Best of Self-Empowerment
Alternate Perspectives
Sometimes doing the opposite of the expected or looking in the wrong place for a solution leads to insight. Here's a collection of some of my sidesteps.
- 2006.02.03 - The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
- 2006.02.04 - The Passive-Aggressive Business
- 2006.02.07 - Un-tapping the Brain
- 2006.02.10 - Workaholicism
- 2006.02.14 - Decoupling My Assumptions
- 2006.02.19 - Wisdom from Battlestar Galactica
- 2006.02.23 - Hair Styling meets Team Leadership
- 2006.02.23 - On Choosing Flexibility
- 2006.02.23 - On Choosing to Go Slower
- 2006.03.01 - Cautious Optimism
- 2006.04.02 - The Tacquito Moment
- 2006.06.30 - The Worthlessness of Ideas
- 2006.08.17 - Benevolent Dictators
- 2007.02.25 - Fortune Cookie Wisdom
Finding My Direction
The human condition is to be lost until you find that "something" that defines what you know you need. Until then, you can join me on my journey; maybe you will find parallel insights that will help you find your way.
- 2005.02.21 - Midnight Epiphany on the I-95
- 2005.03.28 - Looking Inside and Out
- 2005.05.23 - En Garde!
- 2005.08.08 - Mission Statement
- 2005.11.27 - Separating Work from Passion
- 2005.12.09 - Thinking Negative
- 2005.12.22 - Passion Turn Me Round and Round
- 2006.01.10 - Self Sustainability
- 2006.02.20 - I needed QuizFarm in 1986!
- 2006.03.22 - A Waking Insight
- 2006.03.28 - Five Things on my Mind
- 2006.03.30 - Obsessing over Lost Ideas
- 2006.04.27 - Catching Happiness by the Tail
- 2006.06.02 - Purpose
- 2006.08.06 - The Pursuit of Happiness
- 2006.08.14 - Concrete Goals Tracker and Habit #3
- 2006.08.16 - On Being The Mayor
- 2007.03.18 - Ok, I'm Inspired! Now What? - blinders of productivity
- 2007.04.02 - Surprise! You're Already Here!
Building My Future
Once you have an idea of where you might be going, it's time to build! It's not easy to stay focused or keep the faith. Here are my documented attempts at building something for myself.
- 2005.05.31 - Two Ways, One Lane, Rock Out - Why start a business?
- 2005.08.08 - Davidseah.Com in Review
- 2005.09.08 - New Directions Part I: Getting to Here
- 2005.09.08 - Reflections
- 2005.09.12 - A Year of Blogging
- 2005.11.26 - Building a Niche of One
- 2005.12.28 - Closing Out the Year
- 2005.12.31 - New Year. New Outlook. New Direction
- 2006.01.05 - 2006: Converting Resolutions to Actions
- 2006.01.05 - 2006 Strategy: Meet More People
- 2006.02.01 - 2006 Strategy: Keeping My Money
- 2006.01.19 - Work Surge
- 2006.01.22 - The Direct Approach
- 2006.03.23 - So 5 bloggers walk into a bar... - SXSW
- 2006.04.17 - Branding in the Public Sector and You
- 2006.07.17 - Increasing Website Opportunities
- 2006.07.24 - Three Mindsets for Making Things
- 2006.08.02 - Naturally Predatory Business Practices
- 2007.02.02 - Groundhog Day Resolutions
- 2007.03.03 - GHD Resolutions Review Day!
- 2007.04.01 - Capturing, Sequencing, and Scheming
- 2007.04.04 - GHD Resolution Review Day 2
- 2007.04.05 - Recalculating Productivity in a Freelance Entrepreneur Context
Building Organizations
There comes a time when you realize that maybe you need more people, either as a helper or as a comrade. Suddenly, management and socializing becomes essential. I'm not so good at it naturally, but here's what I've learned.
- 2005.02.26 - Forming a User Group
- 2005.04.07 - Starting a User Group Part II
- 2006.01.03 - Evolving a User Group
- 2006.01.17 - Operation Network
- 2006.02.09 - User Groups Need Round Tables!
- 2006.02.26 - The Duties of the American CEO
- 2006.03.03 - New Media Group Manifesto
- 2006.06.14 - Et Catmull on Management
- 2006.08.04 - What does a CEO Do?
- 2006.08.31 - How to Build a Different Kind of Freelance Network
- 2007.03.05 - Building a Talent Network: Thoughts
- 2007.03.24 - SXSW07 Panel Notes: World Domination via Collaboration
