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Joshua Tiong
Our Six Pillars for Purposeful Living

This has been frequently requested of me ever since my earlier post about ‘The Six Month Conversation’ resonated with so many people. This follow up is about the framework Alexis and I devised with hopes of guiding our life journey together independently and as a couple. I know this post is arriving several years late, after tons of requests, so thanks everybody for your patience!

Our Six Pillars for Purposeful Living
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Hire good people, and leave them alone

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Hire good people, and leave them alone

Past Joshua made note of some book excerpts. Can't remember why... but I'm typing them out here in case I remember, then Future Joshua can write the blog post he intended to :) 

Edit: ohhh, these are from Drive, by Daniel Pink (link below)

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A startup engineer must be all things -- he (or she) is a full time software developer and part time product manager/customer support guru/internal systems maven. As a company grows, an engineer spends less time building the things he personally wants in the product. Our hope is that 20% time gives engineers back dedicated stack time -- of their own direction -- to spend on product innovation, features, plugins, fixes or additions that they think are the most important…

The Next Chapter: Convertus

The Next Chapter: Convertus

This is a follow up to my recent journey to determine the next chapter in my journey. Along the way, I've had the many ups and downs to make for an emotional roller coaster ride, haha

As an update, I had a wonderful opportunity to join Convertus to help build the business on this next leg of the company's growth. It has not even been a full month for me with Convertus yet, and we've already been hitting some very significant milestones!

This is truly an exciting change for me...

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Taking Action and Following Up

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Taking Action and Following Up

Having attended about dozen events as a guest speaker / professional delegate since 2017 started, I've noticed a pattern that feels like it should be talked about: people do not ask for what they want and do not follow up properly. 

I am reminded of this quote, which I first saw at 14 years old on a poster in my highschool hallway, and which I have tried to live by ever since: You miss 100% of the shots you don't take in life...

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Making tough choices

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Making tough choices

What's up?

In the beginning of February, I announced that I would begin a search to find the next chapter of my journey. The most important part to me is finding the right organizational values, direction, and fit. Secondary to that would be getting my bum in the right role, which I see as a matter of growing into from within. 

How you doin?

It has been 45 days since this search began...

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To-Do List from 2012

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To-Do List from 2012

I've recently taken to finishing up notebooks with incomplete pages that are strewn about the home.

The notebook I am currently using to chronicle my dreams was one that I used sporadically throughout 2011-2014. In this journal, I found to-do list I'd written in 2012 while pondering and planning the future. Reading this today, in 2017, I am surprised by how many of these items I have actually completed.

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Perspective on the "Friendzone"

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Perspective on the "Friendzone"

This is a re-post for an answer by Franklin Veaux to a question on the site, Quora. I'm sharing this because it provides a perspective that people often do not consider. Food for thought.

Original Question: "Why does a girl I like keep sending me random texts even after she friendzoned me?"

Franklin's Response: "Because she's treating you like a friend. Friends talk to each other…

The Next Chapter

The Next Chapter

While wrapping up TDCK's latest project today, I'd like to say thank you to all of our amazing clients. It has been a special privilege to work with such passionate and committed people.

I've decided it's time for me to shift the focus of my career away from working solely as an external consultant and move into a role that builds up a company from the inside. I am looking to join…

Friday Five: Food For Thought (24)

Happy Friday!

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Photo by me. It's good to enjoy some wine with your meal :)