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In: Art|Creativity|Linchpin
5 Jul 2010The words used in the title of this post are all words that came from my thesaurus for the word “mediocre.” mediocre |ˌmēdēˈōkər| adjective of only moderate quality; not very good: a mediocre actor It makes me wonder if this is the way my English teachers would have explained my skills to my parents during [...]
In: Creativity|Life|Success
24 Jun 2010Snakes and Ladders originated in India as a game based on morality called Vaikuntapaali or Paramapada Sopanam (the ladder to salvation) (wikipedia) You’re right at the top. You’re almost there. Only a few steps to go. And then you hit that damn snake, and you’re knocked all the way down to the bottom. As a kid, it [...]
In: Business|Career & Work|Creativity|Getting Things Done|Linchpin
7 May 2010I had this idea for a local mashup of an offline/online web business a few years ago. It was a killer idea. I had seen startups in bigger cities offering a similar type of service with amazing success. I dumped a ton of sweat, tears, and money into this business. I spent days working on [...]
In: Creativity
11 Mar 2010Yesterday I was having a discussion with my cousin Adam about resumes. Adam is finishing up college and starting to look for employment amongst thousands of other eager students. It was interesting because he was explaining all the ways a resume is required to be written and prepared, according to his college. (Much hasn’t changed since [...]