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Tag Archives: passion
The glimpse
The thing that gets people over the line isn’t how persuasive your argument is. It’s certainly not because they see a big need in the world. The thing that gets them over the line is passion. Ultimately their passion, but … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising
Tagged connection, fundraising, hope, passion, possibility, potential
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It’s not personal, it’s business
Really? Feels to me like that’s a big part of the problem.
The long, hard, stupid way
Later this month I’m speaking at the DO Lectures, and as part of my preparation I wanted to see a few of the lectures to get a flavor for the event and the talks. From the DO site I randomly … Continue reading
Posted in Gifts
Tagged David Chaing, Frank Chimero, fundraising, Generosity, gifts, long hard stupid way, Momofuku, passion, purpose
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Who are you looking for?
What do your job postings look like? Do they look anything like this one placed in a British newspaper by Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, looking to hire crew for his Nimrod expedition to reach the South Pole (he never succeeded): … Continue reading
David Pogue’s iPhone 4S review isn’t that great
There’s nothing wrong with the review, nothing at all. It’s absolutely fine. Anyone at all (especially non-techies and even non-iPhone users) who reads it will learn what’s different about the new iPhone and why she should be excited by it … Continue reading
Bump and grind
WordPress.com, of which I am a very happy user (cost = free, uptime = 100%, functionality = great and always improving) has one interesting limitation – the blog statistics one can easily access are “blog traffic,” meaning the number of … Continue reading
Work really hard
All the most incredible people I know work hard. Really hard. Crazily hard. My first job out of college was as a management consultant. The deal in those jobs is that you sign away your life for a few years … Continue reading
No shortcuts
I vividly remember an end-of-year b-school class – my leadership professor asked the class where they’d like to be in 25 years. Answers varied, but most sounded pretty lofty until one guy said what I suspect others were thinking: “This … Continue reading
Commencement job blues
Graduation is in the air, and I can’t help but think about students finishing their degrees and marching off to their new jobs. It’s a stressful enough time, and I suspect that even though the economy is no longer in … Continue reading
Original passion
I recently came back from a weeklong trip to Europe and was swapping stories with my wife about the week. She admitted what I already knew, that my five-year-old son has started to really notice my absence when I travel … Continue reading
