Work At Home Dad - Ty Tribble

"You" Branded

We all know (or should know) that job security is all but gone in today's world. My dad was able to devote his entire career to Boeing and was well rewarded for it. The same can not be said for those that follow him 20 years later.

Tom Peters:

Instead of making yourself a slave to the concept of a career ladder, reinvent yourself on a semiregular basis. Start by writing your own mission statement, to guide you as CEO of Me Inc. What turns you on? Learning something new? Gaining recognition for your skills as a technical wizard? Shepherding new ideas from concept to market? What's your personal definition of success? Money? Power? Fame? Or doing what you love? However you answer these questions, search relentlessly for job or project opportunities that fit your mission statement. And review that mission statement every six months to make sure you still believe what you wrote.

No matter what you're doing today, there are four things you've got to measure yourself against. First, you've got to be a great teammate and a supportive colleague. Second, you've got to be an exceptional expert at something that has real value. Third, you've got to be a broad-gauged visionary -- a leader, a teacher, a farsighted "imagineer." Fourth, you've got to be a businessperson -- you've got to be obsessed with pragmatic outcomes.

It's this simple: You are a brand. You are in charge of your brand. There is no single path to success. And there is no one right way to create the brand called You. Except this: Start today. Or else.

Microsoft Small Business Summit - Never Eat Alone

Best selling author, Keith Ferrazzi was the final keynote speaker at Microsoft's Small Business Summit. Here are the highlights from my notes:

• There should be no distinction between personal and business relationships.
• Joy can live with success.
• Skip the small talk and talk with people about passion, dreams and the future.
• Intimacy (a deep mutual understanding) is the core of success.
• Have a willingness to share who you are.
• Make business human.
• Create an environment around yourself that allows others to share a dream.
• You've got to be human to be trusted.
• Talk about your struggles.
• A willingness to share makes people care about you.
• FOCUS - Be clear about what you want to achieve.
• Define your currency. What do you have to give to others?
• Give a gift that can change a person's world.
• Bond with people. Go Deep.
• Build a network before you need it.

Keith was by far the highlight of the summit for me and judging by the standing ovation he got at the end of his speech, I was not alone in this thinking. I was also able to spend a few moments with him afterwords and noticed him take a sincere interest in the people he was speaking with.

The world of networking needs more Keith Ferrazzi.

You can visit Keith's blog here and buy his book here.

Duggar TV Schedule

I know this is a pretty wierd thing to be posting and I suppose you deserve the whole story behind it.

On June 2nd, 2004, I put one sentence and a link (on my blog) about Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, who had just had their 15th child.. The title of the post was "Note to Michelle Duggar...STOP!" and this is what it said:

Was there any doubt the father was named Jim Bob?

'All smiles' Arkansas woman gives birth to 15th child

I was just being funny and I hoped that the few people that read my blog would giggle and then go read that USA Today article, which I found interesting. Much to my surprise, I got a bunch of people commenting on the post.

It wasn't until the Duggars had their 16th child that I realized my little blog was listed in the top 5 on Google when searching for anything Duggar. I'm guessing that there are over 100 comments for and against the Duggars lifestyle. I do watch all of the comments and do my best to keep them civil. If someone gets vulgar I remove the comment and sometimes I have banned the person from commenting.

I don't really have a set opinion on the Duggars. If they want 16 kids, more power to them. I am very happy with 2, but I have close friends that have 5. It's all good. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I thought it would be a good idea to post the TV schedule for those fine folks that visit.

By the way, I have other good stuff here as well. Happy reading.

Discovery Health Channel will be running their newest show on the Duggars, "Raising 16 Children." Here are the air dates (all times Eastern):

March 15, 2006 at 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm
March 19, 2006 at 3:00 pm
March 26, 2006 at 9:00 pm
March 27, 2006 at 12:00 am


TLC will be running their newest show on the Duggars, "16 Children and Moving In." Here are the air dates (all times Eastern):

March 11, 2006 at 9:00 pm
March 12, 2006 at 12:00 am
March 13, 2006 at 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm
March 19, 2006 at 1:00 pm

Happy viewing!

Squidoo Lens of the Day

This is pretty cool. My Squidoo lens on the One Campaign is the lens of the day.

Megan Casey:

Whether you share my fandom or not, the ONE campaign (for which Bono is a leading frontman) is a fascinating foray into online activism.

And Ty Tribble is helping. With his lens, The ONE Campaign, he is spreading awareness for the fight against poverty and is dedicating his royalties to World Vision. This may seem really incremental, and it is. On purpose. The whole point of ONE is that it encourages action, one person at a time.

Think about this: What if a non-profit sent one email to all their donors. And instead of asking for money, just gave them a link and asked each of them to build one lens. Then each lens earns one penny, one nickel, one dollar a day for the non-profit. And spreads the word as well. Suddenly, donors can help not by digging deeper, but by sharing their passion.

Along the way you go from being incremental to monumental.

Garsh.

Stay At Home Dad - Mom Term usually not true

For years, Bob Witkowski took calls from a company office in Lewiston, working 12- and 13-hour days six and seven days a week -- even after his children were born.Then he received a wake-up call he will never forget.

He said, "I came home one day, and my oldest daughter, Samantha, saw me and said, ‘Dad, I can jump rope.’ And I had no idea she could jump rope. That's when I sort of thought, ‘Well, I'm missing this stuff. I really have to make some changes.’"Witkowski quit his job to become a freelance graphic designer and work-at-home dad. He still picks up a paycheck, but more importantly, he gets to pick up his two daughters from school every day.

He explains, "The benefit of it -- what I think the kids really enjoy -- is the time with either parent. In this case, it happens to be the dad. They seem to really respond to it."And one of the perks for Witkowski is more time with his daughters.While Witkowski walks the walk when it comes to a balance of life and work, Chip Edgar talks the talk -- literally.

Every Tuesday at 1 p.m. on WMPG radio, Edgar hosts “Home Dad.”

He started the show three years ago, when the stay-at-home father was looking for something to pass the time with his young son, Marcos. More than 160 shows later -- and the birth of another child -- it’s still going strong.

Edgar told News 8, "We talk about circumcision. We talk about breast-feeding. We talk about natural childbirth. We've done a lot of shows on that. Couple of weeks ago, we had a gentleman on whose son is fighting in Iraq.”The show is entertaining, but Edgar would be the first to admit that being a stay-at-home dad can be far from it, at times.

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