It's all about people.
I've been running a bit more lately. We have a 3-year old and a 10-month old, which means I rarely run in the mornings. No reason to get up BEFORE them, right? However, this past Saturday, I was awake at 6:15. For whatever reason, I just could not go back to sleep. So, I nudged my wife to let her … [Read more...]
Both of my parents are Jewish. I went to Hebrew School twice per week during many of my pre-teen years. Twenty-four years ago, I became a man (aka, I became a Bar Mitzvah <-- and no, that picture is NOT of me). That being said ... Not counting a family Bar/Bat Mitzvah, I could not tell you … [Read more...]
I fully admit that I'm (professionally) stealing the idea for this blog post from Chris Brogan. I'm pretty sure Chris won't mind. After all, he once told me "Steal everything. Just give me the occasional credit (like I've seen you do)." Now that we've got that out of the way ... My Work … [Read more...]
I'm a big advocate for human rights. As I've said before, gay rights really equal human rights. That's why when I came across this flowchart on Facebook yesterday, I just had to share (click image to open in a new window): Also, be sure to watch Ash Beckham's 5-minute Ignite Boulder talk … [Read more...]
For some reason lately, I've been borderline obsessed with out of office auto-responders. As I wrote in last Friday's Waldow Social Weekly email newsletter, I think - for the most part - the traditional "I will be out of the office until [insert date here]. I will have limited access to email while … [Read more...]
I first heard the term "Differently Abled" in 2001, while volunteering as a counselor at Anytown in Tampa, Florida. Anytown is a youth program "designed to educate, liberate, and empower youth participants (ages 14–18) to become effective, responsible leaders and community builders in a global … [Read more...]
On Saturday, my family and I will be heading out of the country for a long-overdue vacation. Ahhh. Vacation. Remember in the pre-laptop, pre-smart phone days when a vacation meant sipping on margaritas, swimming in the ocean, and reading a nice book? Technology (devices), email, and social media … [Read more...]
My daughter turns 3 next month. About a year ago, she taught herself how to use my iPhone. Now don't get me wrong, she's not texting or tweeting or posting pictures to Instagram - though she does know how to take pictures. She also knows how to answer the phone, where to hold the phone when she's … [Read more...]
I mean, if this video does not make you smile ... I don't know what will. A Pep Talk From Kid President Can't see the video? Watch directly on YouTube. "You've just been pep-talked!" "Create something that will make the world AWESOME." Hat tip to Upworthy, one of my new favorite websites, for … [Read more...]
As you know, Nick Westergaard and I launched our new podcast, The Work Talk Show, in October. We are starting to see some good traction with it and I was told in order to really get the show noticed on iTunes, it needs to have reviews. So ... I started asking folks to leave reviews. Makes sense, … [Read more...]
