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After the Superbowl I spent an hour watching the new CBS program Undercover Boss. The show featured the CEO of the company Waste Management posing as a new hire for the company in numerous front line service jobs. He picked up litter on a hillside, helped manage traffic at a landfill, cleaned portable toilets, and rode on a trash collection route – learning about his company and his people all along the way. The show …read more
When you hear that bang on the door of life, it is important to check it out. Sure there are a fair share of times when you pull the door open to find nobody on the porch, but every now and again something special is waiting on the other side of the door. Why am I talking about doors? Well that is my not so subtle way of announcing that I am making a career …read more
Whether through his books, his blog, his speeches, or his actions Seth Godin seems to constantly inspire, challenge, and motivate me. Demonstrating this ability once again, Seth has written Brainwashed – a brief and brilliant manifesto about overcoming fear, rethinking work, and living life. It is free to download, takes under 5 minutes to read, and it might just change the way you think about your life. Visit changethis.com (which Seth created in 2004) and …read more
One of the things I resolve to do in 2010 is to devote substantial amounts of intentional effort towards the development of my creativity. I view creativity as a personal strength, and I think it makes sense to spend considerable time enhancing this asset. Inspired by my friend Artie Isaac, I am going to engage in a rigorous program to supercharge my creativity. One way I am going to achieve this goal is read books …read more
2009 was an amazing year for me. I decided I would end the year with a blog post version of my highlight reel for the year. Life has its share of ups and downs, but I feel like I get a lot more good than bad every day. For that I am grateful. It seems like nearly every day had some serendipity. Here are some of my favorites: I completed my first 5k and …read more
Yesterday I got to celebrate my birthday by having my very own social media conference – SummitUp. I highly recommend this as a way to celebrate your next birthday. (actually this was purely coincidence, but a nice one none the less.) The day was simply amazing. To give you an idea of how well things went, at least from my perspective, my biggest gripe for the day was that the coffee cups were roughly the …read more
For my birthday this year, I am getting something really cool - a social media conference right here in Dayton. “Yea, Just what I always wanted, a conference!” No, the conference was not put on for that reason, but it is a nice coincidence. The event is called SummitUp, it will take place on October 20th at Wright State University in Dayton, and it is going to be a remarkable day. The speakers are amazing, …read more
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