This is what you’ve been waiting for. This is what you’ve been working towards. This is what you want so badly it hurts. This is what you’ve stayed up late for and come in early to finish. This is what your team has been building towards. And when it happens, make sure you enjoy it, make sure you soak it in and make sure you take a second to appreciate that moment. Because it didn’t…
We all know that a good portion of our followers are bots. Even the ones that have handles that look like real-names and leave the same comments on every post that you do, immediately after you post it. No one sees your work that fast. No one makes a judgement as to whether it’s your best work that fast. But there they are, the bright, blinking signs that say – “I look like I’m a…
LinkedIn published this list of the Top Companies to work for in Canada. I’m not sure what the criteria was to be on the list but I have a hard-time believing that the Top 9 Companies are all financial. The problem with these lists is that we worry about not being on the list so we tweak our message to get on the list (when it might not even be possible). We want to be…
You have an idea to make something better that goes against the grain. You’re tired of watching someone being treated unfairly. The customer that everyone loves is belittling your team’s efforts. The list goes on and on, but you need to speak up, you need to go against the current, popular stream of thought and do something different. And you’ve done it, respectfully, honestly, sincerely. And still everything has gone Sideways. Phrases like “power play”,…
Take a look at these two drawings – they are 15 years apart – done by the Master himself, Jim Lee. The best line – “keep doing what you’re doing and you’ll get there.” That applies to everything – coding, drawing, writing, throwing, building, designing, etc, etc. Always take a moment to appreciate how far you’ve come, it’s the best barometer to teach you where to go.