check out jeff bezos, ceo of amazon, commencement speech, “we are what we choose.” seems like jeff and i think a lot alike. “Tomorrow, in a very real sense, your life — the life you author from scratch on your own — begins. How will you use your gifts? What choices will you make? Will [...]
are you dead?
dead [ded] -adjective no longer functioning, operating, or productive not moving or circulating; stagnant; stale some people think death only comes once in a lifetime. they’re wrong. death doesn’t only come when you die; it happens the second we come to a place of stagnation in our lives. never stop moving.
how to design a movement
derek shivers teaches us, in under 5 minutes, how to start a movement: “remember the importance of nurturing your first few followers as equals so it’s clearly about the movement, not you…the biggest lesson, if you noticed — did you catch it — is that leadership is over-glorified…it was really the first follower that transformed [...]
the world’s largest list on why we forget to design
last week i wrote a post suggesting that we are all designers and advising that we should not forget to see ourselves as designers and to take a design approach to everything in our life. and while we will design a plethora of things during the years we have on this earth, i offer up [...]
the sound of someone who is designing their life
a good friend of mine shared this video with me the other day, and i believe it is a beautiful and excellent example of someone taking the initiative and determining within themselves that they would design their own life. i hope that, like me, you find this video encouraging, inspiring, and relevant to where you [...]
please don’t forget to design
the old school philosophy of design only being applicable to architects, engineers, and the likes is dying. design has taken on a much broader definition that is applicable to anyone who is seeking to create change. herbert simon once said: “everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.” if [...]
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inspiration of the week: we are what we choose
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my article on technicultr
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are you dead?
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my response to how black people use twitter
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how to design a movement
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the world’s largest list on why we forget to design
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the sound of someone who is designing their life
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please don’t forget to design
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my interview on “the connect”
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the simplest way to change your life right now!
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