Embrace the strangeness,
Unique viewpoints we each bring
Colors in stained glass
Month: February 2015
More Tech Thoughts From The Sky
I’m sitting on a plane now returning to Seattle after the better part of a week away. With my trusty tablet, though, I’m pretty fully connected. My laptop is at my feet, sleeping peacefully. My phone is charging. And I’m fully in touch with the world. Well, save for the slow wifi and the fact I lost my stylus. The wifi should be excused as it looks like nearly everyone is online in some way, shape or form.
But we’re never satisfied, are we? Always want more, more speed, more power, and that’s what drives innovation and competition. The possibility to out innovate the established player drives us further.
Still, I’m struck by what I can do, right now. It didn’t seem so long ago that it was novel to just use a laptop in flight, without any connectivity. Really, if we think about it, it’s amazing.
Someone will make internet even faster, and other new glorious opportunities will arise. My biggest hope, though, is that we shorten security lines and shorten flight times. Oh, to dream!
More Tech Thoughts From The Sky
I’m sitting on a plane now returning to Seattle after the better part of a week away. With my trusty tablet, though, I’m pretty fully connected. My laptop is at my feet, sleeping peacefully. My phone is charging. And I’m fully in touch with the world. Well, save for the slow wifi and the fact I lost my stylus. The wifi should be excused as it looks like nearly everyone is online in some way, shape or form.
But we’re never satisfied, are we? Always want more, more speed, more power, and that’s what drives innovation and competition. The possibility to out innovate the established player drives us further.
Still, I’m struck by what I can do, right now. It didn’t seem so long ago that it was novel to just use a laptop in flight, without any connectivity. Really, if we think about it, it’s amazing.
Someone will make internet even faster, and other new glorious opportunities will arise. My biggest hope, though, is that we shorten security lines and shorten flight times. Oh, to dream!
Inconsistency
Powerful words
Burst downwards
From the angry sky
Singing songs of
Rage and anguish
Into the vacant night’s
Sky, echoing amongst
Cold stars
Heading Home
Into darkened skies
Flung upwards against logic
Longing pulls homewards
Facing Homewards
Completed journey
Having done all that I can
Now facing homewards
Humanity’s Echoes
Morning’s strange silence,
A gentle hum from machines
Human’s echoing
Oh, Glorious Technology
I’ll write more about this later, but I wanted to share some notes from the past week at KW Family Reunion. First, modern real estate lives on smartphones. It’s nearly impossible to imagine doing this work without a smartphone. I’m using my trusty Samsung S5 and LG G tablet. The majority of phones I’ve seen this week are iPhones. iPads are prevalent for the heavier lifting begging for tablets. I’ve been surprised, and pleased bug the number of Surface devices (former Microsoftee here). I’m pretty sure that will be my next “laptop”.
So many people crowd the relatively few outlets around the Orange county convention center. Finding plug-in spots provided some challenges. I bought an external battery pack/charger. Wise. Charging my phone waking around, never having to find room at one of the charging stations, nor find an outlet somewhere: priceless!
Just a few lessons for you.
Cheers!
Growing
The quest: take my natural talents and use them to make the world a better place. I want to be a positive influence on the world, inspire and grow people to the greatest heights of their talents and passions.
I want to continuously grow and learn, to be more useful and inspiring. I want to nurture people, help them grow and become better. I’ve organized, coordinated and lead teams with this in mind. Yet I feel there’s more I can do, more that I offer. I’m still stretching to wrap my head around this.
Reflection
Real estate agents sometimes struggle with an over-inflated sense of self. More often, however, it’s the opposite, that they don’t see their own value-add. Well, outside of a real estate transaction. Perhaps that’s why so many people lose contact with their agents, even though they’re happy with the service.
Realize there’s plenty to add to those you love, to the community around you. It’s hard to think of reasons to connect if you only think your value is the single transaction. Calling and talking are a chore, you’re worried about bugging people. Deeply understanding your value-add really is critical.