As the sun sets on this the first day of 2009 I have had some time to reflect.
Many people look at New Years Day as a time to initiate their resolutions. In years past I have concocted my own list of resolutions only to find that 3 weeks later they were nice ideas and that [...]
Something I am not good at is taking a break from work. Any type of break–5 minutes or 5 days. On a daily basis I find myself sitting at the machine for 3 hours at a stretch without getting out of the chair. Obviously this is not good. I did get a pedometer over the [...]
2007 was a professionally prosperous and personally challenging year. I am glad it is about to go into the history books.
In business I learned a great deal about attention, focus, and negotiation. I made more money than I have any other year. I worked more hours on projects AND on non-billable projects. I learned that [...]
Meetings, email, projects, laundry, dinner, kids, cell phone ringing! Don’t pull the alarm yet. They all demand your time and attention many at the same time as each other. No wonder our sleep-deprived lives are fueled by a steady diet of caffeine all the while stumbling around dazed and confused.
I recently read an article in [...]
The title is a topic I read about every so often in the blogosphere and sometimes mentioned in books. Fortunately this topic is gaining more attention in the mainstream business world. The idea is that designers of all kinds: graphic, web, industrial, interior, fashion, information, etc., play a critical role in society and business.
Designers are [...]
How often do your emotions take over and hijack your better judgment? I would say quite often for most people unless you are Spock or a tree.
I have been struggling between allowing logic instead of emotion rule the day in given situations. Many times emotion will come in and take up all the air and [...]
This is my first attempt at speaking the text of my blog. I am using a headset with voice dictation software. The title of whole ramble of thoughts is somewhat appropriate seeing that I am going to try to speak about many things here.
First is the foray into voice dictation software. I have used this [...]
I happened to be on my way to deposit some checks from my business at my local bank. On the way there I happened to stop at the intersection before turning into the parking lot to go through the drive-thru teller. Looking across the intersection I noticed a sign. Don’t exactly know why I noticed [...]
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