Please forgive the bragging, but I’d like to tell you about how I lost some weight this year. Eat the tomato instead of throwing it. When we were all locked indoors during the pandemic, I worried about texts I was getting from friends about regaining their college freshman fifteen. Perhaps it’s a new fifteen, feel […]
Read more "What Are You Willing To Give Up To Change?"In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, there were 25 world records set in swimming competitions. If that sounds like a lot to be broken in a single year of events, it’s because it was at the time. Of those records set, 23 of them were broken wearing full-body tech suits according to Swimming World […]
Read more "Are Transformations Adding Fuel To The Fire?"When I first started working at Bottle Rocket Studios helping clients craft world-class mobile experiences, I thought I was an expert. I had spent years telling the world I was on my blog. Had even finished my pages for a book on building apps that I’ve bored you all about more than I should. I […]
Read more "Is It Possible You Are Your Own Product?"This year marks a decade of this space. Before I begin, I wanted to thank each of you for reading. When I first started writing, I had dreams of carving out space as a thought leader in mobile technology. Took me down a path where I had to learn content strategies, social media referrals, and […]
Read more "How Do I Transform Mental Health Into Mental Toughness?"If you’ve never met Jake Calabrese, you should find a way to. He makes me happy every time I see him at a conference or get a text from him. Mostly, it’s due to him being an absolute wacko who knows how to make people laugh and makes everyone in the circle feel connected to […]
Read more "Someone On Your Team Is Lonely Right Now, Perhaps Its You"“Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill I don’t know many men who have had the privilege to discuss with their fathers what it truly means to be a father. We discuss the duties of fatherhood. The desire to see our children succeed, however […]
Read more "Have You Ever Defined Fatherhood?"“When the number of options available are limited, it is foolish to fuss and fret. We should instead simply choose the best of them and move on with life. To behave otherwise is to waste precious time and energy.” William B. Irvine, The Stoic Challenge On my best days, I feel like these words personify […]
Read more "How Would Stoics View Org Transformation?"Remember when we all gathered in masses to see bands play live? We’ve all met these types of people before. The random stranger who walks by you after leaving screams, “that band was awesome!” Yeah, dude. We were in there with you just now. You don’t need to tell us something we all just witnessed. […]
Read more "It’s Okay To Talk About How Terrible 2021 Was -Now We Need to figure out what to do next"Have you ever left a meeting wondering why nobody gave your idea consideration? It’s a tough spot to be in, and I would like to discuss what happens as a result.
Read more "Why Do I Constantly Feel My Ideas Are Dumb?"I’m a member of the last generation to know life before the Internet. I’ve been able to witness how people have managed to craft personas based on their time spent online. This didn’t happen on purpose, of course. We saw this raw nerve connected to a network of other nerve endings capable of anything. Had […]
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Chris Murman 