Another $7 System

Another $7 System

Several weeks ago, I wrote about building at IT system for only $7. In Enchantment, author Guy Kawasaki shares a story from Richard Fawal that illustrates the concept so well, I want to share it here: In the 1980’s, I worked for political campaigns. We used index...
Best Time to Be Alive

Best Time to Be Alive

Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book, Crushing It!, came out at the beginning of 2018. It’s a follow-up to his wildly successful 2009 book, Crush It!. Both titles feature high-level advice for effective social media use along with tons of other strategies on what it takes to...
Build an IT System for $7

Build an IT System for $7

Between 1870 and 1882, John D. Rockefeller turned a one-man operation into an oil conglomerate so vast that the U.S. government felt compelled to create an entire new division to deal with his company, Standard Oil. He did all of this without the internet,...
Opportunity is in the Eye of the Beholder

Opportunity is in the Eye of the Beholder

In late February of 1946, Raytheon engineer Rod Spencer went to work with a peanut cluster bar in his pants. The snack was not for him. He liked to break the bar apart and feed it to the squirrels and chipmunks during his lunch break. On this particular day, Spencer’s...
Plan B – Part II

Plan B – Part II

Earlier this year on January 17th, with no warning whatsoever and with no reason given, I was fired from the job I’d been at for over 6 years. I can’t say I was surprised, however, as I swung the axe myself. The idea was born as I sat on my deck, appreciating all that...
Plan B – Part I

Plan B – Part I

As we walked back to the car after eating at our favorite local Tex-Mex restaurant, the entire family came to a dead stop and stared at an SUV parked close to ours. My oldest son spoke first. “Dad, I think this guy needs a new Plan B.” I wish I could claim...