On many projects, the question I many times hear is “how much time have you spent?” Time tracking systems are often created to track time spent. This seems logical and often times people do not think twice about it, but it is one of the leading factors contributing to late projects. Let’s look at an …
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One of my high school teachers introduced the Cornell Note-taking System to us. To be honest, at the time I rarely read any of the required reading and took minimal notes so I did not think much about it. It wasn’t until later when I was attending meetings at my job and taking graduate classes …
Warning: Even though this book has a great message regarding change, please do not try to explain it to your friends. They will look at you funny and probably lose faith in anything that you say in the future. Instead, just let them borrow your copy and spend 30 minutes to read it for themselves. …
One of the challenges that I have faced in both my professional and entrepreneurial career is that I am young and therefore others perceive that I lack the experience that others who are older than myself have. I recently read “The Power of Starting Something Stupid” by Richie Norton (full review to come soon) and …
Anyone who has ever worked on a project probably realizes there are three (really four, but people often forget about the fourth) criteria that project success is focused on: 1. Features (Requirements) 2. Estimates (Cost) 3. Schedule (Timeframe) 4. Quality (Often forgotten about since it is hard to see/define/measure) Regardless of whether we use waterfall …
Cashflow 101 is board game created by Robert Kiyosaki, author of the popular book Rich Dad Poor Dad. The objective of the game is to “Get out of the Rat Race” and onto the “Fast Track”. Back when I first started investing in real estate I had heard about this game, but the $200 price …
One thing that you will notice with GTD (Getting Things Done) is that it is a strategy to follow, but it can be implemented in numerous different ways. One struggle I see many people have is finding an implementation that works for them, whether it be physical, electronic or a hybrid. Here is one way …
I read a lot of books. Most of my reading is not “fun” reading (as my wife would describe). I generally read books on the topic of self improvement, motivation, finance, business, software development, etc. I really enjoy learning and improving myself. Below are my Top 10 favorite books that span many of those topics. …
My sister graduated from college this past weekend. On the night before her graduation, we had a discussion around her time at college and the future. During the conversation, she said “but I don’t want to fail.” I have heard many people say these things in the past, and I was one of them. Once …
In a previous blog, But I’m Not a Wine Connoisseur, I wrote about 6 different categories of wine drinkers. In this blog, I will address some of the things that we have done in our store to cater to each category. Back before I worked in my father’s store, I was very intimidated by wine. I …
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