I am a very fortunate person. I feel it every day. Some days I get the most incredible emails that make me realize it even more deeply. A few months ago I got this one, and I was given the permission to reprint it. This is why I do what I do. I know so [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Inspiration'
Awesome Email of the Day: Increasingly dissatisfied by how little influence I feel I have
November 29th, 2010 · No Comments · E-mails, Pleasure
Tags:Emails·Inspiration·Pleasure·Props
A Book Apart: Empowering Fuzzy Teams in 100 Pages or Less
November 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Pleasure
On Sunday, I reread Jeremy Keith‘s HTML5 for Web Designers, from cover to cover, on the plane to An Event Apart San Diego. I first read it when it arrived on my doorstep in July, but I am in a different mindset now — beginning a new product adventure — and I wanted to refresh [...]
Inspiration and Aspiration
July 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Career
The words inspiration and aspiration are often used interchangeably, and I think it’s important that we draw a clearer distinction. Inspiration is defined as, “the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something.” Aspiration is, “a hope or ambition of achieving something.” Stimulation versus ambition. Excitement versus action. And most significantly, external versus [...]
The Honor and Burden of Chairing a Conference
June 16th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Community, Conferences
I attend a lot of conferences. Okay, more than a lot — an ungodly amount. Just check the Conferences tag on this blog. Attending them is a ball, inspirational but tiring. Speaking at them is a privilege, stressful but rewarding. Organizing them…now that isn’t something I’d wish on my worst enemy. Why? Because it’s a [...]
Awesome Email of the Day: How Little You Really Know
June 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · E-mails, Pleasure
Back in February, I wrote a blog post titled How Little You Really Know. If you haven’t read it, go check it out now. I got the below email in response, and have kept it in my inbox as a reminder of why I do what I do. It’s a few months late, but I [...]
Tags:Emails·Inspiration·Pleasure·Props
