Tinker don’t perfect
I’ve spoken to several entrepreneurs this week as well as spent some time thinking about my past endeavors, and one thought keeps popping in my head: “tinker, don’t perfect.” When I look back on some things that I’ve worked on, some of them things I REALLY was passionate about (have some thoughts about passion, […]
Baking cookies
I thought a lot about my mom today. Julie and her friend were talking about something that happened a few years ago, and they couldn’t remember what year it occurred. I said “well that was before my mom passed away, so it was early 2005.” It was strange how normal that statement felt to me. […]
“You’ve got to find what you love”
I’m sure I’ve written on this speech one, two, or ten times already but for some reason it resurfaced this morning for me. I thought about it a little differently today. Steve pleads eloquently in the speech for us to blaze a path of passion in our lives: Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the […]
Dealing with bad news
There was an article in the WSJ this morning about supporting loved ones when they find out they have cancer. I immediately had opinions on the article because I remember my own experience very clearly with my mom. I remember cleaning out my college apartment when she called me to give me the news, and […]
Relationships: they’re work (in a good way)
I had a long talk with my sister this morning about relationships and it reminded me of something my Mom used to tell me: relationships (of all kinds) take work. I’m amazed really at how easily people forget this (myself definitely included). Expecting a relationship, whether between you and your significant other or your friend […]
Happy Birthday Mom
(from my trip last weekend to Deep Creek Lake, MD) So my mom would have turned 55 today. It’s hard to believe a 3rd birthday has passed since her death. I definitely do miss her everyday, but it’s strange how life goes on. It is so weird to see all the cards and letters I […]
Put it in perspective
So today I really have felt sort of down in the dumps. I’ve had some things come up related to work that weren’t good, and part of me really just wanted to crawl under a rock and disappear. Actually to be honest, I just wanted something to fix it all for me…That started a chain […]
2 year ago…
(this pic was taken at the lake erie house mentioned below…taken in Jan of 06) It came and I didn’t even catch it. I really can’t believe it’s been almost 2 years since my mom passed away. Roughly 2 years ago today, I entered the most difficult period of my life. The point where my […]
Today’s a game
(via mecredis on flickr under cc) As I was sitting eating lunch and thinking about my last post I had somewhat of a revelation. I really don’t like work. Looking back on my first business, Enviar, I didn’t start that as a business. I really started that with the approach of “this puzzle looks fun.” […]
Long time…
(shot at sunset in Guanacaste, Costa Rica…beautiful place) It’s been awhile since I last posted to this blog. It’s not because I’ve been particularly busy, it’s just that I fell out of that “blogging state of mind,” where you can constantly see blog worthy topics in your day to day life. Anyway, those of you […]