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leadership

Lesson #1 – Be Thankful for Everything You Have Been Given

September 19, 2022

Lesson #1 – Be thankful for everything you have been given, and say thank you all the time. – Lessons from My Father It’s easy to notice. It’s easy to compare what you have or don’t have with others. Afterall,…

Lessons From My Father

September 18, 2022

“It doesn’t matter how much money you make, how high you rise in rank in the world. You do what you love, and do it for the sake of loving someone else. There is nothing more beautiful, nothing more precious.…

Think Well, Be Well

September 16, 2022

“Thinking makes it so.” ~ Hamlet via Shakespeare Thinking makes it so. I can’t agree more. Whether it be positive or negative in its impact, what you think about, and how you think about it will have an effect on…

Deception for Protection?

September 14, 2022

Probably the most common form of deception is lying to “protect someone else”. Maybe you don’t see it as lying because you are just “not telling them”.  It shows up because you “don’t want them to worry about it.”   If…

Why is it important to play music?

March 27, 2016

Walter Blanding and I spent a week together on tour visiting 100’s of students across the Pacific Northwest. I managed to grab this gem of a talk answering the question, “why is it important to play music?” Click here to…

This is what it’s all about…

March 12, 2015

Some people just don’t get why it’s a big deal… On the eve of the fourth annual Jazz Walk I am reflecting on two conversations that I just had with two patrons of Boxleys while at Pioneer Coffee – the…

Danny in Tech News: Geekwire.com

February 26, 2015

Cloudward launches Cloud Snippets to ease website customization Original article available here: http://www.geekwire.com/2015/cloudward-launches-cloud-snippets-to-ease-website-customization/ BY BLAIR HANLEY FRANK on February 26, 2015 at 9:13 am 1 Comment  Share  87  Tweet  30  Share  11  Reddit  Pin People who want to extend the functionality of their website have a…

Why do a thing? Or Not?

May 1, 2013

Why? Not? Why do it? Seriously. Why do it? Why invest the time? Or why do you not invest the time?  Why “waste the time?” Why do you return to a habit that you regret or detest? And what keeps you…

What about Bob? Meet Bob Thordarson

August 11, 2010

Having coffee with Bob Thordarson is a real treat, and if you are an innovator or entrepreneur and you haven’t met him yet… do it. Bob is dumb enough and nice enough to actually meet with you, even if it’s…

Procrastinate Your Way to Success – Seriously

June 20, 2009

Procrastinate Your Way to Success – Seriously Don’t do it!Okay, it’s time to procrastinate your way to success. Sounds odd doesn’t it?  After all why do today what you can put off till tomorrow? If you are like me you…