On Failure
Mar 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I've been thinking about failure a lot. My career has some doozies in its wake. I've heard people speak about failures at conferences. The current trend is to tell people failures are okay because they learn from them. I've seen some suggest extremes like encouraging failure. Back in the late 80s, "failure was not an [...]
A Few Thoughts and Memories on MLK Day
Jan 17, 2011 By 2 Comments
Image via Wikipedia I grew up in central Arkansas and for those of you from other places, growing up there is like growing up twenty years in the past. The place never seems to be culturally caught up to the rest of the country. Fashion trends hit there last. Back in high school, I had [...]
E-Books, Cynicism, and Shelf Life
Jul 7, 2010 By 5 Comments
Full disclosure: I don't own an e-book reader. Maybe that's why I'm not too hip on e-books as described in this Huffington Post article by Paul Levine. Funny, I don't recall anyone blissfully sniffing their books until the threat from e-publishing appeared. Now, readers can't resist comparing their moldy old tomes to the finest Bordeaux. [...]
STC 2010 Day Three Super Summary
May 5, 2010 By 2 Comments
The third day of the STC Summit proved to be all about the sessions. As a result, the #stc10 tweet stream improved in overall positivity. There were so many accolades for great presentations. Don Moyer ( @foglifter ) attracted high praise. I don't think speaker evaluation forms are obsolete. However, there is real value in [...]
STC 2010 Day One Super Summary
May 3, 2010 By 4 Comments
First day of STC Summit at opening session I was surprised by the ginormous stage stuff. I was all, "Yay! Usher's playin'!" But alas, no Usher. With some sort of mix up, the opening speaker, Molly E. Holzschlag (@mollydotcom), didn't appear. Doing what anybody in that situation would have done without access to Usher, they [...]
Dreamlog: 6 Minutes Until It Gets Real Weird
Apr 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This dream was too bizarre not to share. Dressed in a suit (something I don't even own right now), I visited a Southern Baptist church specifically to watch Doug E Fresh perform. Who wouldn't? The church was packed with white people in suits. I could only sit in the back. Doug E Fresh came out [...]
My Struggle with Depression
Feb 25, 2010 By 9 Comments
Open Query Letter for My Own Business Book
Feb 9, 2010 By 3 Comments
I have an idea for a business book, but I'm really lazy. Sending off book proposals takes time and energy and follow-up and seems so last century. However, I have a burning desire to cash in on the whole business book thingy. I suppose I could write the book on spec, but that takes away [...]
Unrest by Parkway Drive