When I broke my two year hiatus from blogging I mentioned that I was going to take a different approach this time around – less “business” and “advice” driven posts, and more raw, honest, philosophical, …
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Shokunin, The Unemployable Class, and Finding Meaning Through Work
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Forbes Lists and Success, The Challenge and Confusion of Ambition
We are in Miami on a family vacation. The boys are down early (it was a long travel day yesterday), the pool is open late, and Maci is out for a swim. I’m poolside, enjoying the …
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Filling The Void With Stuff
In 2008 I bought my first nice car. It was a white Lexus, used, but only a year or two old, and it had very low mileage (the model shown above). I still have …
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Toil
This is how Merriam-Webster defines the verb Toil: : to work very hard for a long time; and : to move slowly and with a lot of effort I have my own definition (that I have …
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Excerpt From Unsuited Book: “Re-Discovering The Virtue of Failure”
Today, I am editing my book. I submit it to the publisher on October 1st. So, I wanted to take a break from my “The Ten Most Important Things We’ve Done In Our Business” series …
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My Most Loyal And Trusted Friend
Everyone who has ever attempted something difficult or risky, everyone who has tried to create something, or start a new venture, has had to deal with feelings of self-doubt, fear and inadequacy. I’ve dealt …
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Emotional Labour
The world needs more emotional labour – the type of labour where people put their heart into their work. Emotional labour means caring about what you do, not just doing it for a paycheque. Emotional …
