Archive | April, 2007

17 April 2007 ~ Comments

More Mistakes = More Expertise

More Mistakes = More Expertise

My buddy Eric posted a quote last week on geekwhat that I really dug A LOT:
“An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a very narrow field.”–Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
Yep, Bohr as in the bohr model. This quote reminds me of my earlier days at Cisco. I [...]

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13 April 2007 ~ Comments

Your Blog is your Brand

Your Blog is your Brand

Yep, your blog is a part of you. Heck, it IS you. Personal branding. My two cents:
Writing a blog is like running a business.
How? Here are some analogies:

Quality. If I write something offensive or boring today, you might stop coming back. Or you might discard my feed from your RSS reader.
Word of [...]

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11 April 2007 ~ Comments

Why do you do BLANK for a living?

Why do you do BLANK for a living?

I’ve been doing some philosophi-zing recently. Here’s something I’ve been thinking about in reference to my future:
Should a person spend his / her life:

Pursuing something they suck at but want to become more proficient? OR
Improving at something they’re already pretty good at?

What if Bill Clinton had chosen to become a professional saxophonist?

I think this [...]

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05 April 2007 ~ Comments

The Business of being Helpful

The Business of being Helpful

I gain a lot from the help of others. I absorb a lot of experience and knowledge vicariously through other people. It’s a really great thing. Helping others is an important part of my life.
Why?

Because so many people have helped me along the way.
Example: today in my verilog programming course, I asked the person sitting [...]

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