Is this thing still on?!

Wow, I am blogging again!  I know, it has been a while.  Bear with me, my reason’s are good.  I have had a fantastic year!  Business is booming and my time is scarce. So what has changed?  Why have I dusted off my blog?  Business is still great, busier than ever, and 2012 is on […]

I will be speaking at the Seattle AIA!

Please join me as I host the Seattle AIA Job Seekers meeting this Friday from 9:00 to 11:00 AM.  I will be leading a discussion on resumes, portfolios, interviewing, networking and the “strategic job market”. The Seattle AIA office is located at 1911 1st Ave in Seattle and the cost is free. You can learn […]

The Most Important Work You Do

“Fortunes are NOT made in the boom times….That is merely the collection period. Fortunes are made in depressions or lean times when the wise man overhauls his mind, his methods, his resources, and gets in training for the race to come.” – George Wood Bacon Part of my daily routine involves an hour of self […]

You Have Got to Hustle.

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”  Abraham Lincoln I often find quotes from Abraham Lincoln to be the most inspiring.  Not only was he a man ahead of his time he had the ability to communicate in a simple, honest way.  The quote above is […]

2010 Olympics in Vancouver, BC.

This weekend I was able to check a box off my bucket list.  I attended an Olympic event.  The event was Ice Hockey, Team Russia against the Czech Republic. Now I am not a huge Hockey fan but I understand the sport enough to enjoy watching it.  What I found more fascinating were the people […]

Happy Holidays and Thank You For a Great Year.

2009 is ending. My first thought as I type this short sentence is “Good riddance! Bring on 2010!”. But as I reflect further I realize, and always will, that in many ways 2009 was a great year. This year is the year I turned from the security of Corporate America to follow my dream. This […]

Join me at the Seattle AIA.

Just a quick reminder.  I will be hosting a Brown Bag session at the Seattle AIA (1911 1st Ave) on Tuesday the 3rd of November.  It is free but space is limited to 25 people. I will be discussing how to get your portfolio noticed, tips and tricks on content and layout and how to […]

Telling time in Germany just got cool.

You must know of my time piece obsession by now.  I have no explanation for my love a clocks and watches, the passion simply is.  Thankfully those hip Germans are feeding my passion. The new QLOCKTWO by Biegert & Funk is an all alphabet time piece.  No need to count, this wall mounted clock clearly […]

Cities XL

I have been playing Sim City since I was in college.  My roommate had the game on his computer and I was in love after I created my first road.  Over the years Sim City has changed, improved and spun off entire worlds meeting the needs of the God complex in each of us. New […]

Watch What Happens.

Anyone who knows me knows I am a fiend for watches.  I own many of them and I am always looking for the next awesome watch to add to my collection.  My latest object of unhealthy desire is the URWERK UR-CC1, coded named the King Cobra. URWERK is Felix Baumgartner (watchmaker) and Martin Frei (artist).  […]