If you’re going to put in the effort to make something better, to fix a problem, to build something new, to write a book. Don’t do it halfway. Don’t compromise. If you’re going to do it, make it worth the outcome you put into it. Make it worth every second so when you look back you know the value of what you did. Don’t confuse the success with sales, the success is the accomplishment.
Every day, is a chance to do better what you did the day before. A chance to make things better. A chance to finish the job you started. A chance to tackle the job you have been putting off. A chance to show up better. A chance to fix what is broken. Every day is a chance, as long as you’re willing to take it.
You are never bored. You are kept humble by not ever knowing everything. You never stop. (Okay 3 Benefits)
Solutions are not delivered all at once. We lay the foundation months before, but changing how the team works. We identify what we need to research and how to solve the problem. We integrate new libraries and frameworks and develop patterns of implementation. And then we build and release dependent components and features ahead of time making sure they all come to together and function together. We build the risky first. And then when that…
I never got up at 5 am to go stand in line for Boxing Day. Too many crowds, all immediate purchases, not enough browse time. I remember the first year you could buy “online” for Boxing Day – I bought a phone online before we sat down for dinner on XMAS – no lines, no early mornings, just a cup of tea and the internet. And that’s the day Boxing Day just became another day…