I am continuously amazed by how little importance most people put on their attitude towards a situation. I have experienced first-hand how two people can be stuck in the same situation and end up with very different results based on their attitude towards it and the people involved. If you

Things on my to-do list before I die... 1. Get married - Done! 2. Have children - Done! 3. File at least 1 patent - Done! 4. Go Kite Boarding in Aruba - Done! 5. Go to Burning Man - Done! 6. Visit Machu Picchu in Peru - Done! 7.

If you haven't read this story [http://www.cjcphoto.com/can/] about Rick and seen the video of Dick Hoyt, a man who's run 212 triathlons and run a marathon in 2 Hrs & 40 minutes with his disabled son, you really should.

What a great quote from this article [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/14/AR2006111400979.html?nav=most_emailed] on energy usage: "THE KEY TO MODERN LIFE IS STRATEGIC IGNORANCE. There are so many things we don't know about our lives and that, frankly,

Do you often forget where you put things, like your keys?  I'm fascinated by the way our brains work, and here's what I've deciphered to date: 1. People who forget where they put their keys, etc. may actually need to work on "Original

I've recently noticed how often people wait for a trigger before they start something. By this, I mean that people don't start a project until some seemingly related (and usually out of the person's control) event happens. For example, I have a friend who&

I've decided not only to wean myself off Outlook, but to try to get off a Windows computer all together.  This is a somewhat difficult process since I use a ton of Windows applications, but I'm convinced I will endure less Blue Screens & overall save

I may be one of the few people who would argue that much of the world revolves around fear and expectations, but let me try to present the argument to you. First, the part on fear. Fear plays a major, major role in all of our lives.  In fact, it&

Here's the problem with perfectionists:  They see the world as a 2 dimensional chart, with the "level of perfection" running along the X axis, and the "effort" running along the Y axis, like the diagram to the right. But what the perfectionist fails to

I have this really simple rule that I use in my relationships: "Whoever it's more important to, wins." Oh, but it seems so awfully simple, doesn't it? Yet when you really, really ponder this relationship rule, it's actually quite complex. Much of

I'm consistently blown away by the general lack of understanding of what a website should be used for, especially by those people actually trying to promote their business via websites. So many people have these fluffy, information-laden websites, which is fine, but no way for someone to contact

What do keyboard shortcuts, the next generation of workers, and the industrial revolution have in common? A lot, as it turns out. Most college educated professionals under 25 understand the value of knowing how to use Microsoft Office, and specifically, keyboard shortcuts. Or at least some of them. As this

I often have people ask me questions about things they don't know the answers to, which I don't mind at all. The only thing I wish people would do, is ask the question on Google first. 95% of the time, Google will have the answer.  In

Let me share with you two related thoughts:  What I call "force multiplication" and the concept of building a knowledgebase.  They both have to do with leveraging technology. First, force multiplication.   Technology gives us the ability to "force multiply" our knowledge and abilities in tremendous ways.

Here's an example of why Instant Messaging is such a powerful tool. One of my agents wanted me to meet a client at a project, but I was on the phone, so he IM'd me. Without getting off my phone call, I was able to confirm

Have you ever heard of Game Theory [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory]? The basic idea behind Game Theory is that if people act in their own best interests, they will reach a sub-optimal outcome vs. what could be achieved with cooperation.  This is called the "prisoner'

I was lucky enough to be in GE's "Technical Leadership Program" after graduating from college, and that experience gave me a huge respect for a company that most of us associate with kitchen appliances. The truth is that GE is about far more than that, and

I have a very specific way I compensate employees, which I'd like to share. I've found that this method does a great job of aligning an employee's interests with the company's, which is a "nirvana" of sorts considering how misaligned

Two things strike me about the "what type of credit card" (followed by the inevitable dropdown Visa / MC / Amex / Discover) question we always get on website checkouts: 1) The law of unintended consequences 2) Developers sometimes are lemmings The reality is, the question"what type of credit

If you've ever hired (and had to fire) anyone, you probably realize it's painfully obvious that a person's resume has just about nothing to do with how good a candidate that person will be for any given job. That's why I'

I have learned (as many of us have) that customer service at most companies generally sucks. Companies are in love with frustrating & endless voicemail trees (hey, at least if you're going to subject us to the VM tree, make it so that if someone presses "0&

I have this little analogy that i like to tell people who are interested in starting a business. Think of your business as a restaurant.  What you're telling me is that you want to take a piece of land at what you consider to be a good location,