Im Colin Nederkoorn. I left my cushy job in sales to become a web entrepreneur. more...
The father of an old girlfriend of mine and I were discussing email etiquette. He is the President of a large pharmaceutical company. I asked him how he dealt with the volume of email that I assumed he received.
He told me that he asks people to follow a few simple rules when sending him email. These seem obvious, but Im amazed at how many people don’t know them. Read the rest of this entry »
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I’ve started an exercise regiment for the cross country bike trip. Not only is exercise great for your physical health, but it is also great for your mental health. Stressed out? Exercise will fix it. Down in the dumps? Exercising releases endorphins. Feeling on top of the world? Exercise will make you feel higher! Here are some great exercise routines that I’ve found: Read the rest of this entry »
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At least that’s what a segment I saw on the today show said:
…if someone’s friend becomes obese, that person’s chances of becoming obese increase by more than half.
Siblings and spouses also have an influence, although a reduced one — people whose siblings became obese were themselves 40 percent more likely to grow obese, while people whose spouses became obese were 37 percent more likely to.
To me it makes sense. We mirror ourselves on what we see in our friends. Let’s take that a little further:
So, here’s my recommendation: Read the rest of this entry »
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Business people are the scorn of developers. “What does she do? Without us developers, this project would be dead”. Are you going to sit there and be ignorant to the mysteries of development? Or are you going to learn something about it? Read the rest of this entry »
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Social: digg / del.icio.usI recently talked about Vishen at Mind Valley helping me improve the traffic retention on this blog. Well, I implemented Vishen’s recommendations. As you can see the theme has been updated.
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Social: digg / del.icio.usDamn that Ben Casnocha for being so insightful AGAIN. His blog helped me understand something about my blog. I don’t like my writing style! I got it through Ben Casnocha, but the original advice came from Scott Adams (the Dilbert guy). Read the rest of this entry »
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