Ice, heat, & waffles.
“Without dreams and goals there is no living, only merely existing, and that is not why we are here.” -Mark Twain Back in April, I shared "3 Lessons from 3 Months of Streaking". It chronicles the beginning of my absurd goal to streak 2018, or run every day of the...
Leadership Philosophy Draft – INSPIRE
Integrity - 7 Signs of People with Integrity "the root of integrity is about doing the right thing even when it’s not acknowledged by others, or convenient for you. An individual with integrity is the antidote to self-interest." "Bosses highlighting their staffs’...
Podcast Recap on Leadership & EQ
This morning I listened to a podcast by the Harvard Review Channel: What Makes a Good Leader. The podcast outlined five characteristics of emotional intelligence that every leader needs to have. Self-awareness - self-deprecating sense of humor Self-regulation -...
Leadership and Humility from Pope Francis: Part I
Two bookshelves full of books and an Amazon wishlist full of leadership books, and somehow I begin reading this one. To be honest, this was not on my "to read" list. This book was given to me by a colleague who also went through the Emerging Leaders program a few...
Parenting, destruction, and exploration.
"[Kids] are always doing things, that, by and large, are destructive. That's what exploration kind of is. If you take stuff apart, whether or not you know how to put it back together." A friend shared this video with me the other day and I can't stop thinking...
Asking makes you vulnerable
This TED talk was shared with me today: The art of asking by Amanda Palmer, so I did as I always do with TED talks—I opened it in a new tab and let it play in the background. I love big ideas, especially ones that worth spreading. This one caught my attention and...
About Me
Hi all. My name is Zach and this is my attempt at blogging. What is this blog about you ask? I’m not really sure yet…
You’ll probably read a lot about running, absurd personal challenges, and happenings at my place of employment. This could be anything from leadership to emerging technologies to an interesting project I’m working on.
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