Rollercoaster
The higher we fly the further we fall
The faster we run the greater we hurt
The more we laugh the longer we cry
The smoother we surf the deeper we drown
The brighter the sun the darker the shadow
The greater the joy the deeper the sorrow
Maybe we should just exist
Unfeeling, unloving, unenthused
It is hard to fall off the ground
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7 Quotes on Life
I am often asked for career advice and advice on life by my students. Over the past 20 years, I have summarized my insights on life into seven quotes that I personally use to guide my life. I hope these help you too. Here they are: If your cup is full, it will always be [...]
Confessions of a Nudist
I’m a die-hard nudist. Before you get too scandalized, it’s not my clothes I abhor. I object strongly to the ridiculous outfits that we clothe our devices in. My wife, bless her heart, bought me a top of the line case for my new iPad. It was a Targus case with a Bluetooth keyboard and [...]
Small Muscles and the Long Race – Building a Scalable Company
I have been doing strength training for the past three years with a personal trainer. He focused on lifting weights to make me stronger. I thought I was doing well – my body had become better toned and I could lift more weight than I ever have been able to. Last year I took up [...]
New article – Blank Checks (Strategy & Business)
Blank Checks: Unleashing the Potential of People and Businesses Share
Scalable Education – Disrupting the Business School
I teach at a business school, so I hate to sound like the guy who bites the hand that feeds it. But of late, I have become deeply uncomfortable with the exorbitant cost of B-school education, whether it is degree education or executive courses. To put it simply, B-schools are pricing themselves out of the [...]
Consciousness in the Cloud
As I fly from Seattle back to Chicago in the clouds, I marvel about what the Cloud has brought to us and how our lives have been transformed in a few short years. It began with Hotmail and AOL Instant Messenger, and now we practically live in the Cloud. Our communication is through the cloud. [...]
The Four Stages of Professional Life
I gave a talk last month on the evolution of our career and professional life. I organized my thoughts by using a 4-stage model of the evolution of our professional life. Here’s the model: The Four Stages of Professional Life Age Career Years Name of Stage Life Objectives Professional and Career Goals Family and Personal Goals [...]
Finding your Passion – Letter to a Young Woman
I spoke at the Sikh Leadership Forum on October 14 in New York City, and talked about “finding your passion”. I got an email from a young woman who asked me how you can find your passion and how you can drown out the noise around you in discovering your true passion in work and [...]
Positioning Technology Products – Don’t Sell the Swiss Army Knife!
In my consulting and speaking work with technology companies, I am frequently asked a question – how should you position a mass market software product that has thousands of features for a specific customer segment? Consider products like Microsoft Office, Intuit’s Quicken or Adobe Photoshop. These are gargantuan products that have evolved over decades and [...]
