How to Tell a Story How to Tell a StoryOn the cruise a friend was asking me about my days in pickup. What was the worst rejection I experienced, he asked? That's a path paved with so much rejection that it's sort of like ask... Oct 24, 2014 9,470views 0
Having Very Few Constraints Having Very Few ConstraintsA friend asked my yesterday why I do so many crazy things. What's my raison d'etre? He mentioned a few specific examples, and I had reasons for each, but those reasons weren't similar t... Oct 22, 2014 6,871views 0
Cogs in the System Cogs in the SystemI used to think that it was a really bad idea to be a cog in the system. I thought this for two reasons. First, I was personally averse to being a cog in any system, and of course any p... Oct 17, 2014 9,201views 0
Things Besides Money and Time Things Besides Money and TimeWe've started a new tradition on our cruise called BLunch, which stands for Business Lunch. One member of our gang presents some background on their business, followed by the biggest ch... Oct 13, 2014 8,970views 0
The Traveling Yuppie The Traveling YuppieThe other day Todd and I were sitting in a cafe. Next to us was a guy who appeared to be a typical San Francisco yuppie. I wouldn't have talked to him, but Todd is more extroverted than... Oct 10, 2014 8,851views 0
Decoupling Your Finances Decoupling Your FinancesAs I've mentioned before, I'm pretty frugal. I like spending money on things like the island, travel, and good food, but I also like saving money. I spend very little money frivolously,... Oct 8, 2014 10,901views 0
How To Make Lots of Great Friends How To Make Lots of Great FriendsSometimes as a plane takes off, or a line for a bus inches forward, I occupy myself by making a mental list of things I'm grateful for. The list is never-ending, but the item on the lis... Oct 4, 2014 11,537views 0
The 2014 Transpacific Cruise The 2014 Transpacific CruiseThe end of a long cruise always feels a bit unfair. It doesn't seem right that tomorrow morning I'll be unceremoniously dumped onto the pier in Yokohama, Japan. Over the past fifteen da... Sep 30, 2014 10,415views 0
Believing Your Own Hype Believing Your Own HypeToday I got selected as one of the first Amtrak residents. The original pool was narrowed down from sixteen thousand to just over one hundred, and then again to twenty four. This event... Sep 26, 2014 12,421views 0
When to be Stubborn When to be StubbornSome of the most interesting attributes are those that are both good and bad. A simple prescription of elimination of the attribute or building it isn't sufficient. Instead we must lear... Sep 24, 2014 9,322views 1
Building Empathy Building EmpathyThere are some skills you have to build only because you're so bad at them. Mediocrity can go overlooked, but we're reminded of our biggest weaknesses constantly, either directly or thr... Sep 19, 2014 9,680views 0
Where Your Advantages Will Come From Where Your Advantages Will Come FromSince you're reading my blog, it's probably fair to guess that you're not content to coast through life, and that you've got ambitions that you're chasing. Maybe, like mine, these ambit... Sep 16, 2014 9,809views 0
