Everybody loves a touchy-feely statement of values. Sites like Pinterest are littered with beautifully designed values pieces. An industry has been built around selling motivational posters based on popular, ethical values. They’re inspirational and aspirational. They make us feel good. Often, however, they don’t represent reality. Too many companies have values that are not in line […]
Take Care When Playing Games Designed To Play You
We are living in the golden age of “gamification.” Despite my openly expressed concerns for our culture’s infinite appetite for distraction, I’m a fan of gamification. Gamification, as Taige Zhang states, “leverages our natural desire for competition, achievement, status, reward, self-expression, altruism, and completion.” Done well, it helps promote user engagement and has been linked […]
What Behavior Is My iPad Use Modeling?
“Daddy, I’ve never seen you read a book before.” Last Sunday I read a “real” book for the first time in a long time. I don’t buy paper books anymore. This one was a hard cover version of Trust Me, I’m Lying that was sent to me to review. I sat in the leather chair […]
Embracing The Honor Of Influence
Each year, for the last four years, I’ve had the same reaction to being included on Inman’s 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders list. I have recoiled from it. I politely thank people when they mention it and I’m certainly honored by my association with some exceptional folks, but I’ve never fully embraced it. I’m sure […]
Why I Am Smiling Tonight
I didn’t go looking for Respres.com. It found me. A random link to the “about” page of Respres.com showed up in my Feedly stream as part of a search result designed to find instances when photos from my Flickr account are used outside of Flickr. I navigated to the page and found that Respres.com was, […]
Knowing When It’s Time To Change Your Plans
Yesterday, at mile 2 of a scheduled 18 mile run, my body simply caved. At a point in my run where three days earlier I had cruised, my legs were struggling, and my right hip and knee were acting like anything but stable joints. I had to stop, swallow my pride, and dial my wife […]
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