Tag: life

Living Like An Online Swan

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Paul Jarvis raises a point on Medium that is always worth repeating: What I share online only represents a tiny portion of my life. Sure, I live a pretty decent life, and really dont have anything tocomplain about, but still??its not nearly as interesting as a lot of folks assume. And conversely, Im sure a lot of folks I assume have an amazingly awesome, super interesting life are exactly the same. I always say that life, especially online life, is like a swan. Everyone looking at someone else sees the graceful moves, the supple neck, the effortless gliding from one

Thoughts on life, work, and opportunities

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Since the start of the year, I’ve been think about what I do for a living, and how I’ve gotto where I am. There’s no clear answer to that question (although ‘do fun things’ will probably figure highly), but two pieces from the last week have resonated with me. First up, Rackspace’s Rob La Gesse: I’ve seen salespeople that seem to have so much more “luck” than their peers, but I don’t believe in luck. I know this person just did a little bit more than someone else, and probably a long time ago. And it is hard to connect

Lessons from a 40 year old

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 A few months ago, when I was kicking around ideas for this talk, I was going over ideas with a friend and he noticed a trend in what I’ve been thinking about lately, how all my ideas were about long term projects and taking things easy and spending time with family and how I sounded like an old man in the go-go world of the Internet. He suggested the title “Lessons from a 40 year old” and it stuck. Matt Howie’s recent Webstock Talk.

Answering the Top Ten Unanswerable Questions

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Have to laugh at the latest wheeze from Ask Jeeves, as they promote their Questions and Answers service by providing media outlets (such as The Daily Dust) with ten questions that can’t be answered. Err… Okay, here they are, and now, with answers. What is the meaning of life? 42. Easy, next! Is there a God? Nope. Do blondes have more fun? Nope. What is the best diet? Any that follows the Jasper Carrot rule, which reminds you that “this hole” (points to face) is bigger than “this hole” (points down and smiles) Is there anybody out there? Well if