Goals

8 principles and 5.75 questions

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

2 Flash movies. 1 set of questions. 1 set of principles.

The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun
The 5.75 Questions You’ve Been Avoiding!

Worth watching!

The loneliness of starting a business

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

I made the decision a while ago to start my own business, and I’m still doing it. I’ve made quite a bit of progress and run across quite a few obstacles and speed bumps. But I’m still surviving. (And enjoying it at times!)
Probably the hardest thing for me to deal with is how lonely I [...]

Got rid of unnecessary possessions

Monday, November 12th, 2007

This goal took freakin’ forever. It seemed like when I thought I was done, there was something else that I should have gotten rid of. When I sold my old Ampeg bass cabinet, I drew the line and declared that I was finished getting rid of unnecessary possessions.
I used a combination of eBay and craigslist [...]

Read one book a month: Waiting for Your Cat to Bark

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Looks like my last finished book was 7 weeks ago, so I should be reading a little more often. At least I’ve been reading at all!
I just finished Waiting for Your Cat to Bark?: Persuading Customers When They Ignore Marketing (I wrote a review).
Next is Blue Ocean Strategy. Laura bought the book for me last [...]

Embrace design in my environment: new MacBook Pro

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

I just bought a shiny new 15″ MacBook Pro. (Hoping to push some of your jealousy buttons if you’re a geek like me!) I’d argue that having a beautiful piece of technology like this is a huge step in embracing design in my environment.
Now all we need to do is wait for Leopard to come [...]