Easy to look back
Yet that sucks our energy
That we need to grow
Category: Personal Reflections
Lessons learned about life; pearls of wisdom I’ve gleaned through pain, failure and honest reflection
The Perils Of Writing
This writer’s journey
Fraught with perils of the heart
Facing down my fear
As I write, my mind drags out random, destructive talk. The act of posting challenges sensations of inadequacy. Thus I post, refusing to let the destructive voices within me win.
Reflections on the Day
I spent part of the evening watching the Google IO keynote. Seeing the diversity delighted me. Men, women, Whites, Asians, but I was solidly struck by lack of black people. Now, I was multitasking while watching, and I didn’t watch the full two hour one, opting for an abridged one. So, I might have missed the them. But that’s my big takeaway.
I’ve wondered how to increase diversity in tech. Deliberate action would the best. There’s a wide range of subjectivity to the phrase, which I’ll explore later.
One thing I love about tech: accessibility. I love the tools to bring more people to work, to have access to a living wage.
I’m delighted at the ever-increasing number of folks who are working. Thus is a key promise of tech. And though we’ve come a long way, there’s so much more.
Let’s get to work! Well, in the morning, perhaps.
Oh, I’m Definitely A Geek!
Some fun geek imagery.
Ah, what a great infographic. An oldie but goodie!
Them’s fighting words?
Lastly, just a random image on the internet I found delightful.
Things I wonder about
Why is it that the older I get, the harder it is to open child proof containers?
Oh, the great imponderables of life!
Good Ol’ Dilbert and To-Do Lists
Well, I still like making to-do lists. To be more specific, I like checking the boxes off as “complete”.
Quote Of The Day: Steven Hawkings
Om Malik tweeted this today, noting the passing of Stephen Hawking.
I struggle with perfectionism. A focus on quality is good. Focusing on accuracy is also good. Yet there comes a point where it shifts to paralysis. Because Dr. Hawking is right: perfection doesn’t exist. And if I can’t start working because my plan isn’t perfect, or not stop something because the final product isn’t perfect, nothing gets done, nothing is created, the world is empty.
Effectiveness requires us to abandon “perfection”. Requires me. ME! Accept imperfection, move forward. Move!
And that is good.
Endings and Such
A business I helped form, build a website for, manage social media…Well, it’s gone out of business. The doors locked, website shut down, and now, adding a weird sense of finality, we’re shutting down the Facebook page. I guess I should deactivate the google business page, but I digress.
Facebook was the business’s best performing community engagement tool. Well over a thousand likes. Lots of liveliness, vibrancy and connected people.
But the project is done, and it’s time to let go, sad or not. Letting these sorts of things go, and moving forward; tis quite the challenge. I’ve given so much of myself. But, the past needs to be laid to rest so that the future has room to move. No matter my ego’s misty eyes
There’s always something new my give attention too.
Monday Thought
Here’s a positive way to look at Mondays.
And, if you have no mistakes from last week to clean up, then it’s a great day to set a productive rhythm.
When I am an old man
When I am an old man
I will be gentle, wise and kind.
Full of delight and wonder.
The lover of all who smile.
I shall drink coffee with my friends
Watching the glories of youth
Drift by, unaware that I will
Capture their grace, embellish
It with verse, releasing a poem.
Beautiful birds dancing upon light,
Forever elegant ambassadors of life.