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As I start to do my mental prep for trip over the next few weeks I’m trying to figure out how I pack for said airline experience with my headphones. I’ve come to believe that every flight is an experiment in human responses to changing stimuli in a metal tin can hurtling through the skies at thousands of feet in the air at many miles per second. For example; Almost 3 years ago, I took a…

There are a number of elections going on around the globe right now all at different stages of completion; electing a party candidate, debates, campaigning, closing in on election day, etc. Last night I was on a ZOOM call with some past cohorts from my altMBA (January class accepting applicants now) and they suggested I write about my thoughts on elections and all.  So with little knowledge of the election process and all that goes on behind…

When I have asked and when I do ask for a reference, my hands still get clammy and my stomach becomes taut – “What if the person I am asking for a reference says no?  What if they were just paying me lip service on my performance?  What if I don’t get the job because of it?”. I think you should feel that way about asking for a reference because that means that you care…

Every morning, I come in, sit down and check stats, analytics, bounce rates, time spent on sites, etc? Why? Validation?  Hubris?  Conversion Rates? Does it matter if it was anything those things? Have I changed my pattern for what I do? Am I going to change my pattern for what I do? So what does it serve? Nada. At this point, they are meaningless so why worry about it.  So I’m turning off that side…