January 22, 2016
It’s not a myth or some kind of infomercial – it is scientifically proven that everything starts with one. One Step. One Attempt. One Loss. One Goal. One Swing. One Compile. One Project. One New Document. One Upload. One Synchronization. One Drawing. One Chance. One Numbering System. One semi-colon. This doesn’t mean it is going to go great, it means you’re going to give it one try and see where it goes from there.
January 21, 2016
The backbencher is a tough one to crack. They sit at the back of the room, hidden behind a notebook or laptop, never looking up. They don’t contribute to solving problems. They don’t offer suggestions for growth and/or improvement. They do, wait, patiently, patiently, when everything has been laid out, to submit their criticism of the idea once fully fleshed out by all those around you. Depending on the problem set and political climate they might even wait until after the release to utter those oh so fateful words – “I told you so”. They are not to be confused with
January 20, 2016
On today, of all days, I write this for a few people. When the road is rough and your only options are to take that first step or sit and wait. Run – like Lightening – and Light it Up. When everything you have tried has failed and you have nothing left to give. Brush yourself off, take a deep breath – and Light it Up. When you’ve reached that goal that you’ve been trying to hit for 4 months. Set another – and Light it Up. When all you want to do is be alone, Find yourself – and Light it Up.
January 19, 2016
Remember when everyone was paranoid about putting their documents into the cloud because someone might steal them? Have you checked to see if you have an iCloud account lately? Have you checked to see if you are syncing files between your Dropbox and OneDrive accounts? Maybe you are doing both? Do you even know? Does it matter? Is everything you want up there what you want up there? This isn’t a critique on these services, what they offer and do for us. It’s a critique on us not knowing where our information is and where it is going. With all these Cloud
January 18, 2016
Writing, on a consistent basis, is not an easy thing and unfortunately is one of those things that I have realized is completely different for each person. Despite having read many how blogs and books on how best to approach this, at the end of the day you need to find your own path. A few weeks ago I started experimenting with writing a week’s worth of work at once as I proved to myself that I could do this from an airport when focussed on nothing but this for an hour and half. So the process… Music – Not always required
