Mar 23, 2011 | Life, Motivation, Reading List
I want to set up a match. You know, a little blind date. The one where your friends find someone for you that they KNOW is perfect for you. Yes, you. I want you to meet Jenny. ABOUT YOU. YOU: are insanely talented, fresh out of college or somewhere a few years into a...
Mar 17, 2011 | Life, Motivation, Professional Development
I’ve been running pretty thin lately – it’s an exciting Spring, with several new projects under foot. I’m really excited to finally take some time to share some great news with you. At the same time, it’s been a challenge to make it all...
Mar 10, 2011 | Life, Motivation
March 10, 2010. One year from today. Not a year from now, in the future. A year before today. March 10th – last year. What were you doing? More importantly, what were you planning on doing? Take stock in your actions. Have you made changes? Have you made...
Feb 22, 2011 | Motivation
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and...
Dec 28, 2010 | Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply, Life, Motivation
It starts with small. Sometimes the smallest, most insignificant changes are really the most important. Not all good things start with a bang. This reduction of things in my life – saying yes and saying no – is a bit of a bang. Although I’m trying to...
Dec 2, 2010 | Motivation, Professional Development
What motivates us? Why do we do what we do? Do you do what you do for money, fame, notoriety, or general good will? (As a blogger and a landscape architect, I can tell you that neither of the things I do are for the big buckaroos. So why do I do what I do? And what...
