In recent years, I've grown so used to people asking specifically about Facebook or Instagram that I usually just give that information out and don't usually think about this website. A question from a friendly couple at our local greenway was a great reminder that while I've been putting work into tangential projects on this … Continue reading It’s been a long time! / Thoughts from the Greenway
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Lessons from Birds: Paying Attention
If you don't take the time to look, there's a lot that you can miss out on! When the game Pokemon Go came out in 2016, there was a noticeable increase in the number of people out and about at our local Greenway. Unfortunately, the vast majority of them had their eyes on their phones … Continue reading Lessons from Birds: Paying Attention
Lessons from Birds: Learning and Practicing
This post is more of an appendix to the previous post. As previously mentioned, positioning --- putting one's self in the most advantageous spot --- is an important step toward achieving one's goals. But again, “placement” isn’t just about your physical place or where your role falls in an organizational chart. It's important to learn, and … Continue reading Lessons from Birds: Learning and Practicing
Lessons from Birds, Part 1: Introduction and Positioning
Toastmasters International has a club at my "day job," and I recently performed a speech about lessons that birds can teach us to apply in business and everyday life. As with any speech, the trajectory and content changed drastically throughout the writing process. Several points had to be cut from the final draft due to … Continue reading Lessons from Birds, Part 1: Introduction and Positioning