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We Do Own The Factories

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: I’m really focusing on these three words this year: reinvention, excel, and challenge. While a lot of this is about me, it isn’t all about me, because I don’t like living in a bubble with no one to share the joy with. That’s why I have […]

Just Kids and Inspiration

I just finished read Patti Smith’s book Just Kids over the weekend and found it to be one of the most captivating books I have read in a long time. I’ve been a fan of Patti Smith’s music for a long time, but really gave no thought to the path she took to become […]

Its Going to Be Mayhem I Tell You

Or, the name of my big race this year is the Mahlon Mayhem 100K. 100K, that’s correct. In much of what I have talked about and written this year, I have been writing about challenging myself and reinventing myself, and one of my big life time goals since I started running has been […]

Take a Look At Yourself, You Are a Risk Taker

Granted, I stole the title from a section in Seth Godin’s new workbook based on Poke The Box, but the sentiment is still mine and true to you. In the workbook Seth calls everyone a risk taker. Then, he asks you to think about what you have done that could be considered risky. […]

The Live Sporting Event and FourSquare

I’ll warn you early on, I haven’t perfected my thoughts on this topic, but I do have a few ideas on ways that FourSquare and sports teams could have fun with the platform, engage their fans a little more, help their sponsorship partners and maybe generate a little more revenue. I’m just going to […]

Why Ask Why? Or, My Thoughts On ‘Poke The Box’ by Seth Godin

I see this image a lot lately. I’ve always thought it was rather stupid, but I also studied marketing and political science and understand propaganda and the need for people to feel like there are certain guiding principles in their lives so that everyone doesn’t just lose it and freak out. But, then I […]

If Dean Karnazes Doesn’t Inspire You…

Then you must not be human. A Forrest Gump Coast to Coast Run I know that through my work with Odwalla that I get the chance to touch a few people here and there. And, every chance I get, I try to touch a few more, but to have the chance to have a […]