Archive for September 2012
How successful people start their day…
I almost blindposted this but was too curious and had to read the article ~ Fast Company: What Successful People Do With The First Hour Of Their Day. Although they pull from a very small, yet very successful sample group, its funny how absolutely off I was with my initial reaction. When I get up…
Read MoreRediscovering Atlanta
I’ve lived in Atlanta since I was about five years old. Like most people, I’m a transplant from the North, with family roots in Chicago and New York and none in the South. If I’m being honest, while growing up the allure of Chicago and New York always left me with the “grass is always…
Read MoreAn update on my process for managing emails, to-do and notes
Most people I know are always struggling to find a better solution to all the “stuff” that bombards them throughout the working day. While digital communication is obviously a benefit to us and our work lives, it also comes with a massive amount of “stuff” to deal with. I’ve written in the past about a…
Read MoreOn admitting mistakes
I’ve never really understood the need for people to act like they don’t make mistakes. It happens in every aspect of life and business, at every level. Everyone is human – I assume – and humans make mistakes. Some people think its a sign of weakness. It’s a sign of humanness. I personally believe a…
Read MoreThe Man in the Arena
Teddy Roosevelt gave a speech in 1910 entitled, “Citizenship in a Republic“. This is a quote from it that people have dubbed, “The Man in the Arena”. It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them…
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