Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Living
Life Lessons
Growing Older
A friend, George, read my featured article for this month and had this response:My life is changing as important, and loved, people in my life are dying off. I've kept a list, not too carefully, from 1995 (when I was...
Building a Brand
I received a post card in the mail from a prominent realtor in my area. The realtor was sponsoring a talk, given by a colleague who is a consultant, author and speaker, on finding your purpose. The venue was a...
When Good Things Happen Quickly
An update on the posting looking for entreprenurial families. I had contacted several people I know who are either entrepreneurs or work closely with entrepreneurs. One of them, Kevin Menzie, CEO of Slice of Lime, responded that he did come...
The First Sign of Spring
I road my bike for the first time this year and saw lots of people walking and enjoying the sunshine. It's been a long winter in the Denver area, which makes the warm weather all the more special. As I...
Entrepreneurship in the DNA
I had a reporter for Business Week call me this morning. She works in the Small Biz area and is doing a photo essay on entrepreneurial families. See below: The photo essay again is profiling a handful of families in...
The Miracles of Free Enterprise
Jeffrey Gitomer, the author of "The Little Red Book of Selling" and a columnist with a down-to-earth approach on sales, had a great article on the men's room at the Charlotte, NC airport. In a column last fall, he reports...
Overheard at Breakfast
Son #2: "I hate the writing part of the CSAPs. (CSAPs are standardized tests that school kids are required to take every year in Colorado) Son #1: "I thought you liked writing." Son #2: "I don't have any trouble with...
Small, Great Companies
A friend emailed recently with a request. Did I know of any possible candidates for two open positions at her employer, Sterling-Rice Group, a small brand strategy consulting firm? Positions range from Senior Innovation Consultant to Art Director to Information...
Five Years Ago
Five years ago, I was in a lab, surrounded by phones and telephone switching equipment, isolated from the rest of the workplace by locked doors that required special security to pass through. It was a place littered with old test...