It’s 9am on my birthday, and already, 65 people have posted birthday wishes on my Facebook wall. Several more have Skyped me. Sure, it’s just a simple act – some might argue it’s only slightly more social than a poke, but I disagree. Frankly, I think this is really what the social web is...
A few weeks ago, prompted by my son, Jordan, who’s gone on a serious health kick, I started taking some nutritional supplements. I’ve never been big on supplements myself, for a variety of reasons, the biggest of which is that you kind of have to go on faith when you’re taking them. Sure, some...
Productivity = Getting things done Focus = Doing one thing Purpose = Knowing the right things to do Any of them on their own is useful, but they’re even better in combination: Productivity + Focus = Getting one thing done (but maybe not the right thing) Productivity + Purpose = Getting useful things...
Have you ever faced a big change you wanted to make in your life, but you just didn’t even know where to start? Or it just felt so daunting that it didn’t even feel worth starting? Most of us get ourselves into a “change is hard — big change is really hard” mentality. And...
Hey, my fellow Austin bloggers – I’ve come across something really cool, and I want to share it with a select few people. I’m not selling anything – just have a great win-win proposal for you if you: Are an individual blogger who lives in Austin (it’s fine if your blog makes money –...
In the “so bizarre it has to be true” news… Benito Apolinar, 36, was arrested this week after fighting with his wife of 15 years, from whom he had recently separated. He had posted an update on Facebook about the anniversary of his mother’s death and became angry when he noticed his wife had...
