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Next Steps

On September 29, 2008 By

I spent last week in San Diego running a conference. My one goal for the week was to take a 1 hour break and sit in a hot tub. That didn’t happen.

From the moment I hit the ground there were things to fix. 98% of them the attendees, and even most of the staff, [...]

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Count the votes?

On May 30, 2008 By

I’m a little confused on why there is debate as to whether to count Florida and Michigan’s votes. The states were told that if you break the rules and move the primaries, that they would not count. Instead of listening to their own parties’ rules, they held their primaries earlier. Penalize them.

If the penalty [...]

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Apple of my Eye

On May 29, 2008 By

31:01 – 3.76 miles

In one day I experienced ridiculous service and then extraordinary service. The place that provide such amazing service:
The Apple Store

This is a company that understands how to connect and make people pull out their wallets. First, they listen to their customers and then act. Second, they hire people [...]

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Reading on the bus

On May 12, 2008 By

39:11 – 4.05 Miles

Over the past couple of weeks I have read 2 books on the bus. Nothing to be impressed about as they were motivational books which are basically books with quotes in them. Didn’t learn anything particularly insightful. What resonated with me, was the comment that “overnight success doesn’t happen overnight.” Too [...]

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Overnight Success

On April 29, 2008 By

55:06 – 5.53 miles

I am reading a book and it has the quote:

Overnight success happens over years.

So often we hear about overnight sensations and instant millionaires when it is not really the case. Even Google did not have instant success. Yes, when they released their IPO things seriously took off, but the [...]

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