Yup, here we go again. Why? Why not? Remember that last week we went over the basics of the business plan. Well this week, we’re going to go over the not-so-basics of the business plan, and I’m going to reveal … Continue reading
Sometimes these posts come out of nowhere. And they launch series. I was discussing social capital on Twitter, as best one can at 140 characters a post while taking a walk, and one thing led to another. Someone brought up … Continue reading
Today I’m going to talk about one of the things that is near and dear to my hear…no, wait, no it isn’t. It isn’t at all. For that matter, it probably isn’t one of yours, either. What is it, you … Continue reading
Professionalism as a code of conduct. It doesn’t matter what kind of skills you have or the career you’re trying to get into, at some point the successful person makes that shift and starts acting like a pro. The first … Continue reading
Blogging is something many of us do. Or want to do. Or try to do. Or want to try to do. Of course after traipsing through setting up the blogs, confronting writer’s block, and trying to install plugins, we’re not … Continue reading
“Ha-ha!” -Nelson Muntz, “The Simpsons” Collaboration can lead to great things if it’s based on shared passion and fair teamwork. However, flying in the face of Gestalt Theory, a colab is sometimes less than the sum of its parts. A … Continue reading
The pressure of building a career can be overwhelming no matter what you are trying to pursue, but for a person trying to parlay their creativity into a career that pressure can be stifling. The more time spent worrying translates … Continue reading
Losing is a disease. It’s a plague that affects the perpetual wishers and dreamers who live lives unfulfilled. It affects the complainers who whine more than they want change and those who wallow in the spirit of ‘I Can’t.” San … Continue reading
“I have not failed. I’ve just found ten thousand ways that won’t work.” -Thomas Edison In any successful person’s track record, there is a long list of failures. Guaranteed. To be successful, to create something truly groundbreaking, you need to … Continue reading
I remember when Java was a curiosity. Then I remember when it was going to become the universal language of everything. Then I remember when it actually got used. There was about a 15 year period these events were spread … Continue reading