2010: the pursuit of (further) happiness
happi·ness n. Happiness is more than just a word to describe an emotional state – I believe it is life’s meaning. And, my life’s pursuit. It affects all that we do and we should ask ourselves continuously what we can do to craft, inject and sustain more happiness into our lives. 2009 delivered a significant […]
Season’s Greetings
All the best in 2010.
What are you actually doing?
This morning I woke up reminiscing about Twitter’s days of ‘What are you doing?’. (Now, of course, it is ‘What’s happening?’.) When you remove the micro-blog-scopic tendency to answer the question at face value – there is such fantastic depth to it. What are you doing? What role are you playing? What change are you […]
Dunbar’s number
I find that as I focus more time on strengthening relationships with people, I say goodbye to some connections along the way as time and attention are consumables. So, would you rather touch more people less (breadth) or touch less people more (depth)? I’m currently trying to find the balance.
The non-technical new age of technical management
I was passed on a great quote recently by a member of my team (HT – James). The quote is from Archibald Putt in 1976 and while it’s famous within the technology set, I had not heard it before. “Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage. […]
Lifehack needed for convergence
Can I harm my personal brand by being too accessible?
My amigos… I would like your thoughts on this. I have turned into the 7-Eleven of personal brands. I’m practically open (online) all hours of the day, anyone can walk in and engage with me and then walk away with something to consume. This could be a good thing but it is disposable so what’s […]
Existence
This is it. This is my foray. My re-entry into the blogosphere. I decided a while ago – September in fact – that I would leave the Blogspot blog behind and get my arse into gear by producing something to represent the multiple facets of my life. I’m still a long way off getting it […]