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I'm passionate about building community, understanding how to maximize time, objects, skills and space and the new age of sharing. As a digital native, I see where things have been as well as where they are going.
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2012 – Writing, Destination Coworking & Entrepreneurship
Sometimes an entire year can fly by without warning and it can seem like nothing major happened even though there were many great adventures, learnings and successes. My friend @tronathan challenged me to tell the story of 2012 with the … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Sharing, Events, Inspiration, Passions, People, Travel & Mobility, Work
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The Goal Behind the Goal
What do you stand for? What matters? Why do you get up in the morning? To survive To get to the next step To make money To provide for others To help others To contribute To connect to your purpose … Continue reading
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Leaving a Human Imprint
I am a human imprint, not a brand nor a reporter. I used to classify myself in business terminology and now I see more clearly without the blinders of so much ego on. I am a creationist, a contributor and … Continue reading
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A Choice to Be Awake
Last evening, I watched an advance screening of Linda Lovelace, the story of a porn star. This was the directors cut and the story of a women who was regularly assaulted by her mother, ignored by her father and offered … Continue reading
Accelerating Serendipity
Serendipity, such a beautiful experience. I’d say some of the most successful entrepreneurs I know, follow the practice of accelerating serendipity – through chance, proximity, gut and technology. So many interconnected interactions happen to me regularly… leaving me with only … Continue reading
Posted in Geeking for Good, Inspiration, Passions
Tagged feeling, logic, networks, recommendation engines, serendipity, suggestions
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The Future Internet
I had a dream the future internet when I was 15 (more on that in a minute). Yes, that was 1998. I’d been building websites for a few years and had some relative success with freemania.com a portal for consumers … Continue reading
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@Jack – 1 Part Zen Philosopher: 1 Part Serial Entrepreneur
I attended the GigaOM Roadmap Conference this November. The line up was ridiculous. I gleaned so much knowledge and insight about where things are going to go and current trends from the minds of industry leaders, futurists, philosophers, doctors and … Continue reading
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Tagged gigaom, jack dorsey, roadmapconf, tesla
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Distraction Detox – Freeing Life of Quick Fixes
Burning Man gave me a lot of time to think. I was supposed to meet up with some well intending friends. Instead, I wound up spending a lot of time alone and in a state of introversion. Sure, I had … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Geeking for Good, Inspiration, Passions
Tagged buddhism, Burning Man, detox, distractions, meditation, taking the leap, zen
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Time to Declare Interdependence
Since I have allowed my life to be dictated not only by choice, but also by conscious intention, miracles have shown up all over the place. I have become increasingly aware and sensitive to the fact that we are a … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Sharing, Future of Work, Inspiration, Passions, Travel & Mobility
Tagged age of sharing, connected the film, connecting worlds, economics, ideas, internet, offline, online, resources, sharing, space, time
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Rise of the Collaborative Coffee Shop
I’m noticing a trend. Let me first say….Coworking rocks! In fact, I wear my “Cowork” (see below) shirt from the 2011 Coworking Unconference put on by Loosecubes at least once a week. Yet, I feel like there’s a swell moving … Continue reading