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Category Archives: Think
Opportunities in a crisis
I write an internal company newsletter and I took a wild departure from the content and format this week: I woke up early this morning and the NBA is canceled. Tom Hanks has Coronavirus. Travel restrictions to China and Europe. Our friends at Exabeam are struggling with it. Oh my. Whenever faced with something thatContinue reading “Opportunities in a crisis”
A life lesson from Ray Bradbury
“Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.” ~ Ray Bradbury
Respect the quiet
Can’t say amen to this enough. Effective remote CEOs understand how quality work happens: People need quiet, uninterrupted time to get things done. That’s how people get into a state of “flow,” which is crucial to thinking creatively or building something from scratch -Claire Lew
Workaholics aren’t heroes
“Workaholics aren’t heroes. They don’t save the day, they just use it up. The real hero is home because she figured out a faster way” ― Jason Fried, Rework
Taking some time off
I’m taking some time off from my day job to hit reset. Five years ago I was a leader in Enterprise Security, speaking at conferences like SXSW and GLXP team summits, telling great stories and making a difference. Somehow I’ve settled for working for the weekend. And by time off I mean busting my ass.Continue reading “Taking some time off”
Go first
For years I’ve been saying that I need a tattoo with the phrase You become what you think about. – Earl Nightingale This simple phrase has kept me on track in placing the important things in my life on the top of everything else. When you think about negative things you become negative. When you thinkContinue reading “Go first”
Digging out after vacation is wrong
“I just got back from vacation, I need a little time to dig out of the hole I’m in now” <– I really hate this phrase. Is it really vacation if your return to work means twice as much work for the same amount of time you were gone? A sound strategy would include properContinue reading “Digging out after vacation is wrong”
75 Years ago today
I know it’s not the correct time zone, but as 8 AM rolls around on December 7th, it’s hard not to reflect on the sacrifices of an entire generation of men and women who fought so hard for the cause of freedom. Very few of them are still with us, but to those here andContinue reading “75 Years ago today”
So about Star Wars…
I’m jumping off of the Star Wars bandwagon. I don’t want to see 28 other story lines in this universe. I don’t want Han Solo’s back story movies. I don’t need explanations of how the force works, or why the Rogue squadron was so important. I do understand that I may have to turn inContinue reading “So about Star Wars…”
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