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I’ve been trying to get my coding blog going bit by bit but I’ve struggled with it a bit – www.forgottencoder.com – perhaps it’s due to to not enough focus, perhaps it’s due to not having enough time, whatever the case, I’m starting a new project with this blog at it’s core. For the month of June, I will be committing to doing an hour of code a day and blogging about it. The rules are;…

I wrote a LinkedIn article about a month ago and then decided to share it across a number of groups – groups that had 70,000+ members associated to them. As I wrote some clever summary I worried about how it would be perceived, what would people think?  Would they love it?  Would they hate it?  Would they tear it apart? I could feel my brow furrowing and sweat starting to form as I clicked “Post”. And…

Good. That means there is still work to do and you’re still plowing through to make it happen. That means that despite your setbacks, whether they are internally driven or externally received, you are not stopping. That means that when you first compile, it doesn’t always work and you need to put a little more polish into the finished product. That means you are still going. Being rough around the edges means there is still…

I wrote an article awhile back on what I think it takes to be a Mentor to someone. What is not said in this article is that I learned all of these traits many years ago, when I was still in University, watching a telephone conversation take place that to this day I never forgotten and convey to others. The approach, skill, patience and integrity in that one interaction taught me what no book ever could hope to…

I need my coding fix to keep the logical part of my brain happy. I need my writing fix to get out everything I have in my head. I need my entrepreneurial fix to engage that feeling of starting something and growing it. I need my sales fix that drives me to reach out and network with people. I need my leadership fix when coaching and working with teams. I need my exhaustion fix when I finish going…