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First principles and philosophy: mental models, worldview, frameworks for understanding
Sticking with Plan A
Quick thought… I’m the kind of person who is very quick to start working out contingency plans if a dream, goal, task or…
Picking an Idea
I often talk to people that are absolutely chomping at the bit to start their own business, and the number one pre-startup question…
The Coin in the Mouth of the Fish
Matthew 17: 24 After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’…
Just Clearing Something up here... Nicotine Replacement Therapy
I’ve had a few funny responses from people I know personally to my Goals for 2010 post along the lines of: “Great goals…
Skype Controls 12% of All International Calls
This is a repost from http://www.strategyeye.com/articles/digitalmedia/id/24649416. Interesting to watch this progress – the take-up of anti-monopoly…
Race Relations — a Bloody Past
I just read a news article that has left me pretty unsettled… http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/aborigines-have-worst-life-expectancy-…
umm, Excuse me… you’re Sitting on a goldmine.
I define the fundamental essence of business as this: Connecting low yield solutions to a high yield problems. In simpler terms, find something that…
Goals for 2010
I only ever set 5 goals as a New Years thing… More than that and I get distracted. These goals ultimately spawn a list…
Bridging the generation gap
Baby Boomer: “Oh yeah, those young tackers will never achieve anything – they are always on their mobiles and that Tweeter thing.” Gen Y: “Those…
The M-word (...and it's friend the S-word)
I’m a solutions guy. I see a problem or a need and I come up with a way to fix it cost effectively…
Great expectations
What are your expectations for your life? Are you who you want to be? Does the question make you cringe and spiral into regret…
Thoughts on time management
It’s always interesting when things start to get a bit crazy. Here’s a couple of principals I use I manage my tasks…