Monthly Archives: June 2010

Love, Honor, and Cherish . . . Your Customers

As I sit here writing this, I will be married in three days to a woman that I asked to be my wife last November. This relationship is a true partnership. We act together. We trust one another. She and I, we do things everyday . . . every minute . . . that produces [...]

Read the full article »

5 “tips” To Move From Ditch Digger to Architect

It’s Thursday and I am following up on my promise to you on how to move from ditch digger to architect. On Tuesday I mentioned that there are no tips, tricks, techniques to do so. I’ve thought about what you can do to begin to make a transition. Here are five “tips” to designed to [...]

Read the full article »

Ditch Digger to Architect: What can I do?

Over the weekend, I spoke at the D2WC conference, a conference on how designers and developers work more powerfully together to prevent breakdowns. The purpose of my talk, The Ambition of Design, a philosophy of design and technology, was to help designers and developers prevent breakdowns associated with their own career. The global marketplace rewards [...]

Read the full article »

What Is Your Purpose? Are you a ditch digger or architect?

This past weekend I led a session on “The Ambition of Design: a philosophy of technology and design” at the D2WC conference in Kansas City. I will include a url to the talk here soon. In it, I ponder the question, “What is your purpose?” and I contrast the roles of two different human beings, [...]

Read the full article »

When You’re Too Busy To Take the Money

I shared a conversation with a fellow business owner the other day. He asked me if I noticed anything since starting my business. “I have,” I remarked. “Almost everyone I talk to is too busy to talk about their business.” My friend said, “I know what you mean. I tried to give someone money the [...]

Read the full article »