the view from here

Thought Starters

Sorry to be graphic, I read somewhere that it attracts eyeballs. “It’s sooooooo easy, huh?” I thought to myself. It’s just so easy to stop writing, blogging and sharing on-line. Just stop. And I did. What I’m not going to do is talk about it endlessly. I’m not going to make excuses. F**K that. Ok? [...]

Can’t you just make a decision already? Last week my exams finally started. For those that have been following along I am writing my NCIDQ exams to gain my professional accreditation in my industry, Interior Design. I am an Intern member of an organization called ARIDO which is the governing body that supports the Interior [...]

I read somewhere that listening is really hard. Really? I am just finishing up a book called The Pin Drop Principle. Admittedly, I read a little less than I should but I do enjoy it. Over the past few years I have read very little for pleasure. I read mostly non-fiction. I find the stuff [...]

Management Tips

Creative challenges have no borders I was reading an article on one of my regular haunts, Spin Sucks, which discussed the challenges with creativity in the PR world and offered ways to increase the level of creativity specific to the their industry. There were 3 factors identified which could increase the opportunity for more creative [...]

Let me ask, how observant are you? Have you ever noticed when a place or space is fully designed to when it is not, where each object relates to its immediate surroundings and the immediate surroundings relate to the overall space painting a complete picture? We attended a lecture recently that featured a new book [...]

When we get paid for work we try to do as little as possible. Think about it. The mindset of work is structured in a way that makes us want to put a lot of effort into doing as little as possible. It’s a defense mechanism that we all succumb to. Why? Well the alternative [...]

places we love

When you think of Google, the last thing you probably consider is how their office space looks. We have all heard about the crazy stuff they do for their people. I had an opportunity to tour their new Toronto offices recently and got a firsthand peek behind the curtain. As of today, Google has approximately 53,546 employees. That’s a [...]

Now the secret’s out. It’s Valentine’s Day AND it’s my birthday. A running total of 48 years on this big ole green and blue sphere have taught me a thing or two the biggest of which is to listen and learn. Funny, it took a long time to figure that one out. Well, as they [...]

Happy New Year! Haven’t you heard that enough? Damn, what if you are reading this in March or August? Well, regardless of when you discovered this post we wish you well. This is the first Read This Stuff of 2013 which is our monthly romp through the bookshelf to see what we can share with [...]