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Creativity, Content, and Technology Architecture

“Rather than look for opportunities to compare yourself to others, look for opportunities to learn the best qualities of every person you meet.” Hi Everyone, For those of you with kids or those who will have kids, a trip to Disneyland or Disneyworld will be in your future. It’s a rite of passage for parents […]

Reflect and Grow

“If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.” – Chinese Proverb Hi Everyone, I’ve been thinking about how we need to be focused on growing […]

Baby Shower

” Balance activity with serenity, wealth and simplicity, persistence with innovation, community with solitude, familiarity with adventure, constancy with change, leading with following.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie Hi Everyone, Happy Friday! I sure enjoyed my first Baby Shower this week, the games were fun and how wonderful to see Ira, Shravani’s baby! Congratulations to Heather as well, we […]

Focus on Outcomes, not Outputs

“If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” – Zig Ziglar Hi Everyone, I’ve been working on our business development strategy and specifically how we qualify opportunities for Tahzoo. Our work needs to be centered around Outcomes not Outputs. What good is it, if our deliverables are on time and of good […]

Are You a Chicken or a Pig?

“Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.” – Bill Gates Hi Everyone, I am happy to be able to write all of you this week, the last couple of weeks have been tough for me. Thank you for your condolences, it means a lot to me. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about […]

Passion

“I would always look for clues to her in books and poems, I realized. I would always search for the echoes of the lost person, the scraps of words and breath, the silken ties that say, ‘Look: She existed.’” – Meghan O’Rourke, Story’s End Hi Everyone,  We are only gated by our ambition. I was […]

Sales – It’s Not Just Selling

“One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. Many people, giving some of their time, can make history.” – Peace Pilgrim Hi Everyone, As some of you may know, my Mom is not in good health and I’m spending some time with my family right now. If you need anything while […]

Tahzoo Promise

“There are three groups of people with respect to empowerment, those who get it, those who would really like to get it, and those who probably will never get it.” – John Nordstrom Hi Everyone, Thank you for your time on Monday. This is the first in a series of letters that will outline my […]

Learn Through Perspectives

“And those who were seen dancing, were thought to be crazy, by those who could not hear the music.” -Friedrich Nietzsche Hi Everyone, When I was a young man, I used to spend time with an elder in our church, his name was Mike Winn. He was a retired English professor from one of the […]

Agents of Change

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill Hi Everyone, I am looking forward to our State of Tahzoo meeting on February 14th, we will extend our normal “all hands” to an hour and half. I am looking forward to discussing the future and direction of Tahzoo with […]