In January, I spent a week with Genie Industries participating in a kaizen event. This week was special–Genie paid a lean manufacturing Sensei upwards of $30k to supervise. (Shingijitsu’s website looks like crap… Yet my Genie contact told me, “We’re working hard to wine/dine them–otherwise they’ll fire us.” That’s abnormal.) I’ll never forget asking the […]
Back in March, best-selling author and thought-leader Seth Godin announced a summer internship: Send your application (you decide what’s on it, that’s part of the application) as a pdf of no longer than four pages… So I created this PDF. (Unfortunately, the text is only readable in full screen.) There are no shortcuts to wall-able […]
Doing dishes in the kitchen listening to Pandora. High-speed inexpensive internet access is here. Right now. (My parents pay $40 a month for Sprint EVDO service.) With a laptop, an EVDO modem, and a cassette adapter, I can listen to whatever I want. Legally. I can search by author, genre, song title–you name it. Why […]
Earlier this spring, I created an application for a super-exclusive internship. There was one catch–the application requirements consisted solely of the following: “Send in a 4-page PDF–you decide what’s on it, that’s part of the application process.” After spending many hours thinking about the intersection of the internship and my goals, I decided to create […]
Two years ago, Dan Grossman posted about the Warren Buffett shareholder letters on his (now defunct) blog. Finally, I have copies of all of Buffett’s annual reports from 1957-1970. They’re spectacular; if you’d like a copy, let me know and I’ll send them to you. Unfortunately, I was asked not to post them publicly, though […]
Recently, my Facebook profile status started saying Jeff is twittering:… No–I’m not a twit. I’m using Twitter, the trendy service attempting to fill the void of personal, daily updates about a person. If you haven’t heard of it, this Commoncraft video provides an intuitive explanation. Why have I started Twittering? To understand the medium–I’ve […]
Blessed are they who understandMy faltering step and palsied hand. Blessed are they who know that my ears todayMust strain to catch the things they say. Blessed are they who seem to knowThat my eyes are dim and my wits are slow. Blessed are they that look awayWhen coffee spilled at table today. Blessed are […]
When you get what you want in your struggle for self, And the world makes you King for a day, Then go to the mirror and look at yourself, And see what that guy has to say. For it isn’t your Father, or Mother, or Wife, Who judgement upon you must pass. The feller whose […]
In the garden of splendor, now waiting above, He’s preparing a place for us–filled with His love. He is yearningly waiting as we tell of His plan, To all of the lost ones His redemption for man. Our hearts ever open to feast on His word So graciously taught us by one who has heard. […]
Here are my basic notes on writing a speech, sermon, or talk. This applies mostly to the planning and brainstorming section, not the actual organization and presentation. I’ve found it a useful checklist to review for any important verbal presentation. This is a work in progress, so I welcome additional comments. ——————————————————————————————— *Remember, the end goal of communication […]