I always wanted to write. My mother would say it is because I could not shut up! Admittedly, I’ve always had a glut of words tumbling out of me. I’ve told this story before but many years ago I spoke […]
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Lines: Drawn, Imagined, Crossed, Erased
I’ve got a manufactured dilemma – one I’d love to put behind me. Turns out, I’m not that special – others face the same dilemma. This is the same kind of not special that everyone on social media who complains […]
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Presentation: Cloud-based Team Collaboration Tools & Strategies for PMI Los Angeles
Yesterday I had the privilege of presenting to a group for PMI Los Angeles (Project Management Institute). It was part of a day-long series of workshops. My workshop topic was: Cloud-based Team Collaboration Tools & Strategies I addressed both conceptual […]
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File Under: Networking Like a Borg
“resistance is futile” I consulted for a company in an office building with 4 other businesses. One day, I visited those four other businesses and dropped off my consulting resume. One of the four companies I visited hired me that […]
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A Poem for the Dream Doers
I published this poem in 2011 on another blog. I might write a new one before the 1st. But I might not. This is pretty good. Enjoy! A New Year’s Poem For The Dream Doers It is the day after […]
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Why I write songs and about being an artist
I was listening to Joe Pug’s Podcast, The Working Songwriter Podcast. I’ve gone back to listen to quite a few of them. I discovered a few things: Josh Ritter stammers a lot – or did in that interview. His songwriting […]
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Presentation: The Entrepreneurial Careerist – proactive and creative professional growth
Next week, Wednesday, October 4th, I’m speaking at the Challenger Networking Group LA’s monthly meeting. I’ve given this presentation a few times the past couple of months. I enjoy it because it is a free-flowing, no audio/visuals, off-the-cuff series of […]
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Throw Away The Box
“Boxes are for holding things, minds are for exploring things.” Throw Away The Box: Origins During a business presentation in Phoenix several years ago, an attendee asked this question during the Q & A. “What did you do with your […]
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The Boundaries and Benefits of Working From Home
This was initially published in The Wall Street Journal’s Career Journal – from my perspective column – back in 2001-ish. The advice still holds up! Sort of cool, the writer for the same column a week prior was Jack Welch. […]
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