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So I read a lot of stuff, but this week I’ve stumbled on a few really good articles. I just though I’d share. This I Believe: A Manifesto for a Magnificent Career http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/this-i-believe-magnificent-career-manifesto/ 7 Time Management Tricks From Chris Hardwick, Man of 1,000 TV Shows http://www.fastcocreate.com/3020985/master-class/7-time-management-tricks-from-chris-hardwick-man-of-1000-tv-shows My Problem with the Word Biblical […]
MoreThis morning in Fort Collins was the Tour de Fat. Basically a bunch of people from the town (by a bunch, I mean like 20,000) get together to ride around, drink beer, and make new friends. Quite honestly, it was awesome. I loved it. At first I wasn’t going to participate. But then I thought, […]
MoreTrust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with […]
More“The human race, to which so many of my readers belong, has been playing at children’s games from the beginning, and will probably do it till the end, which is a nuisance for the few people who grow up. And one of the games to which it is most attached is called, “Keep to-morrow dark,” […]
MoreWe all bring a certain perspective to our work. We look at what we do through the lens of what we’ve already done. Our past is like a lens. It tints what we see – for better or worse. Everyone brings something unique to the table based upon their past. In the knowledge economy, employers […]
MoreAs a marketer, I’m always interested in learning about the new and exciting trends in the industry. Sometimes this means I spend way too much time reading about marking and not enough time actually doing marketing. In fact, this is one of the fundamental problems with many marketing positions today. Marketers spend a lot of time […]
MoreOne of the most exciting things to occur in government over the past few years is the rise of the OpenGov Foundation. OpenGov is based on the idea that each of us should have a say in our government. Ironically, this is the exact idea that our country was originally founded on. At the time […]
MoreIt’s always amazing when I see photos of old houses. In old houses all the future was turned in – toward the center of the room. Chairs faced each other or at least faced something simple like a fireplace or bookshelf. Today there has been a fundamental shift in the floor plan of most residences. […]
MoreAs I wrap up my final semester in the MBA program, I’ve been thinking back on the class offered over the past year. Many of the classes have been helpful, but there are still huge gaps in what I know. I’ve done my best to fill in those gaps with outside learning, but I still […]
MoreBut your assumptions do. All predictive data sets are based on certain assumptions. Whether you are estimating costs or returns, there are a few inherent assumptions in the data. Even if these assumptions are off slightly, drastic differences appear in the end result. The first step after developing a mathematical or statistical model is to […]
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