Calling out Evil vs Inputting Good
Listened to an Office Hours podcast episode today and heard a concept I’ve heard but in a way that I’ve …
The Question of Culture
I like to ask people who travel questions about the culture in the place they visited. I think often times, …
Closing Deals Without Being a Salesman
I closed my first deal today. It kind of happened accidentally. I’m not really working on any deals right now …
Unhappy Moving
Have you ever been on a long journey? Or even read a series of books or watched a movie and …
Reading Shmreading
Reading has always been a struggle for me. And by struggle I mean I avoided it at all costs while …
Simpler Times
As I sit and write this, I’m listening to a playlist created over 3 years ago. My emotions are going …
Life at a Startup: Level Three
This is Part 3 of a weekly series on my growth and development at a software startup in Austin Texas. …
The First Time You Met Your Best Friend
“There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.” A quote that resonates greatly with me. It’s amazing …
The Price of Living Comfortably
I went out to a Mexican restaurant this evening because I was out walking and recognized the name as a …
Are You Lazy or Impatient?
When you go to a fast food restaurant (assuming you’re not too high class for that kind of thing) would …
Communication And The Problem with it
I‘ve quoted this many times but one of my favorite quotes from my time in North Carolina was one my …
How Many People Are There in the World?
In less than fifty years the population of the world has more than doubled. In 1969 the world population was …
You Always Do the Things You Want to Do
I’m sure that this thought isn’t original and I’m sure there is lots of philosophy and psychology on the subject, …
Life at a Startup: Level Two
This is Part 2 of a weekly series on my growth and development at a software startup in Austin Texas. …
Technology in Nature
Even though I work at a software company now I make it a point to be outside as much as …
Organization and Discipline
Organization and discipline have been things that I’ve battled my entire life. Somehow, I’m fairly OCD about some things but …
Leave the Party When You’re Still Having Fun
The title of this post is some advice I heard earlier this evening. It was in relation to job interests …
Homeless: Please Help
A story. You walk by a woman squatted on the sidewalk on the corner of a busy street. She holds …
If Buildings Could Talk
As I’ve been walking downtown in Austin each morning, I’ve often wondered the stories behind some of the building I …
The Smile Experiment
I had never lived in a downtown environment until this past week and it’s been an interesting education. I absolutely …
Life at a Startup: Level One
This was my first week of — well, of a lot of things. For starters, it was my first week …
How to Clip Your Nails (Video Included)
Have you ever wondered how to do something and gone in search for a how-to video or article on Google …
What’s a Decision Maker?
The decision maker is a term that is very familiar to most people in business – especially those in sales …
When Customer Service is Done Right
I have, unfortunately, been no stranger to the woes of technology problems. Back in December I even wrote a post …
Cadence and Audit. Bored yet?
I was assigned my first project at my new job today. Going through each of our customer accounts and audit …
What’s The New Dig?
I’ve mentioned multiple times in previous posts that I’ve moved to a new location and that I’m starting a new …
What Do People Like To Talk About?
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years …
Life On 6th Street
I arrived in Austin today. The Where I can’t move into my apartment until memorial day, so for the next …
Organization and Going Simple.
In 7 hours, the new journey begins. 3 hours ago, most of my earthly belongings laid sprawled out waiting to …
Confidence in Uncertainty
There are many times in life when we are uncertain how we’re going to get past an event, test, or …