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maker morning sessions

Comments 07 February 2010

in july 2009, paul graham wrote an insightful blog post on the difference between managers schedules (the bosses) and makers schedules (the engineers, creatives, artists, programmers of the world). paul argues that managers spend their days in hour blocks because of the millions of meetings they schedule to get things done while makers spend their days [...]

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the year of “you” on detavio.com

Comments 26 January 2010

like fine wines we should all get better ,and that is exactly my goal for 2010. i want to get better serving you. i spent the majority of 2009 finding myself in this space. i developed my voice, chose my weapons of choice, discovered the topics that most interested me, and had a lot of [...]

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my birthday wish today

Comments 06 January 2010

today is my birthday and i am reminded that the words “happy birthday” are always followed by one inevitable question, “what do you want?” and this year, instead of requesting some new hot gadget from all of my facebook friends, blog readers, and twitter followers to see who loves me the most, i’m doing [...]

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similarities with disruption

Comments 12 December 2009

i’m only half of the way through jean-marie dru’s, how disruption brought order, and I am amazed at the similarities between it and my idea (soon to be book), “are you choosing the extraordinary?” jean-marie is the ceo of advertising agency, tbwa, and disruption is the strategic approach behind how tbwa leads clients to achieve their business goals. although [...]

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thanks for your support

Comments 14 November 2009

for the last 6 weeks many of you have been voting for me to become a pro-blogger. unfortunately, i failed to make it to the 2nd and final round of the blogging contest. nevertheless, i an in deep gratitude because i recognize that you definitely could have been giving your time and energy to something [...]

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sign-up for fortune reminders

Comments 10 October 2009

if you don’t know yet, i am applying to be a professional blogger for sam-e/nature-made (if you haven’t voted today, please do!) in order to remind people to vote i have been sending out constant updates on twitter and facebook. this type of self-promotion and interruption marketing goes against everything i believe in but i [...]

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i am a servant leader who specializes in helping people and brands be extraordinary. i have unparalleled training and experience doing so at some of the best organizations on the planet. i am an unconventional strategic thinker, with a gift for simplifying ideas and a passion for solving tough problems. this, combined with my natural abilities to inspire and develop relationships, enables me to drive people and businesses towards greatness, or what i call their maximum potential. you can connect with me on:
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