April 2010

Can’t we all just get along?

April 28, 2010

Tweet We’ve been taught that cities need to be dense in order to work. Large groups of people, living, working and playing in close proximity breeds cooperation, which breeds innovation. Constraints are important. Nothing is infinite. This same idea works for businesses, clubs, sports teams and any sort of group that has a common goal. [...]

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Honesty, like good shoes, will get you far

April 27, 2010

Tweet As a proud Vibram shoes owner, I’m constantly asked about my shoes. Questions like: Are they comfy – yes, but you have to break in your feet Do you actually run in them – yes, ran four miles today and a half-marathon in June Where can I get them – three shops in the [...]

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Proud to know Mark Dudlik

April 26, 2010

Tweet Mark Dudlik is a bit of an enigma. He either hates people or is scared of them, and seldom ventures outside of his work-to-home-and-back routine. In fact, most people who Dudlik counts as friends hardly ever see him. Whether he suffers from some sort of disorder or just doesn’t like anyone is irrelevant. He [...]

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Lemonade at Gangplank

April 25, 2010

Tweet The country is fighting a war it can’t win. The economy still hasn’t recovered. Arizona has passed three controversial bills recently, the LEAST crazy of which allows non-trained citizens to carry concealed weapons. But life is good. Life has hope. The Lemonade Movie is proof that there are good things happening to people. Proof [...]

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Trust your community

April 24, 2010

Tweet Not everything needs to or should be recorded. Not everything great needs to be put on YouTube, sent to 12seconds or recorded at all. Jose Gonzalez and Bill Binder taught me that today. Once you step away from what’s happening to record it, you lose a sense of what is happening. You’re no longer [...]

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Sister’s version of my IgniteASU submission

April 24, 2010

Tweet Seems Logan has outdone me yet again. Logan's take on my IgniteASU submission View more presentations from Tyler Hurst.

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Leaders and Inspirators

April 21, 2010

Tweet Leaders make decisions based on the needs of many, inspirators decide based on the needs of few. Leaders are inclusive, inspirators are exclusive. Leaders send invites, inspirators require that you be vouched for. Leaders have a plan, inspirators are a guide. Leaders are liked by many, hated by few; inspirators are loved by few, [...]

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Kick some ass

April 20, 2010

Tweet We can be no one but ourselves. People pretend to care when they don’t, do things out of obligation and lie to either protect feelings or get what they want. Life isn’t safe for work, nor is it family friendly. Stop pretending it is or should be. You’re wasting your time. You’re wasting your [...]

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Focus

April 19, 2010

Tweet When we focus too hard on identifying the problem, we become a part of it. When we focus too hard on what everyone else is doing, we become just like them. When we focus too hard on ourselves, we become worthless to everyone else. When we focus on sharing, we end up getting more. [...]

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Make Showing Up Important

April 18, 2010

Tweet Showing up counts. It’s easy to put everything to vote. Sure, it’s the definition of democratic, but it ceases to solve the biggest flaw in the democratic process: no barrier to entry. Those who are highly-qualified, close to the issue and highly-involved count no more than a guy who just showed up for the [...]

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