90 days
What would you do with 90 days? I am 30+ days into a 90 day “transition” out of my current job. I can remember like it was yesterday my disappointment in thinking that I would not get this job, my …
Support Martha
I know that I have written about my friend the magnificent Martha Simmons before, most recently here. Martha is always running or working with some health related non-profit – March of Dimes, ALS Association (where I met her in 1999 …
Leading from Within
About a month ago I spent 3 days at the magnificent (Orvis recommended) North Fork Ranch in Shawnee Colorado. While it’s only about an hour from Denver, it feels inaccessible, as in there is no ATT cell service there. I …
Where did our hunger go?
Happy Memorial Day. I am still thinking about my trip to China in January. As you might recall, I spent the first few weeks of 2010 touring China (Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong) learning how they approach entrepreneurship …
Pondering Strengths
Clay posted a link to a test to determine Character Strengths. Like Clay, I registered on the website to take the test. 240 questions later, I learned my top strengths, in this order are: Honesty, authenticity, and genuineness: You are …
5280 Chiropractic
A chiropractor recently moved into the building where I work. I had never gone to one before. The scientist in me thinks that much of chiropractic medicine is about as credible as voodoo. And yet, Irene, who I trust implicitly, …
In Search of Colorado Entrepreneurs
I am the Executive Director of the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Denver. Each year we host an annual business plan competition that is open to all early stage Colorado companies. Over the years, the Business Plan …
the 2012 project
I attended a briefing on the 2012 project tonight at the Chambers Center for the Advancement of Women at the University of Denver. The primary speaker was Mary Hughes who charismatically explained why the US needs more elected officials who are …
My First 10K
I turned 42 on Monday. I thought about getting a massage, but instead I signed up for the Boulder Spring Half as a birthday present to myself. While I've done a 5K, a marathon and a half-marathon in the past, I'd …
No more Amazon Associates in Colorado
I set up an Amazon Associates account ages ago so that if someone bought a book I’ve reviewed or read perhaps a few pennies would come my way. I am guessing that less than $100 has come my way over …