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I know it sounds like some type of marketing hype, but bear with me- this is important for your bigger future. REMARKABLE isn't a vague concept that can't be measured or too much bravado that borders on arrogant. In this context, I'm simply measuring remarkable by someone remarking to another
Date:
5/17/2012

How does the word accountability resonate for you? My personal relationship with this concept has changed dramatically over the years. I’d always been the kid, teenager, or entrepreneur who played by his own rules and that often got me in trouble. So, my initial experiences with accountability
Date:
5/3/2012

I believe asking for help can be a great contribution to others and ourselves. Asking for help:
  • requires humility
  • requires faith
  • extends respect to the person your making the request of
  • opens us up in ways that invite growth
  • puts us in action
Yesterday, a friend
Date:
4/19/2012

The majority of large to midsize organizations spend 85% + of their IT budget just maintaining systems. For many small organizations just keeping up with refresh cycles, to keep the “railroad running”, totally depletes their budget. To make the best choices with limited resources, tight budgets
Date:
4/11/2012

When talking with some friends the other day someone commented, “Sure technology is changing fast but how much is your day-to-day life really impacted?” It got me thinking: Are we over-hyping or perhaps under-appreciating it? One of my core habits is to APPRECIATE the people, experiences
Date:
3/28/2012

I frequently feel too busy. Many people I know will admit to feeling this way most of the time. Activity without positive results is exhausting. Anything that takes more than it gives is, by definition, emptying. The very word FULFILLMENT doesn’t jive with empty. If this rings true
Date:
3/21/2012

The late great UCLA basketball Coach John Wooden would say, “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future”. John would go on to encourage you to stop and do a simple exercise:
  • Write down the names of the friends you spend most of your time with.
  • Now ask yourself, “ Are
Date:
3/14/2012

Today, we hear even non-IT people talking about the cloud. The pulse of innovation continues to speed up and we see numerous new IT Cloud options, and providers, emerge every month. With so many new choices, even a business veteran can feel a bit cloudy.   All this new capability brings us back
Date:
3/7/2012