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How do you know your performance is good enough? Ask for criticism. I didn't post yesterday because I was trying to figure out how to recover from some criticism I asked for and received. My critic is a well-polished editor whom I respect and admire, and I was hoping to get back glowing reviews. However, while she liked my ideas, she had some suggestions for improvement. Yesterday I was figuring out how to use those to make my writing ... Read More

Adapting....How much is it ok to ask for? How much can you take? How much should you settle? Ooh, how I despise that last one. Compromise is so, well, "icky". But, if we look at it a different way, settling isn't always compromise. Sometimes, it is just payment for something else. Every day I have to tell myself, you can deal with this, because... the payout is worth it. I get paid to help ... Read More

What is it about returning home which makes us feel so great? Is it the comfort of being surrounded by our stuff? Is it truly a feeling of belonging? I don't know the answer, but as much as I enjoy traveling, I enjoy coming home equally.How does this affect most of us in the business world? Do we long for home and comfort each day in our professional endeavors, the same as our personal? I think we ... Read More

I'm in such a great city. I really love Seattle. I'm experimenting with new tools. Can I really blog with my Blackberry? Sorry for the lack of meaning in my post this morning. Tomorrow will bring new and exciting rants. Read More

I've never really spent time in Seattle before, but as I visit, I can't help but think it is underutilized. As it was in Vegas, instead of people waiting on cabs, it's the opposite. And, towncar drivers are offering fixed price / negotiated rides to compete with cabs. How bad will it get before it gets better? My cab drivers told me that the great buildings, financed by Wamu, which once housed thousands of workers, now see twenty. ... Read More

Perspective is so much, or should I say paralax? How much is internal when you are viewing the world, and how much is the truth? As you all know, I'm not a relativist by any means, but, I do realize that all things take on a different look, feel and taste when viewed from a different angle. This week I made my first trip to Las Vegas in 21 years. I was not a fan of the Vegas ... Read More