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El Hijo Ascent

Last Saturday, 01/28/2012, I was asked to put together a team and help clear ‘New Peak’ in Red Springs during a search for a local missing hiker. (Was a search organized by civilians and friends ...

The Most Important Thing

I’ve made it no surprise that for quite awhile my life revolved around money, power, girls and status. I wanted a powerful job title at a powerful company that struck fear into my subordinates and ...

Getting Hired – 2 Things Harvard Won’t Teach You

You’re overqualified. You’re not a good fit for this company or position. We don’t have anything available right now. Thanks for coming in, but we’ve decided on someone else. Ever heard this? We all have. Everyone gets ...

10 Ways to Have a Better Day

Look for Beauty An attractive smile. An elderly couple holding hands. The sunrise. Look for beauty, and you’ll eventually see it everywhere, in everything. Just don’t start abusing adjectives with airy-fairy tweets and status updates. Forget ...

Getting Over Yourself

There I was, sitting in a luxurious boardroom in Ludwigsburg, Germany. I was surrounded by C-Level executives and senior management. I was the only one who didn’t speak German, I was half the average age ...

Getting Rid of Cable

I pulled the plug on an old friend this weekend. I got rid of my cable TV package. Primarily because Oprah’s show was ending… j/k… well, maybe… The End of My Cable TV Life It ...

10% Tip

“In 35 years of doing this sh%t, I’ve seen things that neither Science, nor Medicine, nor Jesus F*’n Christ could explain. Sh*t that will make your head spin. Absolute ‘No win’ scenarios that people walk ...

Your Happy Card

It’s Monday Morning and I really don’t feel like being at work. I mean, I REALLY don’t. Sometimes I’m okay with going to work, knowing I kinda have to, and I actually have a pretty ...

IDFR – Delicious, Low Calorie Narcissism.

If you think it’s lame to cheer yourself on, you need to put down the Wayne Dyer and go do something kick-4ss. Being awesome is awesome. Your Biggest Fan In order to be awesome, you need to ...

D-Tips: ‘Settings Profile’ for Android

Thank god I don’t know Dr. Drew otherwise I’m sure he’d stage an intervention between my phone and I. It runs my life. As I’m usually on the move from 5a – 10p, I rely ...