You Don’t Get it Back: Thoughts From a Swimming Alumni

Mar 22, 2012 | Swimming

It’s been a long few weeks–I’m traveling back and forth for lectures, office visits and events and find myself staring out the plane window more often than not. This morning, on the plane ride across the country from San Francisco to Philadelphia, I...

Boldness is Genius. Do it. Decide.

Mar 21, 2012 | Decision Making

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one...

Why Do Cars Have Brakes?

Mar 19, 2012 | Business and Entrepreneurship

“The more sure we are, the more likely we are to suffer an illusion.” – Jerry Weinberg Why do automobiles have brakes? To stop, right? To stop. That’s one answer. Is there another answer? I heard this on the radio recently, and I jotted it down...

Rain Puddles, Big Splashes, and the Land Beneath Your Feet.

Mar 17, 2012 | Life

Photograph of the rain reflections by Courtney Warren. Will it stop raining? It’s raining in San Francisco and I’m so happy that it finally is. The rain has been following me across the country a bit–Dallas, Austin, here in San Francisco again–and while it...