jumped out at me: “Getting old only sucks if you let it suck.” @Jason Well said Jason. Every year that you get a little older, I’ve noticed people just...
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The one question everyone asks and why I hate it.
You have done it. You ask this question too. You are guilty as I am. I hate it. “What do you do for a living?” This is the question everyone asks, to strike up conversation. And whether you like to...
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Have you forgotten how to communicate IRL?
I often think the iPod, iPhone, Android, [insert another bad-ass gadget here], as cool, useful and shiny awesome as they are …when you don’t know how to integrate them into your daily life correctly,...
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How the hell are successful people …successful?
I was drafting an email tonight that required me to dig up my goals I wrote for the year 2010. I scanned my list of 10 things and disapprovingly gave myself a B-. I can do better. Then, I started...
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A fresh start.
By the time you read this, it’s likely you’re already off the couch, back to work and in the mix of your daily routine. And let’s be real- you probably haven’t written anything down. Amiright? Perhaps...
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Doing your homework is the only way you get ahead.
If you do not have to work today, you should consider using your free time to do your “homework”. Yes, you should take a few moment to remember and read-up on significance of what MLK did for the...
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Give yourself a chance, by giving yourself a chance.
I noticed while flying on Frontier Airlines to Boston, every time our airline hostess spoke on the intercom, she would announce and preface everything with, “I’ve got great news” or she would say...
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The “2-of-3 rule” for people and their jobs.
We are in the process of hiring at Digital Evolution Group, so I’ve been sitting in a lot of job interviews. I’ve been listening to people share their stories about their job history and what they do...
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It’s the message that matters, not the thank you card.
There is an on-going debate, I have about Thank You cards, with one of my friends Jeff. He thinks that the best way to say “Thank You”, is to send them a hand-written card. 100% of the time. My take is...
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If you could message Mark Zuckerberg, what would you say?
I’ll confess. I like to glance at Mark Zuckerberg‘s (i like to call him Zucky) own Facebook profile + wall every once and a while, just to see what has his attention (annnnnd it’s not always thrilling,...
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Playing UP to the level of who you’re surrounded by.
As I’ve matured in my career, I’ve observed with the right type of people (+office culture) …you will actually play up to the level of who you surround yourself with. Work isn’t necessarily thought of...
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Study: what happens when you takeaway someone’s cell phone?
While driving home from work, I listened to an interview on NPR with Michelle Hackman. She recently conducted a study of what happens to the human body when you separate teenagers from their cell...
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Kids Have Something We Lost: the sense of wonder
Today was “bring your kids to work” day. And to be honest, I really wasn’t prepared for what to expect. I don’t have kids, but the moment they ran into the office (and do mean literally, they were...
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