If you haven't see this TedX Video yet, I recommend checking it out. http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_norton_how_to_buy_happiness.html   In short, it discussing how helping others will make you happier. I guess in short its not the having money that really gets the point across but how you treat other people. You can be poor or rich and be optimistic or miserable. It's all about perspective which leads me to encourage you to watch another video on optimism. Enjoy!     Read more [...]

Behavioral Design is all about determining how a user will interact with your thing. Thinking ahead and committing to a plan. You want peope to like, share and use a product in the way that the designer and engineer intended. Dan Ariely wrote about the predictably irrational. In his book he mentioned examples of impscenario he offers you a half box of chocolates now or if you wait a week he would give you the whole box. In reality logic would state that people would want the whole box, but in Read more [...]

The past two days have been a powerful whirlwind of networking, drastic caos, funny moments and genuinely nice people. Too many descriptor words in one sentence? Well let's just say day one started off as a bit of a cluster f&$*! Went to the airport: got stuck in Dallas for an additional 5 hours. Upside: met numerous new austin buddies! Awesome moment: when a ticketing agent finally let us on a stand by plane 4 hours earlier than we were meant to leave. Downside: ran from terminal to terminal Read more [...]

I'm an experienced community class instructor with over seven years in IT. I own an interactive agency and work as a UI (user interface) designer for a large corporation. My background is in html, css, php, graphic design, photoshop, social media marketing, SEO, online advertising, online marketing strategy, event planning and branding. If you have having trouble fixing your mac or pc I'm not your gal, take it to Best Buy or Apple where they will insure things if they break your computer. If you Read more [...]

I went to my first George City Counsel meeting. It ran long. 3.5 hours long for fewer than 10 talking points. I found some of the issues interesting, but getting to know a city at it's core is interesting to me. Despite the bursts of boredom, I think I might go back next month. I like the idea of having a part in the city I'm living in, and you only get to help if you are present. Being a good community member is a lot like being a good parent, in that it takes caring, well meaning, and over 50% Read more [...]

Okay don't get too excited I said I'm thinking about it. A friend invited me to a cool event and I was thinking about going to the city for a few days. It's just such a long drive, and I hate driving. Event Details: 09:00PM PST Event Type: Networking/Meetup Region: Greater Seattle Area Location: Rock Bottom Brewery 550 106th Ave Ne Bellevue, WA 98004 US Price: Website: http://www.rockbottom.com Industry: Keywords: Networkers!, High Tech, Financial, Mortgage, Business Development, Social Read more [...]