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Paying Attention to the People Who Love You

Debbie was little then. But she already had the radiant smile that would inspire her high school classmates to name her: “Girl most likely to get her picture on a Wheaties box.”
It was after church, and Debbie was charming anyone who came in range. I was acting the role of proud parent. One well-dressed older [...]

[ More ] November 3rd, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Career & Mentoring |

How to Launch a Project in 3 Hours

I’m a huge fan of Ruby on Rails because of how fast it enables techies to get a new project out the door and into the hands of users. For non-programmers Ruby on Rails is a development framework brought to you by 37Signals that powers some of your favorite sites, like Basecamp, Twitter, LinkedIn and [...]

[ More ] November 2nd, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Productivity |

Theme Change #1: Redesign

My last post was about doing the easy stuff that you’ve been putting off just because you don’t have all the answers or a grand plan. I decided it was time to eat some more of my own dog food and take a look at my incomplete projects.
The shot above is from my active projects [...]

[ More ] November 2nd, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Productivity |

Leaders Who Push Their Weight Around

“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.
Jim Rohn

OK, in the interest of full disclosure I’ve added a few pounds in the last few years around the middle like many Americans.  So I’m entitled a bit to comment on the growing issue of the cost to organizations of leaders and [...]

[ More ] November 2nd, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Leadership & Wellness |