On Being a Writer
I have been writing for the last eight years, ever since I left my last corporate job and went off on my own. I found out quickly that to be a good writer, I needed to do three things: Read...
On Being Fifty: Lost in the Wilderness
I am trying to make peace with being fifty years old. When I turned fifty last May, I moved into a new Nielsen demographic, as if I was suddenly a less avid viewer, more resistant to buying certain products, and...
What an Entrepreneur Looks Like, Part 3
In the first posting of this series, a sixth-grader showed us how the mind of an entrepreneur works--imaginative, customer-oriented, and opportunistic (in a good way). In the second posting, we saw how one Millenial uses his resourcefulness, curiosity, and team-oriented...
Boundary Crosser in Action
Boundary Crosser in Action: Julio Ottino, watch these videos for an nice summary of what boundary crossers can see that others can't see, http://bit.ly/mOrf2f
Got a kick out of this article on engineering students mixing it up with the arts: http://bit.ly/qVryTf . Five years ago, I suggested to the Dean of Engineering at Northwestern that engineering students could benefit from taking classes in the...
Lessons Learned From Being Fried, Part 2
This is the second installment of a two-part series on burn out. In the first installment, I talked about making the decision to step away from my start-up, My Alumni Link, for three months. I went through a period where...
What An Entrepreneur Looks Like, Part 2
This is the second in a three-part series of postings about entrepreneurs I've met this year. Alex White is 24 years old, a recent graduate of Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy (SESP). I interviewed Alex and his...
Making Meaning of It All
The 10th anniversary of 9/11 has given a collective pause to our fast forward society. The reflections range from the scope of the tragedy and how it changed the world to whether we are any safer today to individual recollections...