This principle exists independent of any specific domain, and has come up recently in two completely different contexts. First, I was having a discussion about some different civilizations and societies from history, and it was noted that the culture of the group seemed to almost always be established by the leader and his or her [...]

Last week I sat in on a presentation by Ron McMillan from Vital Smarts, on how to be an effective influencer. Overall the presentation was excellent. He began by claiming that the most important thing we can learn is how to influence ourselves and others. Obviously this statement can become so broad that it encompasses [...]

An email came in the other day from my utility company, telling me they received my payment. “Return to Home Dear Scott Burton” it began… Obviously, when the message was pulled up completely, it was formatted to look all pretty, but that doesn’t come through on a preview in Gmail, Outlook, etc, as well as [...]

I have been using another site to host my blog, but I have been much more impressed with WordPress as of late, so I think I’m going to switch over here. I’m dreading the tasking of moving over old posts and trying to keep old URL’s consistent, so we’ll have to see what happens there. [...]