December 26, 2024
Does Boxing Day still have the same flavour and ring to it that it used to? Does it matter anymore now that so much can be online? Should we be treating it a different way now? How many decorations come down today? The holiday can stay, but maybe the purpose and reason can change to something else.
December 21, 2024
No one is at your level, have you looked in the mirror? Everyone is at different levels, you were at someone else’s level once, and someone else was at your level once. There is always something to learn, always somewhere to grow. Don’t mistake what someone doesn’t know as being inferior, recognize it for them needing to be taught, coached and mentored to be at your level.
December 20, 2024
When we have a great weather day – we say it is perfect for anything and everything. The sun is out, it’s not too hot or cold, and the possibilities are endless as we breathe it in – whether it’s doing chores, chilling out, etc. What about work though? What is the perfect work weather? No updates to process on your laptop? All devices fully charged? Alone in the office? Pens and books at the ready? A coffee (or tea) in hand? What are the perfect Work Weather conditions to let you breathe it in and get it all done?
December 19, 2024
If you are testing a website that puts data into another application, it helps to have access to that application. If that application requires you to have an account and a set of permissions to see the changes that are being made, it helps to have those permissions. If that application has to send out notifications to clients, it helps to know how the notifications are going out, what the conditions are, how they work, and what you need to do to run them. Whatever you’re building, testing, or using – knowing what is at the foundational level of what
December 18, 2024
I was asking someone the other day how I could improve at playing soccer. Their response is – “You run too fast in the first, but are more successful when you slow down in the second.” Truth, I do better in the second, I calm down more, I relax more, I’m warmed up, I have a feel for the game, who we’re playing, who I’m playing with – everything at that point in time is known. But at the beginning, I don’t, so I go too hard. We see this all the time, projects start off with great success, everyone
