“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose one’s self.” Soren Kierkegaard, the Danish Existential Philosopher and Theologian said that. I love Keirkegaard’s work because he explores our emotion and choice when we as people face big life decisions. “Facing a big life decision” is a fancy way of [...]
Categories: Changing Minds,Entrepreneurship,Reflections,Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tagged: Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Reflections, Rheumatoid Arthritis, risk, Segway, Soren Kierkegaard, St. Edward's, vulnerability
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- January 26, 2012 – 8:45 am
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- By Austin
I’m not one for watching YouTube. Cat videos and Justin Bieber don’t entertain me much. But I found this video because Bret Hurt, Founder / CEO of Bazaarvoice, tweeted it out, citing the importance of good company culture encouraging employee productivity. Bazaarvoice is famous for their culture, so I queued this up and listened to [...]
Categories: Branding,Changing Minds,Entrepreneurship,Social Architect
Tagged: Community, culture, Google, innovation
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- January 8, 2012 – 12:19 am
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- By Austin
Here’s a list of everything that I’m reading right now. Since I got a Kindle Touch for Christmas, I’ve been reading differently. I bounce back and forth between the Kindle and the physical books that I have started. I’m definitely reading more that I was, and differently. Since I’m constantly reading, I thought it would [...]
Categories: Branding,Career,Changing Minds,Entrepreneurship,Reading List,Reflections
Tagged: Blogging, Copywriting, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, reading, reading list, Writing
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- December 28, 2011 – 4:21 pm
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- By Austin
Before he passed away, my Granddad, the beekeeper, would tell these fantastical stories of his entrepreneurial journey. He would talk about saving his nickels and dimes in order to buy Chevy Trucks, or a few acres of land, so that he could work more and make more money. The stories were fantastical because a few [...]
Categories: Career,Changing Minds,Entrepreneurship,My Granddad
Tagged: Blogging, chevy truck, Copywriting, Economy, Entrepreneurship, granddad, macbook pro, Marketing, Practice, Reflections, saving money, starbucks, vulnerability, Writing
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- December 26, 2011 – 3:16 pm
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- By Austin
I think business cards may be pointless. They take up valuable pocket space. They’re expensive. Organizing them is a pain. And everyone has a good one anymore. They’re not memorable. Honestly, I may just be rationalizing things. I hadn’t gotten around to ordering more business cards and I went out for some serious networking last [...]
Categories: Career,Changing Minds,Employment,Networking,Social Media,Targeting your audience
Tagged: american psycho, business cards, Copywriting, employment, Marketing, Networking, Unemployment
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- December 14, 2011 – 10:42 am
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- By Austin
Level of Focus determines how good of a networker you are. Focus makes it possible for anyone to walk into a room and know what they will get before they leave, why they want it, and how to get it. Focus means planning to know what’s important and unimportant. Most importantly, focus means that knowing when [...]
Categories: Branding,Changing Minds,Entrepreneurship,Marketing,Networking
Tagged: Definition, Economy, employment, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Unemployment
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- December 7, 2011 – 4:06 pm
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- By Austin
Let’s face it. Layoffs are all to common right now. It’s a rough economy. However, I think it’s easier to get back to work than people realize. All it takes is a different perspective on your job search. This fall, my life has really forced me to examine how I focus my attention and intention. In [...]
Categories: BarnBuildr,Changing Minds,Entrepreneurship,Networking,Reflections
Tagged: BarnBuildr, Bootstrap, Economy, employment, Entrepreneurship, Getting Hired, Marketing, Practice, Social Architect, Super Bowl, Tech Ranch Austin, Unemployment, Volunteer
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- December 5, 2011 – 10:15 am
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- By Austin
In Part 1, I analyzed the social and economic challenges that are making it hard for the American middle class to find good work, and pay for things like gas and health insurance. Again, since the economy is making it hard for so many of us to stay in the middle class, we’re suddenly waking [...]
Categories: Changing Minds,Occupy Wall Street,Reflections
Tagged: Economy, employment, Occupy Wall Street, Unemployment
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- December 3, 2011 – 5:20 pm
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- By Austin
My previous post about what I see as broken with the Occupy Wall Street movement was the result of several conversations, both on twitter, and in-person. As a result of that post, I’ve been able to discuss the movement with a diverse group of opinions, not only in the comments , but also on Facebook and Twitter, [...]
Categories: Changing Minds,Entrepreneurship,Occupy Wall Street,Reflections
Tagged: Economy, employment, Entrepreneurship, Occupy Wall Street
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- November 29, 2011 – 12:30 pm
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- By Austin
I think that Occupy Wall Street has been losing steam over the past few weeks. I’m starting to see fewer articles and less media attention directed towards the various activist communities who call themselves the 99%, many of whom are part of Generation Y. While I have very strong reservations about being associated with the movement, [...]
Categories: Changing Minds,Occupy Wall Street,Reflections,Social Architect
Tagged: Analysis, Generation Y, Models, Occupy Wall Street, Social Activism
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- November 25, 2011 – 12:44 pm
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- By Austin