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X Marks the Spot
After I got laid off from my last job, I started working full time on my consulting business while applying for jobs as a product manager. I also started posting more on LinkedIn and Twitter (X) as a way to engage with the product management community. I’ve been following Dan Koe and Sean McCabe (formerly…
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Field Notes
I spilled coffee on my Field Notes. It went everywhere. Something so simple as setting down a cup of coffee caused an inordinate amount of chaos and care to clean up. But it was worth it. Sometimes things don’t go as planned despite making a plan. I’m okay with that. The body craves novelty just…
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My First Day at Blue Acorn iCi
I read #donutrunbecausehappy as “don’t run because you’re happy” and I was like, ‘that’s the old me’, but then I realized that because I read it that way, I still have part of that mindset. Blue Acorn iCi’s onboarding officially lasts 60 days, but the initial, intensive learning period is 2 weeks. The first part…
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2016 Year in Review
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.” -Proverbs 23:7 KJV In January, my wife’s grandmother, Helen, died and my Grandpa Stauffer started to get sick. My oldest daughter turned 12 and my wife took her to Universal Studios.…
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Things I Want You to Know About Life
My mom wrote this recently when the power was off. She had, “no WiFi, & time to reflect.” Power is off and sensors are beeping. So here goes: Things I want you to know about Life It can change in an instant. Don’t wait to do the things you love. Don’t waste time on things…
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Virtual Reality’s Mainstream Moment: Ready Player One
I remember it like it was yesterday: March 28, 2015, the day Ready Player One and its corresponding virtual reality (VR) game, The Oasis, were simultaneously released. While it is true that Avatar 2 released its own VR game months earlier in 2007 it wasn’t until Ready Player One’s “The Oasis” that VR games were…
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Looking Back on Virtual Reality
When my kids were teenagers I used to wonder why they spent all their time on Snapchat, Peach, and Tinder, but it’s been fun to watch them fret over their kids’ obsession with virtual reality. While my kids grew up playing Minecraft, my grandkids have grew up in Minecraft. For what it’s worth, I enjoy…
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Nightwalking
I like breakfast. I like it so much I started making an app to help me find biscuits and gravy. I talk about biscuits and gravy so much I rank higher than Hardee’s.com. I own the hashtag #passmeabiscuit on social media. One of my favorite restaurants is Lambert’s Cafe “Home of the Throwed Rolls.” But I gave…
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The Skinny Coconut Oil Story
Update: if you’re looking for a coconut oil that tastes, smells, and feels like Skinny Coconut Oil from Skinny & Co., check out Dignity Coconut Oil (affiliate link). Like Skinny, their coconut oil is raw and they use glass jars instead of plastic, but the best part is their mission to raise women out of…