Standing in the station in Kuala Lumpur, waiting to board the overnight train to Singapore, I saw them pushing through the crowd. They were looking for certainty, wanting to know. They looked American, young, fresh organized and uncertain, a couple traveling. He, especially, looked unsure, but she was more determined, pushing forward to find ‘the right man’. She held a neat … [Read more...]
With Friends Like These…
When was the last time you ‘fired’ a friend? Take a moment and think about all the different relationships you maintain at any given time, both personal and professional. Networking, social media, groups and forums, the list goes on. How often do you see people with 1000+ Facebook ‘friends’, following 3000+ people on Twitter, and a member of various networking groups? … [Read more...]
Do Grades Matter? Episode 1 of 2
Two years ago, I asked myself a question that changed the way I approached my college education. Before my sophomore year, a time when I needed to get my grades up to avoid going to community college and then keep them up to get into my program, I asked myself, “Do grades matter?” Awful timing, I know. This wasn’t a question of if a college degree matters. That’s … [Read more...]
Open Thread: What Is Your 3-Layer Dream?
"What's the most resilient parasite? An Idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules." - Cobb, Inception Welcome to the world of Inception, where ideas do alter reality and (thus) change the world. Oh, and no idea is safe. While not as mind-blowing and gravity-defying as The Matrix, Inception is a … [Read more...]
The Fastest Way to Lose Everything
The following is a special guest post by Robert Granholm. In his own words... Robert Granholm writes at IT Arsenal where he provides tech support, guides and best practices for internet users and online entrepreneurs. Enter Robert. ### Quick survey, what do you spend more time in front of than anything else on a regular basis? I bet it's something digital. I bet it's … [Read more...]