Seth Godin’s Linchpin Review- Part 2

I’ve spent most of my free moments over the weekend reading and contemplating Seth Godin’s new book, Linchpin. I’m about half way through, and it’s becoming clear that one of Seth’s main themes is that the real way to get ahead is to make...

Updating Education

I sit on the Technology Committee for our local School District.  We are so very lucky to have a set of tech guys who understand that the world is changing rapidly, and their job is not only to keep the computers and tech infrastructure running, but their job is to...

How Social Media Works

I heard about Max Brenner, Chocolate by the Bald Man, through Seth Godin.  I read about Max in Seth’s Meatball Sundae book, and this was reinforced by the blog post/interview with Seth on Hugh McLeod’s (@gapingvoid) website.  Ever since, I’ve been...

Values

What do you value?  What’s important to you?  How do you treat yourself?  Do you have those same standards when you deal with others? 10 Things I Value Time- They say talk is cheap until you talk to a lawyer.  Yet despite being an attorney by profession, I try...

Good Luck, Good Fortune and Opportunity

There’s a lot of traditions and superstitions that surround the holidays.  We’ve adopted several, including: -english crackers (mostly because they are just plain fun) -bayberry candles on Christmas eve and New year’s eve  This was a tradition we...

Lessons from Seurat- Do What You’re Good At

First example of Seurat Painting Photo Originally uploaded by OldOnliner Some of the most important pre-work I have ever done has been taking the StrengthFinder profile. Don Clifton, one of the founders of the Strength-based approach in psychology, came up with this...