Articles for category: Growth

9 months ago

Greg Thomas

What’s Your Mission?

I’m still trying to figure out my mission. I have dabbled in many areas, all that I love, and I have yet to find the string that pulls them together. I know it’s there, hiding in the shadows, just waiting to be tugged at, where everything all falls into line like a perfectly tuned orchestra. But I’m not there yet (not sure if I will ever be). So every now and again, to see if I’m still on the right path, I ask myself what my mission is. What am I trying to solve for? Where am I trying to

10 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Bugs are Back

Between May and July is bug season. If you haven’t finished your outside work by then, it’s not getting started until August. Factors outside of your control now control your work. Bugs are everywhere and they drive what we do, even if they are completely unrelated to it.

10 months ago

Greg Thomas

Bit by Bit Works

Believe it or not, if you do bit by bit each day, each week, it does work. It just depends on whether the bit you are doing is actually worthwhile. I.e., running 5 minutes a day might not help too much, running 20 probably better. Doing learning on new topics, a chapter a day will render results, a page not so much. Bit by Bit works as long as the bits are worth the effort.

10 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Constant Cycle of Innovation

Every day, the parameters surrounding my field of software development change. It is a constant cycle of learning and relearning. At times it is exhausting, in other moments it is invigorating. There are times I would like to take a break and wait for the next cycle to occur (and sometimes this happens without me even knowing), and other times when I’m running against two competing cycles at the same time. I’m sure many other fields are going through the same rapid change, and I don’t see it slowing down with all that we have around us. The thing I’ve

10 months ago

Greg Thomas

The Role You Wanted

The Role You Want at the Time you Don’t Want it – that’s what the title of this post was meant to be – but it was very wordy. I’ve had that happen a number of times – you work hard for something, only not to get it, but then, when you least expect it, it comes back to you, and you aren’t sure why, but the timing’s off – you can accept it. Roles come and go, sorry, the formality of those roles come and go, but in the end the roles are always there for us and you

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