Monthly Archives: November 2011

Looking In

By Jonathan | Published November 29, 2011

My lovely fianceé is most fond of doing things that make me fearful for her life. Like sitting on the edges of decrepit railing-less bridges, or walking across narrow concrete walls in middle-of-nowhere, Hawaii. On this particular occasion, she thought it would be fun to go exploring a creepy ghost [...]

The Myth of Money Motivation

By Jonathan | Published November 28, 2011

I’ll never forget the moment I heard those words. I was sitting in the back row, at a sales training seminar. I had already made up my mind that I was in the wrong place, training for the wrong job. But I had not yet found the courage to be [...]

Should You Trust Cloud Computing?

By Jonathan | Published November 17, 2011

Cloud computing is here to stay, that much is clear. But should you trust your precious data to the cloud? If you were to ask me that question my answer would be a resounding “NO!”. I believe that we are heading down a very dangerous path with cloud computing, and [...]

5 Phrases To Banish From Your Vocabulary Forever

By Jonathan | Published November 12, 2011

As human beings we are expert procrastinators and excuse makers. We will find nearly any reason to put things off. And we make those reasons sound really good. We will dress them up in clever language that let’s us convince ourselves (and others, if we possibly can) that it’s really [...]

The Midnight Manifesto

By Jonathan | Published November 7, 2011

I recently made the decision to rekindle my interest in art, more specifically, drawing with coloured pencils. As a result I found myself sorting through some old art supplies which had been in storage. As I was flipping through the pages of one of my sketch books, three pages fell [...]