linchpin in training
Have you ever had a great idea? Have you ever told someone your idea, and they told you that your idea was stupid? Maybe they looked at you like you were nuts. Maybe they thought you were a little bit of a weirdo. Maybe they told you to stop daydreaming and get back to work. [...]
The world is a tricky place to live. I read a line in the book Thinkertoys the other day that got me thinking. It read: “There is no way of knowing how far intention and action can take you. This world offers no guarantees, only opportunities and vicissitudes. When you reach for the stars you may [...]
So I was walking the streets of Toronto the other day and something happened which got me to thinking… Here’s the story: I had just finished off my second Venti Bold Sumatra from Starbucks and was in desperate need of a washroom. I had to go bad. I found another coffee shop, which I won’t [...]
In: Ideas
22 Feb 2010Everyone has great ideas. A lot of my ideas come to me as I’m trying to fall asleep. I seem to be able to really think and concentrate on my ideas during that time. The problem is, most of us rarely do anything with those ideas. Back in 2006, my buddy Dane Morgan had an [...]