Have you ever had an obsession that made you absolutely nuts? Nuts in that no matter how hard you tried, you just couldn’t quit thinking about that “thing” that was consuming you? For me, this has happened a few times in life. The first time I remember it happening was when I was […]
Read MoreDecember 1997 – my wife goes to a school in the small town south of Charlotte that we had just relocated to. She meets with the principle and asks, “Is there a family in need that we can help this year?” Being new to the Charlotte community, we wanted to help locally and thought that […]
Read MoreYour word. That is really all you have. NDA, MNDA, CA and other acronyms try and define silence and guide you to be discreet, but really it’s just your word. All you have is your spoken word, as in: I will not disclose this idea, concept, thought or effort to anyone, especially if it could be […]
Read MoreWhy do we come together in a time of national, regional or local tragedy, but we can’t seem to do it daily? DATELINE: October 7, 2016, Carmel, CA enroute to Charlotte, NC I’m watching the news today, seeing the impacts of Hurricane Matthew, viewing video on several social media platforms, and wondering why it takes […]
Read MoreThe Internet of Things is a phrase that we are hearing more and more often. This is in it’s infancy, so be prepared to hear it many more times. Many have a general grasp of what it is, but why does it matter to you, a regular person living a “normal” life? It matters because […]
Read MoreFor the curious mind, for some it’s better defined as the Monkey Mind, the thirst for what is next is never far from your immediate thoughts. I just spent an excellent week surrounded by some of the brightest people in the Data Center and Mission Critical world, and heard many answers to, “What’s next?” The […]
Read MoreI just returned from a trip to Guatemala, where I studied the Mayan Ruins pretty diligently and it really made me think about the engineering and construction feats accomplished during the building of these ancient cities. As I juxtaposed those thoughts of manual labor, working the limestone quarries, moving stones so large in size, so […]
Read More1999. Of all the things in my life that I have forgotten, both by design and by nature, one thing I remember doing a lot of in 1999 was driving. I mean, I remember driving A LOT. It seems like I wore out two trucks on NC 16, aka Providence Road. Why all the driving? […]
Read MoreThe statistics on small business failure rates are staggering, and depressing. The few that make it to their ten year anniversary are a minuscule sampling of those that started the journey. I’ve read about and studied small businesses and micro enterprises for many years. Success really comes down to the ability of the founders and […]
Read MoreNursing, by nature is a tough occupation. The road to becoming a nurse, as you will read, may sometimes be even tougher. In this story, one more in the Success Series, I have been fortunate enough know, become friends with, and love this hard-working, dedicated wife, mom, professional care-giver and just an awesome individual. As […]
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