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2012 & Eating the Elephant

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. 2012 is shaping up to be a big year. As with any year, I get older (not so thrilled about that) and wiser (that I do appreciate), but this year feels like a particularly broad step forward. The theme for this year is focus. It’s more about several consistent small steps to make progress, instead of hoping for sudden unrealistic leaps. There are three big things I am focused on in 2012. I Read More!

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Life Lessons from My First Job

It will be six years in August since I walked into the offices of RD2 Inc. in Dallas for the first time. I was still in school as a Marketing major, and still processing the fact that someone might pay me to do what I loved to do on the internet. RD2 was then and is now a small team of brilliant minds, taking on big projects and working their damnedest to make the web a better place. I learned a lot in my first job. I got to work with talente Read More!

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Wordcamp Houston – Takeaways & The Rebirth of Slick

Simply chasing cool is a really bad idea; inspired by cool is a great idea. Don’t do it because you research it, do it because you breathe it. Russell Simmons I had a great time at Wordcamp Houston at the Houston Museum of Natural Science! Today was Wordcamp Houston! It was great to see WordPress cofounder Matt Mullenweg back in his hometown keynoting (full keynote video available here), and I always love spending time with the Hous Read More!

Personal mission statement

Why? I’ve read that the #1 cause of stress in general is living life outside of your values, and how else to recognize that stress than to first recognize your values? At my job, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is required reading. Part of that process is to create a personal mission statement. The idea is that any decision, any life goal can be measured against this statement. It’s incredibly powerful and I highly recom Read More!

Today, I had an Epiphany (Seriously) – On Delayed Gratification

This feels like the first time I figured out that the first letter of the Disney logo really is a D. I thought it was a G for most of my life, never questioning that the G made no sense at all. (For people who had similar reactions, there is a Facebook Group with 166,000 members strong.) So here’s my epiphany: For me, in almost every aspect of my life, it’s all about the experience now. That may not sound very revolutionary, but it Read More!

Seattle Trip 2010!

In case you missed the photos and tweets, I spent my 4th of July in Seattle. If you’re following my Day Zero Project list, that means I crossed off #85 Go on a girls’ trip, #91 Visit Jenny in Seattle, and #1 Shop at a Farmer’s Market. Things I recommend checking out on your next trip to Seattle: 1. Walk as much as possible We were lucky enough to be in the heart of Fremont, aka the center of the universe. We walked to the Fr Read More!

Caring Matters – GREAT videos from Dan Pink & Gary V

In the lat week I’ve seen two fairly amazing videos on what motivates people and makes business better – and why money isn’t the answer. Watch and enjoy. I hope they inspire you too! == The surprising truth about what motivates us – why Autonomy, Mastery, & Contribution are more important than money. From Dan Pink (10 minutes): Vide on YouTube Gary Vaynerchuk keynote excerpt from SXSW 2010 – on why CARING Read More!