I came across this blog from my good friend Mario. As I read through it i came across this post/chapter. Any Entrepreneur that wants to succeed should take a glance. Really anybody that wants to be a leader should read it. Here is a link to the article.
Cheers,
My good friend Andy published a Tweet about this…I felt obliged to share it with all of you (all 5 of you). Apparently its National Man Day Today. I propose we all go out and do something manly, like change the oil in your car, or chop wood, or watch a baseball game and drink a beer on the couch. Men, lets stand up and celebrate this day! Try to avoid the fact that’s also natinoal “Sneak a Kiss Day”
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What's luck got to do with it?
I was walking over the Farmer Market Saturday morning and casually recapping the week in my head. I was fortunate to meet a pretty good group of students from the University of Montana Business School, Yes…The Harvard of the West. The class is something that is relatively new as it’s only in its third year. The class comes out to the Portland and Seattle and meets with various different businesses that have alumni from the University working for them or owns them. The class is basically one big networking event for the students to get insights into what it takes to work for of these companies (2 of them are on the100 best companies to work for list). As I was headed over to the market I got to thinking about luck…to be more specific how much luck really had to do with your success. Read more…
Anybody that has known me for more than five minutes knows I LOVE the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox’s are top to bottom one of the best organizations around. That’s why I pretty much cry when ever I see Big Papi, A.K.A David Ortiz step up to the plate. If you even remotely follow baseball or watch Sports Center you know that Big Papi is one hell of a slump. I felt even worse last year watching my beloved Jason Varitek, the Red Sox catcher, in his slump. While doing my usual Saturday morning ritual of coffee, iPod, and the Wall Street Journal, I came across a great article on Papi in the WSJ. It’s extremely well written and paints a great picture of Papi’s hitting slump, as well as some people views on what a slump really is. Regardless if you’re a fan of the Red Sox or not I’d recommend reading it. Here is the LINK
Viva la Boston!!!
Cheers,
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I really like the New York Times, and really really like one specific column that is in the business section every Sunday. Corner office is the name of the column, I’d recommend reading this weeks. Here is the Link.
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While I’m sure my father will lecture me for making a post like this…I’ll do it anyway.
I was reading the NYTimes.com, one of my favorite sites, and I came across an article that will be in the NYTimes Magazine about President Bill Clinton. Its a somewhat lengthy read, but it really dives into a few different aspects of Clinton’s post presidency. When it comes to politics I only like diving deep into a few areas, their first “100 Days”, their post presidency, and the funeral. Before you judge me on the funeral part, you get more history in one presidential funeral than any history book. Case in point, did you know that Regan only tied his ties in a double Windsor? Read more…
Wow, so berate me if you must about my lack of blogging…but…ok I’ve to nothing. No great excuse. We’ll just say that I was on a blogging sabbatical looking for inspiration.
So while I was on this little sabbatical I stumbled across a few things that I think are pretty much the coolest thing since sliced bread.
I don’t hide the fact that I love movies. I will pretty much go to a movie no mater the weather, the day, etc. Generally I prefer to go alone, no idea why…but I just love movies. Between marathon training, work, and the lack of good movies out, I haven’t been in some time. In the coming weeks there are going to be some pretty good ones coming out which i’m looking forward to. Today was a pretty typical spring day in Portland, cloudy to the point that the sky looks like it wants to rain but can’t decide to do so, thus prime movie watching weather. Read more…
It’s been so long since I’ve posted I’ve almost forgot how my blog works. Work has been beyond busy, almost to the point where working a few hours on Saturday seems normal. I think it goes without saying that I’d rather not get into that habit, however I’ve been working on some pretty cool projects lately that I think will really start to move our organization in a different direction and how we do business with our customers. Ok, enough about work. I’ve obviously been busy lately, but here is a quick sampling of what I’ve been up to… Read more…
I’ve been bouncing around a few ideas on topics over the past few days, but I’ve yet to settle on any one idea. Interestingly enough as i was reading the NY Times this morning over my usual cup of coffee and listing to tunes from my iPod i came across two articles that are really interesting to read and happen to correlate to a few topics I’ve been thinking of.
The first article is the leading story on the business section Read more…