John Gardner’s Advice

This is a quote from a speech John Gardner gave when he was 88: “The luckiest people are those who learn early … that it’s essential to take charge of your own life. That doesn’t mean you don’t accept help, friendship, love, and leadership–if it’s a good leadership–from others. But it does mean recognizing that…

Yosemite National Institute

Well, I just dropped my 5th grader off this morning at school for a week in Yosemite with his class of 56 5th and 6th graders. We spent the last few days packing and shopping and then packing and shopping again — all the while seeing other families in a similar predicament at REI or…

2009 Predictions & Trends

I wrote a Predictions & Trends blog entry for work that is posted at the e-Discovery Team website run by Ralph Losey at Akerman Senterfitt. I thought about this for quite awhile. I have been to so many industry events and talks this year, even giving my fair share of talks and listening to others…

Life Entrepreneurs

I just finished reading a great book called Life Entrepreneurs by Christopher Gergen & Gregg Vanourek. The authors interviewed 55 entrepreneurs and looked at the commonalities. Basically, everyone married their hobbies or passions to their work – or stated differently, their work is their passion. This doesn’t mean you become a workaholic or anything, just…