I should make a more deliberate effort to share more often; this I know. Some observations from this week:
- true friendship transcends time, distance, circumstance. always.
- shit happens. so does opportunity. be prepared for both. always.
- saying no hurts less than saying yes and not being able to follow through. always.
- a velvet rope in front of a club brings more interest than the offer of free drinks. don't be cheap. always.
- with the right perspective, 2 + 2 = 9. always.
- simple is better. always.
- listen. always.
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2009
stuff happened. it’s over.
2010
the best way to predict the future is to create it. win.
…change your situation.
Yes, I left my job at the height of what is likely to be absolutely the worst period in our lifetimes to seek employment.
But I didn’t leave a job just to get another one. I left because I am certain that I can create and provide much more value to the world by exploring other opportunities that more closely parallel my talents, passions and goals. Like Red said to Andy: “Get busy living, or get busy dying.” I’m choosing to get busy living; living richly with those I love.
Echoing the words of an anonymous Confederate soldier:
I asked God for strength that I might achieve.
I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked for health that I might do greater things.
I was given infirmity that I might do better things.
I asked for riches that I might be happy.
I was given poverty that I might be wise.
I asked for power that I might have the praise of men.
I asked for all things that I might enjoy life.
I was given life that I might enjoy all things.
I got nothing that I asked for, but everything I hoped for.
Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.
I am, among all men, most richly blessed.
See ya soon, friends.
a stop sign is interactive.
a light switch is interactive.
a bacterium is interactive.
when i hear “interactive” i think of these sorts of mundane examples of a person, place, or thing responding to a stimulus or environment. digital, on the other hand, implies some use of technology on behalf of the source or recipient of said stimuli. obviously we don’t limit interactions to purely digital means, nor is it the only way to evoke or augment a reaction or experience. not too many factors in an environment are mutually exclusive, in my opinion, though we often perceive them as such.
semantics aside, isn’t tech / marketing / business / life all about the collective experience, really? (i know at least two guys that agree.)
the stop sign is a marvelous, highly successful example of an interactive experience. with a near perfect impression to conversion ratio to boot. yet [most] stop signs are not digital. and i hope (for humanity’s sake) that a stop sign strategy has never been brought up for discussion.
maybe ‘digital’ should be treated as a segment of an ‘interactive experience’ rather than be used as a synonym. and interactive should be more of an abstract m.o. or objective for of all tech / marketing / business / life regardless of the medium.
brands aren’t interactive.
websites aren’t interactive.
communities aren’t interactive.
people aren’t digital; digital is a medium. people are interactive.
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My first day with HSR is Monday, March 30, 2009. HSR is an integrated marketing communications firm, and arguably the best business-to-business agency in the world. I’m not big on hyperbole, so by my decision to join you know that I must have been impressed with the people I met and the work I observed during the interview process.
I’ve always maintained an interest in the business of business, so I’m looking forward to the challenging aspects of a new life in the agency world especially with a B2B focus. “I’m long on imagination, and short on resources,” I told them. I think this move will be a good match in my goal to find equilibrium.
Leaving Louisville will be bittersweet indeed, but arguably overdue. I look forward to meeting the more of the HSR crew [and working with Ryan DeShazer], and immersing myself in a forward-thinking environment with respect to digital strategy and interactive marketing. The transition from Louisville to Cincinnati will prove to be a logistical challenge, but I’ll be glad to see many old friends and make new ones too. Pete Blackshaw, Dave Knox, Kevin Dugan: you’re on my radar and I hope to see/meet you soon. Skyline Chili, Chipotle, Montgomery Inn: consider yourselves in my cross hairs also.
I’ve accepted a role as a Senior Interactive Account Executive and I hope my career continues to blossom as I learn and grow with the organization. This should be an interesting and exciting new chapter in my personal and professional life. Thanks, all, for the well-wishes.
Along with a cadre of Louisville’s digerati and web pioneers, later this week I will test the outer limits of information overload while attending SXSWi in Austin, TX. I’ll be there with many friends including: Brendan Jackson, Dave Durand, Jason Falls, Kevin Frey, Matt Winn, Rob May, Shawn Morton, Todd Earwood, Chris Claxton, and Michelle Jones, and I plan to network socially with a many more that recently hit my radar (Paul Sizemore, Bill Johnston, Greg Matthews…) Isn’t it interesting that we have to travel a few hundred miles to get everyone in the same place at the same time? 
I also hope to interact with others that are as passionate as I am about entrepreneurship, digital strategy and the future of all things interwebs such as Peter Kim, Scott Monty, Charlie O’Donnell, Bryan Jones, Aaron Strout, Adam Cohen, Len Kendall.
Yes, there will be a lot of continued discussions about web 2.0, social media and the like, but this year I’m really focused on immersing myself in conversations that deal more with the intersection of all these shiny objects with real-world applications in technology (especially mobile, retail POS), marketing (augmenting customer and brand experiences) and business objectives (show me the money). I like to ‘think outside the browser’ so my goal is to encounter others who do the same when it comes to interactive.
With a stack of new contacts and business ideas, I’ll return refreshed and energized. Also, I revel in the prospects of sampling some quality BBQ, [breakfast] burritos, and Shiner Bock as well. I’m looking forward to a memorable long weekend of friends, fun, and frontal lobe fecundity. Austin, here we come!
Samuel Clements and his prescient words on the current state of the U.S. economy:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
“When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Kentucky, because everything there happens 20 years after it happens anywhere else.” – Mark Twain
These sorts of questions are circling around my head these days:
- What information is broadcast from a mobile phone in a passive state?
- When will biological authentication have meaningful, affordable applications?
- Why is digital media still stored and distributed on pieces of cheap plastic?
- For all the ‘connectivity’ associated with the internet, why are conversations and interactions still difficult to aggregate outside of their silos or platforms?
I’d welcome any thoughts, resources or feedback. I’ll probably share the results of my research on one or more of these topics later; just hoping to solicit responses from anyone else who might be interested or dabbling in these topics. Thanks in advance…
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