February 2012
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How Do You Practice?
Image from MarkStivers.com
Let’s talk about practice for a second. It’s a topic most people avoid and don’t like in general, but it’s a necessity. I want to pose the question, how do you practice? Are you thinking about what you’re going to eat for dinner or are you focusing on the skill.
I was just in my basement hacking away at the drums and my mind started to...
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“If your goals don’t scare you, you aren’t thinking big enough.”
– Michael Hyatt
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“Sometimes I wish it was like the old days: people read books, pictures with...”
– Jesse Phillips
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“If you try to be the best at everything and better than everyone (that is, if...”
– Reid Hoffman, co-founder and chairman of LinkedIn
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The Prodigy in You
kevinpmahan:
(props)
Epic. This seems to be a theme lately and I like it.
“Don’t look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at...”
– John Wooden (via brycedotvc)
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What Are You Going to Do?
What are you going to do today that will prepare you for a big opportunity? In my experience, big opportunities don’t give you a heads-up. They usually come by surprise and catch you off-guard. Picasso once said, “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” The same is true of opportunities.
Ask yourself what it is that you want to do. Then, determine what you’re...
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“An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. Don’t be too timid and squeamish...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Never complain. It doesn’t change anything. It only makes you miserable.”
– Alice Herz-Sommer, 108-year-old holocaust survivor
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MyPermissions →
Remember all those apps you used on Facebook but then deleted? They still have access to your private info! Start your Monday off right by cleaning out your app permissions. MyPermissions links you directly to all your different social networking privacy settings so that you can revoke old permissions! Check it out.
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“If nobody is willing to take risks, than everything will be derivative.”
– Matias Duarte - Android user experience director
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“You can’t wait around to find what you love. You find what you love by doing...”
– Kate Bingaman Burt
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“If a possession is too precious to part with, you don’t own it—it owns you.”
– Barry Phillips
Push
Recently, I wrote a note to some of my close friends, encouraging them to push themselves further in their respective crafts. I thought someone may need some inspiration and have decided to post it here. Whatever time of life that you’re in, push yourself to be better.
“Gentlemen, I wanted to write you a note of encouragement. It may seem really random, and frankly it is, but here it...
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“Fear is the dream killer, the silent voice that pushes us to lose our passion in...”
– Seth Godin
January 2012
6 posts
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A Rant by Glauco Lima
“I have a peeve. Sometimes I smile or nod at people in the hall. It drives me insane when I say “hey” to a girl passing and they look at me and keep walking like there’s no one there. I’m not hitting on you, I’m not going to jump you or propose to you. I’m just a human being, acknowledging your presence and being polite.”
“Knowing how to do everything is not the goal. Knowing that you can learn is...”
– Scott Rinckenberger
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“It’s obviously not about access to capital (doing it right doesn’t...”
– Seth Godin, on doing things the right way
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Create First, Then Consume
Seth Godin had a short post about this yesterday and it made so much sense. We tend to consume in the morning, checking emails, Twitter, RSS feeds. He posed the question, though, why do people consume during the time when the mind is fresh? Instead, one should be creating, writing, fixing - I should be contributing something as opposed to simply absorbing.
So, a new personal goal is to contribute...
December 2011
19 posts
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“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool...”
– Old Chinese Proverb