I'm sitting in a booth at a Mongolian Barbecue restaurant in a retirement-community-adjacent mall in Ft. Myers, Florida. This is the only restaurant still open at this late hour (9pm), and the air conditioning is refreshing, wisking away the exhaustion I feel from the heat of the day. Across the table my sister is slowly sipping on a glass of ice water, her mouth slightly … [Read more...]
Untemplater Weekend Reading: Xīn Nián Kuài Lè Edition
These are some reads that are either very related to the untemplate message or just plain awesome stuff. This week's weekend reading is called 'Xin Nián Kuài Lè Edition' because today marks the eve of Chinese New Year: the year of the Tiger. As always, the beginning of a new year is a time to reflect on the past and look to the future. The following articles touch on the … [Read more...]
Ask the Readers: Where is the love?
Valentine's Day is right around the corner and love is definitely in the air. Now I know we all have our reservations about Feb. 14, cupid, flowers, boxes of chocolates and all of that. Some of us refer to it as Singles' Awareness Day, when people come together to celebrate not being in a couple. … [Read more...]
Untemplater Interview: Parallel a Corporate job and a Startup with Shane Mac
Name: Shane Mac Contact: http://twitter.com/shanemacsays Website: http://shanemac.me/ Running a corporate agency and an internet startup is EXTREMELY difficult and time consuming. I do it every day, and I find if comforting when I meet other motivated, high-wired people that are doing the same thing as me. Shane has a corporate job, runs a startup agency, is writing a … [Read more...]
The Great Big Doom Loop and How it’s Affecting Your Fitness
The business researcher extraordinaire Jim Collins writes about the Doom Loop in his famous book Good to Great. It’s when you: 1. Find a new direction 2. Enter a new program 3. Start a new event 4. React to a new fad 5. Get a new leader Without having any plan of action, no accumulated momentum, no build up, no direction. … [Read more...]