Musings from an Aspiring #ExtraCreditKid
Leadership vs. Authority Authority — Police officer who tells what to do. Leaders — Minister. Inspires others. Action plan to build influence Establish expertise and Influence. Invite thought leaders to discuss pros and cons. It’s not who you know, but who knows WHAT you know. Accountability. Give and receive feedback. Make sure you have a…
I don’t need to convince you of the power of story. Or how it makes ideas resonate and have impact in a way that data and facts never will. Story also and data aren’t mutually exclusive. Despite title of this workshop, the storytelling framework isn’t confined to only technical problems. You can apply this advice…
Getting to GHC The best things in life never come easy. The process for getting a ticket to GHC could fall into that category. I submitted a session: rejected. I tried to buy a General Registration ticket: sold out. Once I resigned myself to not attending, I was gifted a ticket for which I’m incredibly…
I have serious soft spot for divergent career journeys. You used to sail boats for a living, and now you are an IT Consultant. Ooh, tell me more. This idea of “doing anything” also conjures visions of incredibly non-linear paths. I don’t feel like Carpenter’s career could be lumped into that category. However, she’s taken…
I don’t know what fun sounds like to you. But data science and pretty charts are a match for me. I’m also on this quest to explore various areas of IT that I think might be a fit for where I go next. While this probably isn’t based on reality, the idea of making sense…
How many of us are living our dream life? As children, we wanted to be astronauts, architects, or doctors. Somewhere along the way, we begin to doubt ourselves and our potential. We abandon our lofty childhood aspirations for a humdrum life. Pure Accelerate‘s Day 2 Keynote speaker Leland Melvin didn’t fall victim to any of…
Is there anything more liberating than being okay with making a fool of yourself in front of others? We spend our whole lives avoiding situations like these. So, we keep quiet when we have something to say; stay in our chairs when we’d rather dance, or stay home when we’d rather go out and sing….
Have you ever read something that so closely aligned with your soul that when you read it, your first inclination is to raise a hand and say “preach?” While James Victore, Feck Perfuction* book inspires many of these moments for me, his “Freedom is something you take” essay feels like it was written for me…
Will people remember you as someone who spent your entire life chasing a paycheck; consumed by your wants, needs, and fears? Or will your legacy be of someone that put good into the world? If you weren’t already thinking these things, there’s a chance that #VMworld at least inspired you to consider these ideas. Whether…
Now for the final post in this series. Let’s walk through the steps that I took to move my WordPress site from GoDaddy to AWS Lightsail. setup mail, configure SSL/TLS and resolve minor user-created issues. WordPress Move Mail SSL Minor Issues WordPress Move Backup your old WordPress Site Thank god for those Updraft Plus backups…