I Have a Job
From Life Without PantsFebruary 8, 2012 at 8:56 am
You may say that the opinion and support of others doesn’t matter. Stop kidding yourself.“I have a job”. It’s something I’ve proclaimed to family ... (more)
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February 8, 2012 at 8:56 am
Purpose. Passion. Plan.
From Life Without PantsFebruary 6, 2012 at 3:01 am
“Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut all sources of retreat. Only by so doing can one be sure of maintaining that state of ... (more)
What’s Your Legacy?
From Life Without PantsFebruary 3, 2012 at 3:01 am
What is the most important thing in your life? What do you value more than anything else? Your relationship? Your career? Your health? Faith? What’s at the very top of the ... (more)
The Customer Is (Not) Always Right
From Life Without PantsFebruary 1, 2012 at 3:01 am
When I was 15 I picked up my first job. I was a bagger at Kroger, a local grocery chain. It wasn’t glamorous. It wasn’t anything, really, other than a paycheck. That ... (more)
No Better Time Than Now
From Life Without PantsJanuary 30, 2012 at 3:01 am
The mark of an entrepreneur? The ability to see opportunity, when others see challenge, obstacle, and impossibility.
As I shared last week, a recent Inc Magazine article offered ... (more)
The Friday Response: How to Build a Badass Blog
From Life Without PantsJanuary 27, 2012 at 9:23 am
Every Friday I break down and comment on an article I’ve read recently that inspired me, enlightened me, challenged me, or otherwise made me think. I also share some of ... (more)
Innovation is Recession-Proof (And Why Likability is Important, Too)
From Life Without PantsJanuary 26, 2012 at 8:44 am
In case you didn’t know, Apple’s kind of a big deal. Over it’s last quarter, Apple’s sales skyrocketed. Selling 37 million iPhones and 15 million iPads, ... (more)
Don’t Get Old
From Life Without PantsJanuary 25, 2012 at 8:46 am
“Don’t get old”. It’s a piece of advice my grandparents share with me almost every time I see them. As my grandpa takes my hand, he tells me that “Getting ... (more)
Entrepreneurship. The Beauty in Ugly.
From Life Without PantsJanuary 24, 2012 at 3:01 am
When I was in college, I looked up to entrepreneurs as if they were deities. Just ask my partner Sam Davidson, who came and spoke to my Junior-year Marketing Strategy class, ... (more)
Create. Learn. Improve. Repeat. (And Why We Get Hung Up On Step One)
From Life Without PantsJanuary 20, 2012 at 7:31 am
Create. Learn. Improve. Repeat. This is the “mantra” of Karol Gajda, a fellow blogger, entrepreneur, and world-traveler. It’s simple, yet speaks volumes. It’s ... (more)
The Greater Good (Or What Passion is Really All About)
From Life Without PantsJanuary 18, 2012 at 3:01 am
The idea of working a “nine to five” has become almost archaic to our generation. That’s because this generation, more than any before, live and die by one thing: ... (more)
Resolve to be Scared
From Life Without PantsJanuary 16, 2012 at 3:01 am
Somehow, we’ve made it to the middle of January already. Yep, let me be the first to say, “Where is the year going?”
How are those resolutions coming along? ... (more)
How I Left Church and Found Faith
From Life Without PantsJanuary 12, 2012 at 8:23 am
I can’t truly define myself as a Christian. I can’t truly define myself as anything.
Raised Catholic by my dad while being brought up by a gay mother will make your ... (more)
The Grey. (That Blurry Line Between “Hell Yes” and “No”)
From Life Without PantsJanuary 11, 2012 at 3:01 am
If you haven’t been inspired, ignited, informed, or otherwise entertained by my friend and entrepeneurial colleague Amber, do yourself a favor and hop on the bandwagon. If ... (more)
One Nation, Indivisible.
From Life Without PantsJanuary 9, 2012 at 3:01 am
Here we are in the midst of another election year and here I am wondering if things will ever change…
I’ve never been one to get super-involved in politics. Sure, ... (more)
Friday Quick Hits – The Year of Optimism Edition
From Life Without PantsJanuary 6, 2012 at 3:01 am
For the first time in 2012, TGIF! As a blogger and as someone who reads a lot of blogs, what I love more than anything about the first week of the year is the unanimous optimism ... (more)
What Do You Think About While You Run?
From Life Without PantsJanuary 5, 2012 at 7:01 am
What do I think about while I run? Well, the video below pretty much sums it up. Nipple chafing. (Not) pooping your pants. Top 40 hits from the 90s…
If I’m going to ... (more)
Conquer Yourself (Why I’m Running a Marathon)
From Life Without PantsJanuary 4, 2012 at 8:27 am
“Why are you running a marathon?”, is by far the most frequent question I’ve gotten since announcing that I’d be running one in late April. It’s ... (more)
Ten Things You Must Do To Make 2012 The Best Year Ever
From Life Without PantsJanuary 3, 2012 at 7:01 am
It’s January 3rd and we’ve already established that 2012 is going to be a great year. But in order to make it the best ever, there’s some things that you’re ... (more)
2012: The Best Year Ever?
From Life Without PantsJanuary 2, 2012 at 8:36 am
2012. How are ya’? Nice to meet you. I’ve only known you for a little over 30 hours, and I’m already labeling you as the best year ever. I know, we just met. ... (more)
The Most Important Thing I’ve Learned in 2011
From Life Without PantsDecember 29, 2011 at 8:17 am
In a year’s time, you experience a lot. Ups and downs. Lefts and rights. Winds in the roads and sprints to the finish.
Of course, those are all metaphors – ways of ... (more)
It Doesn’t Get Any Better
From Life Without PantsDecember 19, 2011 at 10:44 am
Graduation commencement speeches are typically full of cheesy cliches, jokes that you politely chuckle at, and inspirational “welcome to the real world” words of ... (more)
Friday Quick Hits – 12.16.11
From Life Without PantsDecember 16, 2011 at 9:52 am
Hello from my second-home of Chicago! I’m spending a couple weeks here visiting friends and family, eating entirely way too much food, and trying, as hard as I can, to legitimately ... (more)
Keep Going (The Psyche of a 13-Mile Run)
From Life Without PantsDecember 14, 2011 at 9:31 am
It was a cold morning. Barely 40 degrees. As I put on my warm clothes, laced my shoes, and made sure my iPod was queued up to the perfect playlist, I knew that this day was the ... (more)
Only Stupid People Never Change Their Minds
From Life Without PantsDecember 13, 2011 at 9:02 am
…He gets criticized for changing his opinions, or ‘flip flopping,’ but over a lifetime I’ve seen many people who don’t change and they always get left behind. ... (more)
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