The first part of my 360 review the “continue” feedback.  These are the things that I should continue doing, or basically my strengths.  Attached below you can find the pdf of the feedback that was given to me (and reading it might help the post make more sense). Here is a link to the feedback [...]

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I started working with an executive coach.  Part of the process is a 360 review (and I won’t receive the results for a bit still), but in addition to helping me learn to see myself better through that process she is also helping me through some of [...]

The last few months have been a whirlwind. Second guessing I have been pushing myself to achieve more and accomplish more in the office. Outside of the office I have taken on more responsibilities volunteering at events, trying my hand at public speaking, and trying to learn the skills and traits to be the very [...]

Lately I have been catching episodes of the new season of Millionaire Matchmaker during my workouts, and while certainly being entertaining, there are a lot of interesting take aways pertaining to human interactions.  One thing you see a lot of is first meetings between people (via introductions, try outs, or even setup dates).  After watching [...]

As a child everyone had things that wanted to be–some children wanted to be firefighters or police men, the ambitious ones wanted to be doctors or lawyers, so what did I want to be?  A millionaire.  Yes, as a child I dreamed of living in a mansion, having “staff”, and while I had no clue [...]

Many of us geeky people in the tech world are well aware of RSS feeds, RSS feed readers, and the beauty of having content sent right to you.  But not everyone falls into this nerdy category. The overwhelming majority of folks consume web content by visiting each of the websites (or blogs) that interest them, [...]

Do you ever have a morning where you wake up late or don’t have the energy to be bothered with an outfit besides sweats and T-shirts? I tend to have these days quite often (I am not really a morning person so I have a hard time getting up), but one thing I strive to [...]

There is a well known philosophy around time management that uses the analogy of filling up a beach bucket–it goes something like this: Image by Susie Underwood via FlickrSecond, the smaller rocks and pebbles First, put in the large big rocks Second, the smaller rocks and pebbles Then the sand And finally, fill up the [...]

Most productivity blogs, books, seminars that I have encountered recommend getting up earlier as a means to getting more done each day. In the past I have always been a bit of a night owl (I hate waking up and can hardly be described as a morning person) but I have discovered that working out [...]

Everyone has a few areas where they need to improve.  Most people (the learners anyway) who continue to look for ways to improve will find that these areas change over time.  At times it will be things like communication, other times it may be knowledge or trade skills, and all the while you keep improving [...]

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