Tennis season is just around the corner and I'm on a mission to get in the best shape possible to help defend our 2012 league championship. There's only one problem. I've let myself go a little this winter as I seem to always do every winter since freshman year of college. I firmly believe effective weight loss is all about the diet and that staying in shape has less to do … [Read more...]
To Get Ahead In The Workplace Don’t Hate Beautiful Women
Women are hard to figure out. If men could figure out women, think about how much more harmony there would be in this world! No fights, no divorces, no monetary leakage to lawyers, and happier children. With happier children, there would be less psychological trauma, less crime, less drugs, and less war. Yes, to have peace on earth, men must do their best to understand women. … [Read more...]
Being Too Cool Can Ruin Your Life
Do you remember those kids in high school who sat in the way back of class, goofed off, or didn't come to class at all? Or what about those kids who grunged out, tatted up, and gang banged their hairs? I used to be one of those kids until I realized I didn't want to short circuit my life. When grades carry over from freshman year all the way to senior year, I couldn't afford to … [Read more...]
Adaptu Closes Its Doors: Business Lessons And Alternatives
When Adaptu's co-founder Mark Brundage left in May 2012 to become Salesforce.com's "Director Of Customer Success," perhaps this was the first clue that Adaptu was losing steam. It's hard to pass up a job at San Francisco-based Salesforce.com given its record revenues and multiple six figure salary packages. Adaptu is owned by StanCorp, a $1.7 billion market cap publicly listed … [Read more...]
Being A Late Stage Buyer Of Technology Has Everything To Do With Building Wealth
You'd think as a blogger, I'd be at the forefront of buying every single latest gadget. Goodness knows I spend more time on a laptop writing than 99% of the population. Furthermore, given my business is writing online, all expenditures that enable me to write online are business expenses! Yet, despite my situation, I write this post on a six year old Macbook. It's not the … [Read more...]