" Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is...
Tag: Goals
Dummy-Proofing
" People tend to think that they need a process for everything, and once in a while you hear 'We're going to dummy-proof it.' But if you dummy-proof the process, you only get dummies to work there. That's why we're so opposed to that and focused on giving people great freedom. They'll make mistakes, of course, but you'll get a lot of great ideas. Reed Hastings Co-founder and former CEO, Netflix The Netflix Culture of...
2017 Resolutions
Better Late Than Never: My 2017 Resolutions Because sometimes life gets in the way of your best-laid plans A moment from my adventures last year — one of many inspirations for this year's goals Who publishes their 2017 resolutions in May of 2017? Me, of course! I've been busy, people! Life has a way of filling up your calendar when you least expect it. Between work projects, family adventures, and a few unexpected detours, my...
2016 Resolutions
My 7th Annual New Year's Resolutions: The Interactive Edition Where personal goals meet web development creativity A snapshot of my interactive PHP-powered resolutions tracker for 2016 For my seventh consecutive year of publishing New Year's resolutions, I decided to shake things up. Instead of my usual text-based article format, I challenged myself to create something more dynamic and engaging: a custom interactive PHP page that tracks my goals throughout the year. This project served a...
2015 Resolutions
"Everyone has a plan – until they get punched in the face." — Mike Tyson 2014 in Review Mike Tyson once said, "everyone has a plan — until they get punched in the face." I spent a considerable amount of time in 2014 dusting myself off from the barrage of punches life threw at me in 2013. What I learned in 2014 is a big reason I haven't been able to accomplish a majority of...
The Psychology of Self-Imposed Challenges
Why humans intentionally create obstacles and how these "walls" drive our growth and satisfaction When given a simple foam pit to jump into, these children created their own challenge by building a wall to overcome A few months ago, I took my son to a trampoline park and witnessed something fascinating. The facility provided a simple foam pit for children to jump into—a fun activity by most standards. Yet within minutes, something remarkable happened: the...