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Waiting For That Perfect Day

by Erica
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What does your perfect day look like?  I’m still waiting for my Perfect Day but it looks something like this.  I spring out of bed at 4:30 in the morning, hop in the shower, and then drink a glass of water and a cup of tea.  Then I do 90 minutes of Bikram Yoga, [...]

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Personal Mission Statement

by Erica

For Ed.
Core Beliefs:
I believe that chaos and structure are not mutually exclusive, that people can and do get ahead by doing “the right thing”, and that doing something out of passion and love is far more important than doing something for money.

Who Am I?
I am a Community Evangelist, A Designer, A Coder, A Hacker, A [...]

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5 Steps to Stop “Being Too Nice”

by Erica

I was at a meeting this morning to talk about The Business Makers new Website (which Kelsey has done an AMAZING job designing – even building a custom back-end in Django), when Kelsey said: “You’re just too nice”. I’m not sure exactly what the context was – but I can’t stop thinking about that [...]

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I Second That Mr. Brogan!

by Erica

This past Friday I attended a Landmark Education Luncheon at Masraff’s in Houston. The topic was “Breakthroughs in Business”, and the presenter was Executive Coach Bruce Saxton (whose wife incidently has a very nice little Vlog here: RichPrettyGirl.com). Special Thanks to Greg for inviting me to this event
The presentation revolved around [...]

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Real Connections

by Erica

In my younger days (says the Twenty-Something), I read a lot of self help books. I still do as a matter of fact. I loved Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and Donald Clifton’s Soar with Your Strengths. All these [...]

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Living Up To New Year’s Resolutions

by Erica

In January I set out to “Master My Craft” — it’s now February and time for me to start concentrating on my health and vitality. You may remember in my Resolve 2007 post that February is the month for “Buffing it Up!”.
January was filled with Ruby on Rails tutorials, BarCampDallas (where I learned some [...]

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Resolve 2007!

by Erica

It’s that time again — Time to say goodbye to 2006 — and hello to the start of a Whole New Year. A New Chance at Greatness!
Last year was one of the best year’s of my life — but — it’s ending on a rather melancholy note. Numerous unfinished projects — both personal [...]

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Is it just me…

by Erica

…or does the competition keep getting younger and younger?
Ludwig Wendzich is only 15 years old — and has already been dabbling in Web and Graphic Design for over 7 years.  Very impressive!  Reminds me of another talented young man.  Which begs the question — where will we all be in the next 10 years?
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Great Leaders/Great Risks

by Erica

This week has been a whirlwind…and I don’t think my head will ever stop spinning.  It’s exciting to come to a point in your life where you’re on the verge of doing something great.  Something that matters.  Something that could change the way people do business for years to come.
I’ve been thinking a great deal [...]

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