*Note: I'm not currently accepting freelance gigs--building Purpose Portfolio has me pretty much at capacity :) Thanks for your interest, and feel free to drop me a line if I can help find the right designer for your project. `sj
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Graceful ways to 'choose no'--a practice absolutely vital to maintaining focus and keeping commitments as an entrepreneur
OK, so the title may be a bit melodramatic, but the experience has been intense (and insightful) so I figured I'd share. TippingBucket is in what's known in aviation as a departure stall.
Whether we’re tucking into a massive slab of steak, turning a misshapen hunk of granite into our generation’s David, or trying to vanquish diarrheal disease in the Central African Republic, the only approach with any hope of success is to consistently “work the edge.”
..minutes, that is, since Tipping Bucket was officially organized, April 8 2009. We’ve tipped four buckets, octupled(?) our membership, and raised $7000 since then, and the food fight is just getting started.
Pleased to announce the release of the Tipping Bucket iPhone app--a fun simple way to keep up with the latest Tipping Bucket projects and 'be the change with your spare change.'
Corporate America spends millions each year chasing employee "empowerment." These concrete tips take little time, even less money...and actually work.
How granting others permission, authority and even incentive to fail can lead to quicker, deeper, more lasting success.
Approaching a high-stakes negotiation can feel like preparing for battle. But, though the impulse to approach the table clinging ferociously to your piece of the pie is strong, experts claim it’s often unnecessary, and even counter productive.
Perhaps the problem is not so much that we fail, that our efforts fall short of our goals (and the needs of the people we work with). Perhaps the problem is with how we fail.
Does everyone who's thrown themselves behind an idea develop a competitive advantage blind-spot!? Some days I think I have.
Talk to people. Share with them, ask for feedback, let your idea have a life. The chance of someone actually stealing it is a tiny price to pay for what you’ll gain by talking to people about it.
