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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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Product Marketing

On May 5, 2008 By

27:19 – 5K

Was handed a free sample of a product today on the 16th Street Mall. It took 3 minutes to figure out what it does and the benefit of using it was. Or at least what I think it is. 3 minutes may not sound like a long time, but think of how [...]

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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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Risk Success

On April 25, 2008 By

I have always been an advocate for taking calculated risks. This involves making a list of what it would take to launch an idea and on the other side what could be lost. In the past 2 weeks, I have realized that the majority of the ideas I have require no actual money involved to [...]

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Design Revelation

On April 21, 2008 By

54:49 – 5.51 miles

It is Monday and I had to run. I had 2 Pop-Tarts, a cup of coffee, glass of water, and out the door. The result of the run was better then I expected. Over the past 3 runs, have taken 3 minutes off my pace that I did at the Denver [...]

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