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December 2006

  1. Blast from the past: New Year Resolutions anyone?
  2. Suidoo and Z-List meme – Do I want traffic or do I deserve to have traffic?
  3. Quought for the Day #23 – Bob Sutton
  4. Charging for something that is free – XDrive story
  5. NYR "New Year Resolutions" Generator
  6. Quought for the Day #22 – Keith Ferrazzi
  7. Quought for the Day #21 – Tony Clark
  8. Quought for the Day #20 – Kathy Sierra
  9. Quought for the Day #19 – Steve Farber
  10. Quought for the Day #18 – Dave Taylor
  11. Quought for the Day #17 – Rosa Say
  12. Quought for the Day #16 – Brendon Connelly
  13. Quought for the Day #15 – Chris Cree
  14. Quought for the Day #14 – Dr. Barry Posner
  15. Quought for the Day #13 – Mike Sansone
  16. Quought for the Day #12 – Rick Cockrum
  17. Quought for the Day #11 – Ajit Nazre
  18. Seth's Squidoo ZList built on Plexo – Ton of good blogs
  19. Quought for the Day #10 – Liz Strauss
  20. Quought for the Day #09 – Peter Block
  21. Quought for the Day #08 – Steve Shapiro
  22. Convenience at a cost
  23. Quought for the Day #07 – Heidi Roizen
  24. Quought for the Day #06 – Mark Goulston
  25. Quought for the Day #05 – John Battelle
  26. Quought for the Day #04 – Phil Gerbyshak
  27. Quought for the day #03 – Steve Pavlina
  28. Quought for the day #02 – Susan Scott
  29. Quought for the day #01 – Seth Godin
  30. Announcing "Quought for The Day" series
  31. Gift ideas for connectors in your life
  32. Creating artificial exclusivity and artificial scarcity – ThousandLotsOfSand.com
  33. The big dilemma: Pareto Principle and Social Bookmarking
  34. Eating our own dog food…
  35. Cody McKibben interviews me on entrepreneurship, student success and more..
  36. Quotes worth recording – Frederick Collins
  37. Three questions from Business Networking Advice
  38. Things that make me smile #27 – The perks (Mullah Nasruddin story)
  39. Things that make me smile #26 – The trial
  40. Status Check – Three types of growth by Peter Drucker
  41. Quotes worth recording – Henry Longfellow
  42. A new take on solving the scheduling problem: Launch of iPolipo
  43. Quotes worth recording – Phyllis Bottome
  44. Quotes worth recording – David Ogilvy
  45. Quotes worth recording – Richard Saul Wurman
  46. Making the most of your time: 500 word manifesto (Inspired by Hugh MacLeod)
  47. "Lasting Relationships" eBook – FREE for students
  48. Why do I think many software engineers are on drugs?
  49. Quotes worth recording – Gabriel Zaid
  50. 10 Desperate Acts to Avoid
  51. Inspired by a book? Share your stories on Suggestica
  52. How to deal with difficult customers?
  53. Quotes worth recording – Andre Gide
  54. If there is only one way…
  55. Things that make me smile #25 – Merry Christmas from Chris

November 2006

  1. First-time Entrepreneurs: The Litmus Test
  2. CIOUpdate Column: 10 good reasons to have a mentor
  3. Mini – a car brand or small: iStockPhoto solution
  4. Mini Saga #15 – The Leader
  5. Ways to distinguish yourself #171 – Be willing to enjoy the incomplete
  6. AT&T – Deal or No Deal?
  7. Things that make me smile #24 – Sorry for the delay
  8. An old joke and a request for help
  9. Professional Services Networking Event podcast is up
  10. Reflecting on the past year – two questions
  11. Ways to distinguish yourself #170 – Stop using prime time for questions of wonder
  12. Same philosophy; different expressions – with a bonus for the weekend :)
  13. When is the best time to start – Seth Godin's take
  14. Single-line strategy for young professionals
  15. Quotes worth recording – Dale Carnegie
  16. One book that you have to read before the end of this year – "A Leader's Legacy"
  17. Open Source, Innovation and Service – Story of Crossloop
  18. Interview published at "Make It Great" and a chance to win free copy of "Beyond Code"
  19. Lessons from mega mergers – excerpts from talk by Tom Kendra (Symantec)
  20. Beyond Code: Lead
  21. Beyond Code: Listen
  22. Beyond Code: Likeability
  23. Beyond Code: Leverage
  24. Beyond Code: Love
  25. Beyond Code: Leave a lasting impression
  26. Beyond Code: Look
  27. Beyond Code: Laugh
  28. Beyond Code: Learn
  29. Beyond Code: overview
  30. Thank you; An audio overview of "Beyond Code"
  31. Quotes worth recording – John Gardner
  32. How would you handle him?
  33. Too many good books to choose is still a problem; Solution: Launching MySuggestica
  34. Part 5 of the Interview: About the story of how the book got published.
  35. Looking at life differently..
  36. Part 4 of the Interview: The Outer Game
  37. Things that make me smile #23 – Quote on statistics by Vic Reeves
  38. Ways to distinguish yourself #169 – Know when to be absent
  39. Part 3 of the Interview: The Inner Game and Negative Self-talk
  40. Part 2 of the Interview: The need to participate and differentiate
  41. A Haiku and the need for us to have great teachers throughout our life…

October 2006

  1. Liz Strauss interviews me – published in five parts at Successful Blog
  2. CIOUpdate Column: Giving and getting help – Part 2
  3. Quotes worth recording – Narayana Murthy
  4. Getting Priorities right story… and its extension
  5. Google Custom Search Engine and Rollyo – The power of the brand (and incentive)
  6. The power and the desire to make a difference in the world – Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  7. Craving for attention..
  8. Perception is reality?? – Watch the Dove Ad and decide for yourself
  9. Interested in sponsoring Life Beyond Code?
  10. Quotes worth recording – Friedrich Nietzsche
  11. Quotes worth recording – Cicero
  12. How did Azim Premji (Wipro) choose the right books? – More validation for Suggestica :)
  13. Quotes worth recording – Mahatma Gandhi
  14. Things that make me smile #22 – Do you know me?
  15. Interview published in Little India: Top Ten Life Tips From A Tech Wiz
  16. Things that make me smile #21 – Fast talk (Mullah Nasruddin story)
  17. Ways to distinguish yourself #168 – Take responsibility for what you communicate
  18. Things that make me smile #20 – Cover up (pun intended)
  19. Things that make me smile #19 – 14 reasons why we are all funny…
  20. New Year Resolutions very soon…
  21. Bay Area folks: SIPA Annual Event – Oct 28, 2006
  22. All about risk!
  23. 10 more things they didn't tell you about blogging
  24. Experience matters big time. All the time!
  25. Ways to distinguish yourself #167 – Be thoughtful
  26. Free Hugs Video – Don't miss this one.
  27. Blast from the past – Entrepreneur Pack
  28. Quotes worth recording – Tim Sanders
  29. 10 things they didn't tell you about blogging
  30. Warm welcome to 2 T's
  31. Quotes worth recording – Emile Chartier
  32. Ways to distinguish yourself #166 – Get people to respond; not react!
  33. Ways to distinguish yourself #165 – Leave a door open at the corner

September 2006

  1. CIOUpdate Column: Giving and getting help – Part 1
  2. 100!
  3. Ways to distinguish yourself #164 – Don't rationalize your emotional decisions
  4. Ways to distinguish yourself #163 – Watch your "Fix Them" to "Fix Me" ratio
  5. Life Beyond Code featured as a SOB
  6. 10 better questions for aspiring entrepreneurs
  7. Lesson from a recently concluded Cricket match
  8. Mini Saga #14 – Lost
  9. Paying the right price
  10. How can I get more traffic to my blog?
  11. Christophe Herreman says..
  12. When winning is a bigger loss than losing
  13. Mini Saga #13 – The Block
  14. Can you update your information in my address book?
  15. Quotes worth recording – Russ Walden
  16. BlogCamp at Chennai; Presentation: Blogging for a Global Audience
  17. Does your current job have an impact on your future life?
  18. God is in the details
  19. Ways to distinguish yourself #162 – Provide options; but not too many
  20. "Beyond Code" released in India

August 2006

  1. "Beyond Code" release event – August 31, 2006 at 5pm (New Delhi) – Chief Guests: Ajay Jadeja and Sita Raina
  2. Mini Saga #12 – Lost and Found
  3. Atanu Dey on Problems – brilliant article
  4. Things that make me smile #18 – Entitlement
  5. Over-compensated to death
  6. "Beyond Code" release event – Delhi – Aug 31, 2006
  7. Help – someone stole my idea!
  8. Things that make me smile #17 – Kid Talk
  9. What you see may not be what you get
  10. Converstations – Blue Ribbon List of blogs
  11. Ways to distinguish yourself #161 – Discover your "Niagara Factor"
  12. Distinguish yourself – Squidoo lens updated
  13. 25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself in Spanish – Translated by Carlos Padilla
  14. Ways to distinguish yourself #160 – Manage your automatic subscriptions
  15. Quotes worth recording – Ralph Waldo Emerson
  16. "Beyond Code" reviewed on Hindu Business Line
  17. Ways to distinguish yourself #159 – Know when you are lucky!
  18. Free Conference call with Steve Farber – Monday Aug 14, 2006
  19. Can you help me OR can you help me?
  20. Ways to distinguish yourself #158 – Avoid the dangerous trap: "Use and go"
  21. Squidoo lens on Suggestica!
  22. Blogging and Beyond: Meet Guy Kawasaki, Chris Pirillo and Ramit Sethi – Aug 9, 2006
  23. Ways to distinguish yourself #157 – Pay for ideas
  24. Unveiling Suggestica; Thanks to everyone who played a part!
  25. The Paradox of Experience
  26. What could a meeting do – A brief story of Suggestica

July 2006

  1. The elusive trap: Work experience!!
  2. Ways to distinguish yourself #156 – Manage perceptions of you
  3. Latest eBook – "Lasting Relationships" on sale now
  4. Raising your awareness
  5. Question for you
  6. Things that make me smile #16 – Why did the chicken cross the road?
  7. Things that make me smile #15 – Stop lights
  8. Ways to distinguish yourself #155 – Watch your insurance policies
  9. Conversation with Kiruba Shankar (podcast)
  10. Ways to distinguish yourself #154 – Never invalidate contributions
  11. Ways to distinguish yourself #153 – Use humor right!
  12. Beyond Code featured on homepage of 800-CEO-READ
  13. Quotes worth recording – General Eisenhower
  14. Online personals: You fail and they succeed!
  15. Things that make me smile #14 – Visa
  16. Dissecting an offer: $99 + one day -> ROI greater than 400% ?
  17. Dissecting the goose with the golden egg
  18. New skills for the new world
  19. Slacker Manager Reviews Beyond Code
  20. Ways to distinguish yourself #152 – Re-visit your undocumented rules at regular intervals
  21. IMNO mentoring session transcript
  22. Quotes worth recording – Sir Ken Robinson
  23. Ways to distinguish yourself #151 – Enroll people to provide progressive feedback
  24. Beyond Code featured in InBubbleWrap – 20 FREE copies to be given away on July 7, 2006
  25. Who's got your remote?
  26. Ways to distinguish yourself #150 – Drop conditions to engage in your core craft
  27. Beyond Code July Promotion (in assocation with 800-CEO-READ)
  28. Ways to distinguish yourself #149 – Practice working with minimal resources
  29. Ways to distinguish yourself #148 – Invest in your future clients
  30. Ways to distinguish yourself #147 – Be in the right place
  31. Things that make me smile #13 – Mathematics class
  32. Is it just convenience or is your thinking outsourced?
  33. Subscribe to my blog
  34. Ways to distinguish yourself #146 – Master the "criteria audit"

June 2006

  1. CIOUpdate Column: 8 Questions Your SI vendor Needs to Answer
  2. Ways to distinguish yourself #145 – Create an environment to be (more) present
  3. Ways to distinguish yourself #144 – Know your escape velocity
  4. Things that make me smile #12 – Mobile phone
  5. Designing and communicating incentives – Reader participation invited!
  6. When the going gets too easy..
  7. What is NOT your networking score?
  8. Lack of Authenticity: one strike and you're out!
  9. Ways to distinguish yourself #143 – Surround yourself with thought amplifiers
  10. Quotes worth recording – Wayne Gretzky
  11. Ways to distinguish yourself #142 – Count your blessings everyday!
  12. Ways to distinguish yourself #141 – Pass the baton smoothly
  13. Innovation: Build or buy or some combination?
  14. Things that make me smile #11 – The Elephant
  15. Ways to distinguish yourself #140 – Watch who you refer
  16. Join "Life Beyond Code" mailing list
  17. Ways to distinguish yourself #139 – Align your agendas
  18. Quotes worth recording – Horace Mann
  19. 9 Reasons for Reading Business Books
  20. Ways to distinguish yourself #138 – Stop trying to please everyone
  21. "Beyond Code" reviewed at BookIdeas.com
  22. Quotes worth recording – Michael Basch
  23. Blast from the past: My favorite posts Feb-Mar 2005
  24. Ways to distinguish yourself #137 – Stop to smell the roses
  25. Things that make me smile #10 – Becoming a better manager
  26. Ways to distinguish yourself #136 – Never take people for granted
  27. Having a bad day?
  28. Mini Saga #11 – The Team
  29. Mini Saga #10 – The Goal
  30. Beyond Code reviewed by Gary Sage
  31. Cherry picking and more: When experience is the ROI
  32. How to get more traffic by Seth Godin; Few more additions
  33. Ways to distinguish yourself #135 – Never discount "timing"
  34. Ways to distinguish yourself #134 – Learn to deal with (office) politics
  35. Ways to distinguish yourself #133 – Find the intersection of your passion and "current world needs"
  36. Mini Saga #9 – Giving Back

May 2006

  1. Quotes worth recording – Legend
  2. Difference between ordinary and extraordinary
  3. The return of Simplicity
  4. Mini Saga #8 – The Choice
  5. Mini Saga #7 – The deal
  6. Advertisement or service or both!!
  7. Mini Saga #6 – Love at first sight
  8. Think – Execute – and Grow Rich!
  9. Ways to distinguish yourself #132 Be influenced
  10. Mini Saga #5 – Airport
  11. Things that make me smile #9 – Ethics
  12. Quotes worth recording – Lao-Tzu
  13. Speaking at TiECon East – June 17, 2006
  14. Mini Saga #4 – The Accident
  15. Ways to distinguish yourself #131 – Know your rules for small things
  16. More validation for Beyond Code
  17. Ways to distinguish yourself #130 Watch your daily vocabulary
  18. Mini Saga #3 – The Book
  19. Mini Saga #2 – Phone Call
  20. Mini Saga #1 – The Interview
  21. Mini Saga – exercise for your brain
  22. Ways to distinguish yourself #129 Stop treading in the "blind spots" of others
  23. New ideas for movie theatres
  24. Personal Branding for Technology Professionals – Now in NXTbook format
  25. Life Beyond Code in Thai language
  26. Ways to distinguish yourself #128 Set yourself up to focus better
  27. Ways to distinguish yourself #127 Synchronize your configurations
  28. Ways to distinguish yourself #126 Don't get promoted to a job that you may not enjoy
  29. Things that make me smile #8 – Are you a leader?
  30. Beyond Code featured in MBR: Small Press Bookwatch May 2006
  31. Quotes worth recording – Oprah Winfrey
  32. Things that make me smile #7 – The real age
  33. Beyond Code (India Edition) available for pre-order now!
  34. Ways to distinguish yourself #125: Periodically re-visit your Plan B
  35. CIO Magazine story – De-nerding Your Geeks
  36. 11 ways to kill your blog
  37. Things that make me smile #6 – Spoof

April 2006

  1. Quotes worth recording – Stanley Horowitz
  2. 10 things you might have forgotten in your busy schedule
  3. Things that make me smile #5 – A friend in need…
  4. Re-designed "Distinguish Yourself" lens on Squidoo now live!
  5. Thank you; "Personal Branding for Technology Professionals" – statistics so far
  6. Quotes worth recording – Leo Buscaglia
  7. The 24/7 Offshore disadvantage
  8. Audio interview on the "Cranky Middle Manager Show"
  9. FREE eBook – Personal Branding for Technology Professionals
  10. Things that make me smile #4 – Oxymorons
  11. Ways to distinguish yourself – #124 Don't rush to a solution
  12. 4/19 ONLY: Steve's special offer to promote his new book – Radical Edge
  13. Quotes worth recording – Jnan Dash
  14. Ways to distinguish yourself – #123 Find a second reason to do anything significant
  15. Things that make me smile #3 – Notices
  16. "What makes an effective executive" by Peter Drucker
  17. Things that make me smile #2 – What's the time please?
  18. Ways to distinguish yourself – #122 Overestimate people with potential minus experience
  19. Things that make me smile #1 – You can't do that here
  20. What is the job of a CEO?
  21. Taking care of the transmission?
  22. Where is the leverage?
  23. Ways to distinguish yourself #121 Learn to exploit innovations
  24. Influence book review at GKU
  25. Quotes worth recording – Will Rogers
  26. Quotes worth recording – Goethe
  27. Ways to distinguish yourself – #120 Create memorable experiences
  28. We don't have any competition
  29. Ways to distingish yourself – #119 Avoid the "0.9 Extra Mile Syndrome"
  30. Get in their shoes campaign – Open until April 6, 2006

March 2006

  1. We don't really care – Customer service the Subway way
  2. Ways to distinguish yourself – #118 Make a difference, however small it is…
  3. Ways to distinguish yourself #117 Understand the power of incentives
  4. Beyond Code reviewed at "The CEO Refresher"
  5. Nail in the fence – Special for National Friendship Week
  6. CIOUpdate column – "Looking at the big picture"
  7. Ways to distinguish yourself #116 Aim to become a transformer
  8. Quotes worth recording – Thomas Edison
  9. Ways to distinguish yourself – #115 Get to the real question please…
  10. Ways to distingish yourself – #114 Improve your Net Caring Critic Score
  11. Quotes worth recording – Susane Berger
  12. Ways to distinguish yourself – #113 Fine tune your accountability structures
  13. Ways to distingish yourself – #112 Drop "One time use" policy
  14. Busy with ebook; Quick announcements
  15. Quotes worth recording – Holy Bible
  16. Ways to distinguish yourself – #111 Don't look to get drowned in positive feedback
  17. Selling the right stuff vs Not selling at all
  18. Announcement – Delta P Delta T workshop: Moving from coding to leading
  19. Interesting thoughts on Social bookmarking
  20. Ways to distinguish yourself #110 Contribute to the growth of your entire network
  21. Qutoes worth recording – Oscar Wilde
  22. 12 Reasons why you may not be focusing on "Personal Branding"
  23. April 20, 2006 – SDForum: Living a Life Beyond Code
  24. Quotes worth recording – Swedish Proverb
  25. Ways to distinguish yourself – #109 Fight the right battles
  26. FREE eBook – "When you can't earn an MBA…"

February 2006

  1. When you have to sell a commodity offering…
  2. Personal Branding for Technology Professionals – Part II
  3. Who let the thoughts out?
  4. Quotes worth recording – Nepolean Bonaparte
  5. Marshall Goldsmith on Empowering Others
  6. Ubiquity Magazine interview on "Beyond Code" related topics
  7. Thinking about thinking
  8. Ways to distinguish yourself #108 Face the problem
  9. March 8, 2006 – SIPA Event – Personal Branding
  10. The culture of dissatisfaction – by Seth Godin
  11. Quotes worth recording – Albert Camus
  12. How to read a non-fiction book?
  13. You don't have to go ALONE!
  14. Book recommendations and power of questions
  15. Quotes worth recording – Marcus Buckingham
  16. Ways to distinguish yourself #107 Detach the idea from the source
  17. Quotes worth recording – Virginia Postrel
  18. Help – Getting it and giving it!
  19. Ways to distinguish yourself #106 – Increase investments in personal growth
  20. Thank you; It's been a year!!
  21. 10 ideas to get new ideas
  22. Ways to distinguish yourself #105 Be entitled for nothing
  23. Quotes worth recording – Henry David Thoreau
  24. New lens on Squidoo – Distinguish yourself
  25. Assets and liabilities
  26. Qutoes worth recording – Japanese Proverb
  27. One way to kill creativity..
  28. Where are you looking for opportunities?
  29. The power of leverage – an example
  30. IT World interview -> How to get ahead in your IT career?
  31. Vision Monthly launched
  32. IT World Canada Interview: Get a life!

January 2006

  1. Your relationship to time and money
  2. Open Source and blogging; We can change the game
  3. Personal Branding 101 for IT professionals
  4. Another brainless record breaking attempt
  5. Ways to distinguish yourself #104 Setup and use anchors and triggers
  6. Ways to distinguish yourself #103 Validate your private reasons
  7. Quotes worth recording – Mother Theresa
  8. How can you distinguish yourself if you are just a roadside fast food joint?
  9. What is the COST of your salary?
  10. Sorry
  11. Why you can't ignore blogs?
  12. Quotes worth recording – G.H. Hardy
  13. Quotes worth recording – Sri Sathya Sai Baba
  14. Beyond Code reviewed at BizBookTalk
  15. Quotes worth recording – Dale Carnegie
  16. IT World Canada Interview: Success principles for Today's IT professional
  17. Ways to distinguish yourself – #102 Get off the JIMP syndrome
  18. Ways to distinguish yourself – #101 Master the art of handling disagreements
  19. Ways to distinguish yourself – #100 Get OFF the way!
  20. Ways to distinguish yourself – #99 Forgive and Forget!
  21. Ways to distinguish yourself – #98 Clarify your intentions
  22. Ways to distinguish yourself #97 Use power appropriately
  23. Ways to distinguish yourself #96 Let go first!
  24. Beyond Code featured in Tom Hill's Friday Eaglezine
  25. Bangalore – Speaking at an invitation only event
  26. Ways to distinguish yourself – #95 NEVER forget any help!
  27. Clicking is not everything
  28. Ways to distinguish yourself – #94 Learn to meditate
  29. Serving customers vs. being technically correct
  30. The Power of Questions
  31. Branding 101
  32. Ways to distinguish yourself – #93 Be comfortable contradicting yourself, sometimes!
  33. Ways to distinguish yourself – #92 Watch with whom you spend most of your time
  34. Beyond Code reviewed at Genuine Curiosity
  35. Ways to distinguish yourself – #91 Be comfortable to say "I don't know"
  36. Quotes worth recording – Ben Franklin
  37. Ways to distinguish yourself – #90 Question the question
  38. 2006 Question
  39. Ways to distinguish yourself – #89 Avoid the SEABE trap!
  40. Movie watching and story telling
  41. Power of the mind!
  42. Ways to distinguish yourself – #88 Close the loop
  43. Darren Rowse has great insights on blogging
  44. Quotes worth recording – Anonymous
  45. 11 Ideas to maintain your blog
  46. KZSU Interview Online now
  47. "How to get a life in 2006" for Technology Leaders
  48. On KZSU 90.1FM (Stanford Radio) 7am PST on Jan 4, 2006
  49. Mentoring CEOs – A five point checklist
  50. Ways to distinguish yourself – #87 Manage your filters well

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December 2005

  1. The Weasel Poop Coffee Story
  2. Ways to distinguish yourself – #86 Spread your payback horizons
  3. Quotes worth recording – Swami Vivekananda
  4. Ways to distinguish yourself – #85 Bring the right puzzle pieces into the game
  5. Got carried away by technology?
  6. John Fayad says
  7. Caring at a whole new level
  8. Business Book Review publishes review of "Beyond Code"
  9. First time entrepreneur questions – A Baker's dozen
  10. Ways to distinguish yourself – #84 Stretch payback cycles
  11. New lens on Squidoo – Simple things you can do
  12. CIOUpdate column – "Time Management for IT professionals"
  13. Ways to distinguish yourself – #83 Be comfortable being alone
  14. Browser plug-in idea: Launching a group of websites simultaneously – Updated: solution already exists
  15. New year resolutions, anyone?
  16. Ways to distinguish yourself – #82 Connect the unknown to the known
  17. Ways to distinguish yourself – #81 Develop cultural sensitivity
  18. Ways to distinguish yourself – #80 Don't chase exclusivity without a clear plan to leverage it
  19. Ways to distinguish yourself – #79 Gather the right puzzle pieces
  20. Q&A on the book published in "The Enterprise Innovator"
  21. Ways to distinguish yourself – #78 Think!
  22. Ways to distinguish yourself – #77 Treat your competition with respect
  23. Simple things you can do
  24. Ways to distingish yourself – #76 Follow up
  25. Blogging Starter Checklist – Now on Squidoo
  26. Ways to distinguish yourself – #75 Provide early warning signals
  27. Getting off the treadmill: Interviewed by IT World Canada
  28. Built my first lens on Squidoo
  29. Got carried away by the web? – Now, take back your life!
  30. Ways to distinguish yourself – #74 Activate the catalyst: Intensity
  31. Ways to distinguish yourself – #73 Watch how you say "what you do"
  32. Quotes worth recording – Peter Drucker
  33. Ways to distinguish yourself – #72 Be willing to step back to move forward
  34. Quotes worth recording – Oliver Wendell Holmes
  35. Ready for inspiration overload from Mark Cuban?
  36. Ways to distinguish yourself – #71 Expand your capacity to receive help!
  37. Ways to distinguish yourself – #70 Increase "shelf-life" of your power relationships

November 2005

  1. 10 Questions to ask yourself when you are small
  2. Ways to distinguish yourself – #69 Balance home runs with small wins
  3. Ways to distinguish yourself – #68 Generalize (very) slowly
  4. Ways to distinguish yourself – #67 Understand the 3T rule
  5. Ways to distinguish yourself – #66 Keep "Your story so far.." ready
  6. Ways to distinguish yourself – #65 Be grateful
  7. Ways to distinguish yourself – #64 Smile!
  8. Quotes worth recording – C.K.Prahlad
  9. Speaking at a Guerilla Marketing Association Conference call – Wed Nov 23 at 4pm PST
  10. Strategy simplifed – 3 questions (Courtesy: Don Schmincke)
  11. Ways to distinguish yourself – #63 Avoid CSS trap
  12. Qutoes worth recording – Wayne Gretzky
  13. Ways to distinguish yourself – #62 Stop comparing to the ideal scenario
  14. Ways to distinguish yourself – #61 Package information for easy consumption
  15. The care and feeding of your network
  16. Featured as "Blogger of the day"
  17. Quotes worth recording – Wynton Marsalis
  18. Blogging Starter Checklist – Updated
  19. Ways to distinguish yourself – #60 Recognize and respect potential
  20. Peter Drucker passes away
  21. Ways to distingish yourself – #59 Avoid passive resistance
  22. Ways to distinguish yourself – #58 Understand the law of the bucket and the glass
  23. Mitchell's three rules of business success
  24. Working on the "signal to noise" ratio
  25. One more reason why you MUST focus on creating GREAT content
  26. October Sky – Against all odds!
  27. Ways to distinguish yourself – #57 Focus on the last mile
  28. Ways to distinguish yourself – #56 Craft a compelling elevator pitch for yourself
  29. Ways to distingish yourself – #55 Commoditize your work at regular intervals
  30. Highlights of CIOUpdate column on today's Slashdot review
  31. Writing rather than typing?
  32. Leading smart IT professionals

October 2005

  1. Ways to distinguish yourself – #54 Expand your "100% Trust Network"
  2. Ways to distinguish yourself – #53 Always be ready to win the boxing game
  3. Ways to distinguish yourself – #52 Continue to gain respect from people close to you
  4. Profiled in "The Cultural Connect"
  5. Ways to distinguish yourself – #51 Work on your "Mile High Factor"
  6. Upcoming bay area events – Meet me there
  7. Quotes worth recording – General George S. Patton
  8. Ways to distingish yourself – #50 Imagine
  9. Why is it hard to handle criticism?
  10. Ways to distingish yourself – #49 WAG
  11. Ways to distingish yourself – #48 Handle criticism with grace
  12. Marcia Wieder says…
  13. Ways to distingish yourself – #47 Simplify
  14. Ways to distinguish yourself – #46 Manage your monkeys
  15. Ways to distingish yourself – #45 Increase your rate of learning
  16. Ways to distingish yourself – #44 Connect your projects
  17. Ways to distingish yourself – #43 Show discipline on small things
  18. Ways to distinguish yourself – #42 Maintain visiblity
  19. To Ning or not to Ning
  20. Ways to distinguish yourself – #41 Selectively forget things
  21. Thank you to all of you; Please vote for my new proposal
  22. What is the cost of convenience?
  23. Grass is always greener on the other side
  24. Ways to distingish yourself – #40 Learn to estimate well
  25. Philosophy, Wisdom and Inspiration – Cool link
  26. When you ask for something..
  27. Learning from success or learning from failure?
  28. Quotes worth recording – John F. Kennedy
  29. 25 More ways to distinguish yourself – ChangeThis Manifesto Proposal
  30. Finding new opportunities – gada.be
  31. Web 2.1 and sneak preview of "Beyond Code"
  32. Quotes worth recording – Charles Kettering
  33. Dan Pink Says..
  34. Slow and steady wins the race?
  35. I started a blog; now what?
  36. Beyond Code shipping now
  37. When to compete and when to collaborate?
  38. Tim Sanders says..
  39. Ways to distinguish yourself – #39 Make it easy for people to help you

September 2005

  1. Leadership in challenging times
  2. The IT Manager's Dilemma
  3. David Maister Says..
  4. Deals missed; Humility at it's best
  5. Guy Kawasaki says..
  6. Ways to distingish yourself – #38 Ensure that WIIFT > WIIFM
  7. Ways to distinguish yourself – #37 Learn the art of managing multiple projects
  8. Quotes worth recording – Socrates
  9. Salesforce.com and their security story
  10. What an honor – featured as Tom's cool friend.
  11. Quotes worth recording – Garth Brooks
  12. Influencing What Matters; More responsible media?
  13. Ways to distinguish yourself – #36 Reduce the "Facade Diff"
  14. Bo Burlingham says..
  15. Ways to distingish yourself – #35 Don't take credit when it's not due
  16. Quotes worth recording – Robert Frost
  17. Quotes worth recording – J. Paul Getty
  18. Harvard MBA was wrong; defending the fisherman
  19. "25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself" released at ChangeThis.com
  20. Ways to distinguish yourself – #34 Focus on increasing ROII
  21. Beyond Code (finally) is available for pre-order

August 2005

  1. Ways to distingish yourself – #33 Keep promises you make to yourself
  2. Quotes worth recording – William Bernbach
  3. Automate but monitor..
  4. Killer app on top of a killer app :)
  5. Quotes worth recording – Socrates
  6. Qutoes worth recording – Anwar Sadat
  7. Quotes worth recording – Thomas Manson
  8. Boeing demonstrating agility via Connexion
  9. Where is the logic? – Asks JB
  10. Great advice on building blog traffic – Blog Business Summit
  11. Every conversation matters – Nike example
  12. More on mandatory registration systems – BugMeNot
  13. Win-win solution for information access at salon.com
  14. MBA and the Fisherman solution
  15. Quotes worth recording – David Thomas
  16. Quotes worth recording – Kraig Kramers
  17. Powerful story telling challenge: Harvard MBA and the fisherman
  18. A brain teaser and why you need to be careful about stories
  19. When is a good time to write?
  20. Quotes worth recording – Ben Dean
  21. When you start looking out for a new job..
  22. Ways to distingish yourself – #32 Service at the core

July 2005

  1. How to de-commodotize if you are selling a commodity product?
  2. Quotes worth recording – Arthur Ashe
  3. Investing to create a compelling future
  4. Ways to distinguish yourself – #31 Use your "thinking bandwidth" wisely
  5. Ways to distinguish yourself – #30 Watch the shelf-life of your skills
  6. Workaholics – Don't miss this one
  7. Aspiring authors – Don't miss this one
  8. Quotes worth recording – Anias Nin
  9. Ways to distinguish yourself – #29 Watch your standard practices
  10. Quotes worth recording – Terry Paulson
  11. Quotes worth recording – Dennis Pear
  12. Innovation in a small way – Microsoft media player
  13. Apple – an example of corporate resilience and innovation
  14. Amazon reports: Advance orders surpass 1.4M for new Harry Potter book
  15. Writing a book – advice for new authors; my experience
  16. Paypal – Make it easy and then make it hard
  17. Quotes worth recording – Walter Savage Landor
  18. It's not over… Dancing with stars story
  19. Zero emission Buses (ZEB) from VTA; Wanted: More Innovation
  20. Operation Hero Miles – Hats off to AA!
  21. ** Knowledge Alert ** Master giving away wealth of knowledge
  22. Design makes a big difference
  23. 1st of July – Time to revisit goals

June 2005

  1. Gmail – You have more help than you require
  2. Shawshank Redemption – Redefining persistence…
  3. Energizing the workplace – Fish Market story
  4. Digital Video Recorders – When is the tipping point?
  5. Working from airport
  6. Leveraging the value chain – part II
  7. Quotes worth recording – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
  8. Leveraging the value chain
  9. Three stories from Steve Jobs – What's your story?
  10. Tom complains about Starbucks lines – A solution
  11. Innovation sneak previews
  12. Another interesting perspective on Social Networking
  13. SDForum Visionary Awards – What an evening!
  14. The power of "Us"
  15. Collaborating with your users to create powerful offers
  16. Google Adsense under fire now??
  17. Quotes worth recording – Mahatma Gandhi
  18. Big or small – It all depends!
  19. Quotes worth recording – Dr. Maya Angelou
  20. Open Innovation – Citizen Journalism on TV
  21. Quotes worth recording – Helen Keller
  22. Social Networking under fire now??
  23. Quotes worth recording – Dee Hock
  24. Microsoft opening up office – Way to go!!
  25. Compellling Offer #05 – Get paid to search
  26. Quotes worth recording – Calvin Coolidge
  27. Open Innovation – It's Microsoft's Turn

May 2005

  1. Ways to distinguish yourself – #28 Know where you are
  2. Defy commoditization – Mortgage banking example
  3. Ways to distinguish yourself – #27 Avoid complacency at all costs
  4. Open Innovation – Nike joins in
  5. Picture is worth a thousand words
  6. Quotes worth recording – Bertrand Russell
  7. Creating a new market
  8. Quotes worth recording – George Bernard Shaw
  9. Are you an entrepeneur?
  10. Compelling Offer #4 – All Marketers are Liars – Want proof?
  11. Innovation is not a one time activity – Case in point: LifeDrive
  12. Setting expectations – Nordstrom experience
  13. Quotes worth recording – Henry Ford
  14. Ways to distinguish yourself – #26 Expect recognition for results and not effort
  15. Challenge vs Chance
  16. Ways to distinguish yourself – #25 Walk away from "free"
  17. Ways to distinguish yourself – #24 Influence the influencers
  18. Firefox – Crossing the chasm?
  19. Apprentice – Points to ponder
  20. When is a good time to start something?

April 2005

  1. Standing OUT of the crowd – Anthony Ervin
  2. Make it easy or make it hard..
  3. The world is your R&D unit
  4. Compelling Offer #3 – Send This File
  5. Ways to distinguish yourself – #23 Learn systems thinking
  6. Ways to distinguish yourself – #22 Learn to sell
  7. "Free" to "Paid" – The Meetup Story so far
  8. Ways to distinguish yourself – #21 Balance Innovation and Continuous Improvement
  9. Quotes worth recording – Zig Ziglar
  10. Quotes worth recording – David Starr Jordan
  11. Compelling offer #02 – iPod Shuffle?
  12. Quotes worth recording – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
  13. What could you do with M&Ms?
  14. What difference could you make in haircuts?
  15. Ways to distinguish yourself – #20 Lead a volunteer effort
  16. Compelling Offer #01 – 0th Night free?
  17. Quotes worth recording – Mark Twain
  18. Google Maps + Craigslist -> Usability++
  19. Ways to distinguish yourself – #19 Get back on your feet – Fast!
  20. Ways to distinguish yourself – #18 Be relevant
  21. IT Conversations – Service at the core
  22. Commoditization – Car rentals (courtesy: Doc Searls)
  23. Ways to distinguish yourself – #17 Engage with a coach
  24. Ways to distinguish yourself – #16 Ask the right questions
  25. Details matter
  26. Quotes worth recording – Tony Robbins

March 2005

  1. Ways to distinguish yourself – #15 Embrace uncertainty with ease
  2. Ways to distinguish yourself #14 – Think long term
  3. Quotes worth recording – Benjamin Disreali
  4. Very good may not be good enough
  5. Turbulence – No business model is safe or everlasting
  6. Ways to distinguish yourself – #13 Plan by outcomes
  7. Thank you for overwhelming support at ChangeThis
  8. Commoditization at work – Zero sum game??
  9. Ways to distinguish yourself – #12 Be a reader
  10. Ways to distinguish yourself – #11 Help people help themselves
  11. GM cuts white collar workforce – Time to wake up!
  12. Ways to distinguish yourself – #10 Pursue right memberships
  13. Ways to distinguish yourself – #9 Know your values
  14. MBA or no MBA??
  15. Ways to distinguish yourself – #8 Set higher standards
  16. Do you like surprises?
  17. ChangeThis manifesto – 25 ways to distinguish yourself
  18. More on assumptions – The Sunflower Model
  19. Quotes worth recording – Jim Rohn
  20. The power of assumptions
  21. A Leader's resume – his people
  22. Google Autolink – Innovation gone awry??
  23. Quick update on the book
  24. "Happy About" series
  25. Ways to distinguish yourself – #7 Celebrate small victories
  26. Ways to distinguish yourself – #6 Ask for help
  27. Quotes worth recording – Mario Andretti
  28. Ways to distinguish yourself – #5 Set the right expectations
  29. Quotes worth recording – Jim Rohn
  30. Publishing Innovation example – Sourcebeat
  31. Quotes worth recording – Teddy Roosevelt
  32. Knowledge Arbitrage – A way to innovate
  33. The power of words

February 2005

  1. The Leadership Challenge
  2. Most Significant Thing (MST) for the week
  3. What can we learn from Google?
  4. To try or not to try..
  5. Who did you connect today?
  6. Ways to distinguish yourself – #4 Dream BIG!
  7. Ways to distinguish yourself – #3 Build strong relationships
  8. Ways to distinguish yourself – #2 Do your daily work with passion!
  9. Addicted to Newton's Third Law
  10. Ways to distinguish yourself – #1 Care as if its your own!
  11. Hourly rate vs. Value rate
  12. Taking responsibility for communication
  13. A few thoughts on personal branding
  14. Do you love your job?
  15. Leadership is as simple as filling in the blanks
  16. Leaving a lasting impression
  17. The cure for commoditization
  18. Welcome to Life Beyond Code

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