Category: management
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Actually, Failure is an Option
The most common thing “I love what you guys are doing.” This is a phrase I hear today about our work at The Youth Cartel. It’s a compliment. I say thank you. But I hear it so much– usually 3-4 times per day in one form or another — that I’m not even sure what…
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The Chase
The Grind Sitting at a stop light. Mind racing. Texts flowing in, trying to ignore them. Kids in the car, not looking forward to school, but not fighting it either. I’m trying to distract my racing mind by listening to the radio. But that P!ink song is on. And if I hear it one more…
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Your ever evolving vision
Knowing what we know now what can we do better? All this got us here. What do we need to learn to get us there? If this is level 1 or 2 what will level 7 or 8 look like? Last week, I re-watched our first video announcing my joining The Youth Cartel. This was…
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The Power and Purpose of Play
One of the things I’ve been learning is that I simply cannot work all of the time. I have to play. Beyond the concept of Sabbath, which is ultimately about trust that God will provide 7 days of sustenance for 6 days of work, the discipline of play (recreation) is the secret ingredient to creation.…
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The History of Typography
I’m Learning a Lot Everyday As I was watching this video I couldn’t help but think… how did this happen? By “this” I guess I mean… Every day I’m learning new things, new techniques, new ways of doing something, new ways to connect vision to reality. Today I’ll build a website for The Summit, an…
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Acquisition as Failure
This morning, Ben Chestnut (co-founder & CEO of Mailchimp) tweeted a link to an article written by Jake Lodwick. Jake created and sold brands like Vimeo & College Humor. He shares: An acquisition, or an aqui-hire, is always a failure. Either the founders failed to achieve their goal, or – far likelier – they failed…
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Why You Should Attend a Conference Outside of Your Area of Expertise
What am I doing here? Do I fit in or stick out? Will I learn anything? Will I have a good time? Am I just wasting my time & money? These questions have stopped me from attending conferences and seminars. Really it is simple… If I have to give a day or two to anything…
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How Dreams Come True
If chasing dreams is the folly of youth I want to be forever young. I’m chasing some dreams right now. I’m unashamed about it. For too long I sat on them, taking little action in their pursuit or even allowing myself the mental capacity to dream about these dreams. Perhaps I was convinced they weren’t…
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Everyone is a Creative
The Creative Class is a socioeconomic class that economist and social scientist Richard Florida, a professor and head of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, identifies as a key driving force for economic development of post-industrial cities in the United States. via Wikipedia “I wish I were as creative as you.” I hear that regularly from…
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7 Ways to Build a Sustainable Movement
Want to see change? Don’t start a church. Don’t start a business. Don’t hire a bunch of experts. Those things are great. But they are a bit finite in their ability to affect macro-level-change in society. Instead, start a movement of people. And if you really want to see change, start a sustainable movement. As…