Why Do Cars Have Brakes?

Mar 19, 2012 | Business and Entrepreneurship

“The more sure we are, the more likely we are to suffer an illusion.” – Jerry Weinberg Why do automobiles have brakes? To stop, right? To stop. That’s one answer. Is there another answer? I heard this on the radio recently, and I jotted it down...

Rain Puddles, Big Splashes, and the Land Beneath Your Feet.

Mar 17, 2012 | Life

Photograph of the rain reflections by Courtney Warren. Will it stop raining? It’s raining in San Francisco and I’m so happy that it finally is. The rain has been following me across the country a bit–Dallas, Austin, here in San Francisco again–and while it...

What Your Job Is Not

Mar 12, 2012 | Business and Entrepreneurship, Crafting Your Career, Professional Development

What is your job? Or, more importantly, what is your job not? One evening, late on a Friday night, I asked myself what I was accomplishing, and what I was achieving. Who am I working for? What’s the bigger picture? How am I making this happen?  Sometimes, to...

A Little Bit Is A Lot

Mar 9, 2012 | How People Work

Feels like I just touched down in San Francisco and turned around and took off again! After getting back in town after last week’s working vacation, I’m off again to Dallas and then Austin, Texas for work, conferences and a weekend in Austin. I’m looking...

The “Working Vacation” or How I Briefly Escape From Insanity

Mar 2, 2012 | Business and Entrepreneurship

I’m on a slow retreat, one in which I escape–although not completely–from the working world. I’m taking a long weekend in Catalina, off the coast of southern California, to spend time with my family, catch up on writing, and slow down on the...