Archive for February, 2010

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Do you ever wonder how you got somewhere?

Do you ever wonder how you got somewhere?
I don’t mean physically – although at my age….
I mean in life, in work – whatever….

  • I don't know if you were headed in this direction, but we must preach and practice accountability. When we have our client's confidence, we can devote more energy to developing good strategy, creative execution and smart testing and waste less energy selling those in. We gain our client's confidence by delivering great work and taking ownership and being ...
  • I read a case study several years ago that suggested the key to NOT waking up one day and wondering how you got there -- at least in life -- is to be aware that all of your decisions (even not making one) have consequences; if you can fully accept the possible consequences of your choices in advance, it puts ...
  • I like soup.
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

If winning isn’t everything

“If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?”
– Vince Lombardi

Monday, February 8th, 2010

How does the underdog win?

How does the underdog win? Or put another way…
How can the favorite lose?

  • Hi David, I'm a new reader... :-) I actually disagree (how rude of me, on my first comment!!!). Maybe I was reading your post wrong, but I got the feeling you were, in a way, accusing the Colts and Peyton of a certain arrogance that in fact made the team and himself weaker. That cockiness was the main reason for their loss. I ...
  • one degree can change what is written
  • I am reminded of the butterfly effect in chaos theory - wherein a small seemingly insignificant event can change the course of life - "For want of a nail, a battle was lost". Maybe the "best quarterback" had an off day because a dog barked in the night and woke him up, or he ate shellfish that led to some ...