Monthly Archives: October 2015

Listening with the intention to respond, or, not really listening at all, leads to a lot of noise, and little progress. Listening with the intention to understand – which doesn’t necessarily mean total silence (you should ask questions to clarify what you don’t understand, and verbally signal to the speaker that you do understand whatContinue reading “2 Kinds Of Listening”

“The only time I smile is when you leave. You never want to talk about what’s really going on. Every time I try to, it ends in a fight. The rest of the time, you’re happy being ignorant.” That was an actual thought I had about 2 years ago. I know, because I wrote itContinue reading “Anger Does Not Last”

When I read some of the things I wrote last year, there are some things that turned out exactly the opposite way. For example, I wrote about the importance of trust in a certain relationship, and then, I broke that trust. Why would I do that, if I knew how important it was? I don’tContinue reading “What Do You Want?”

I have news for you. I’m not your captive. I can walk out the door. Captive Portal Authorization may not have gotten its name maliciously. But once you start using it, you’re using it. To me, it seems like an opportunity to say ‘Thank you for visiting my store & using my Wifi.’ Simply byContinue reading “Captive Portal Authorization”

Hungry Nuts is a project that I’m proud of. Right now, I’m no longer working on it. I learned a lot from the first attempt at it: how to build an eCommerce site; why I needed more help; how important the burning desire to succeed is. I met a lot of smart people and raisedContinue reading “Hungry Nuts is Offline”

I have a habit of throwing away the ideas I write down every day. Then someone told me that by doing that, I’m throwing away a little piece of myself. Maybe. I figured that if they were any good, I would remember them a few days later, and then follow through on the good ones.Continue reading “Throwing Away Ideas”

Right now, you’re growing older. I looked at my son the other day and noticed it happening. And if you’re growing older, then you know that you’re moving closer to old age & death with every second. But there’s another thing that you’re doing at the very same time: living. Living & dying. You can’tContinue reading “2 Things You Are Doing Right Now”

When people come into contact with your ‘thing’, what change do they undergo? Whether it’s a business, or perhaps just you being you, if a person leaves their interaction with you happier than they were before, then you’re doing something special. On the other hand, if you’ve never thought about that at all, it’s timeContinue reading “Transformation”

If you spend a lot of time wondering, or worrying what you are (or what you could be), try this instead: Make a list of what you are not. What you cannot do; what you cannot possibly learn. For example, I have spent 15 years in the food business. But I am not ready toContinue reading “Knowing What You Are Not”

Being careful leads to more of the same. Being careful means that it’s probably going to have the outcome you expect. Being careful doesn’t really get you anywhere. We need more bold, please. We need you to take that thing that is only a dream and try to make it a reality.