Tag Archives: motivation

Explore Arizona Kicks Off with Catalina State Park

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

Finally got around to getting the RV back into a drivable state.  It still needs to be emissions tested, two new tires on front, windshield replaced, generator serviced and the A/C needs some freon.  Part of trying to get sane [...]

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Do We Want It Badly Enough?

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

Richard Florida a leading economist talks answers the question “Will Phoenix rise from the ashes?“.

I am a firm believer that in fact we do need to build on our assets.  I say this every chance I get.  I often wonder [...]

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Get Deliberate

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

@tdhurst posted on “It never gets easier“.  A good post that had one of those triggers: Work Smarter, Not Harder.   Oddly, @evo_terra had posted something similar the other day on twitter.  I hear this all the time at work as [...]

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Sunday Review: Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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Sunday Review: Extreme Programming Explained by Kent Beck

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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Sunday Review: Practices of an Agile Develoeper by Andy Hunt

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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Arizona Economic Development Can’t Seem To Get It Right

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

It looks like Arizona Legislature is trying to get business friendly.  I applaud that they are trying to do something.  I just think they don’t get it.  Why is this state hell bent on simply attracting a multi-billion dollar manufacturing/production [...]

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Sunday Review: Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative by Ken Robinson

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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Sunday Review: The Dip by Seth Godin

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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Sunday Review: Good To Great by Jim Collins

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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