What’s the purpose of a microwave? It’s to heat things up really fast, right?! If you don’t have time for the crock pot, the slow simmer, the smoker, or the long rotisserie, you toss the food in the microwave and hit the nuke button. We all work on p…
“Hey Coach, I Passed!”
I just got an email message from a participant in last week’s 3-day Velociteach class about how to pass the PMP® Exam. The message starts off, “Hey Coach, I PASSED! …” I celebrate his success on the exam, too! Even though I “coached” an entire class…
Team Building in a Microwave
What’s the purpose of a microwave? It’s to heat things up really fast, right?! If you don’t have time for the crock pot, the slow simmer, the smoker, or the long rotisserie, you toss the food in the microwave and hit the nuke button. We all work on p…
Delusions of Adequacy
An interesting theory has emerged in recent years. It’s called the Dunning-Kruger Effect, and it is based on the idea that incompetence denies us the metacognitive ability to realize our mistakes. Put more succinctly, you can be so dumb that you believ…
Welcome Tucker Yates
A big welcome to Tucker Yates, who will be interning with us for the summer from the Honors Program at the University of Georgia! Tucker is a Computer Science major and is sharing his skill and knowledge to Velociteach this summer.
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Stepping Out of Time
2011-05-18 – Stepping Out of Time – We spend much of our life on our way somewhere else, driven by the sense that something is missing or wrong. This talk explores the suffering that arises from our addiction to busyness and “doing,” and the healing, l…
The One and Only Rule for Being a “Real Man”
WARNING: I’m about to go off. I’m sick of “rules” for being “like a real man”. Blech. I get it. We’re all wanting the “sure thing”. We want to walk the “right path.” And deep down some of us just want someone else to tell us what to do. Why? So we don’…
What happens when 2 PMP®s walk out of an Irish pub?
How should I know? But, it sounds like the beginning of a good joke if anyone wants to take a crack at it! No, I didn’t spend too much time in the pubs of Dublin last week, but I did enjoy hanging out with new friends at the PMI Global Congress at the…
Alpha Project Managers in Jacksonville, FL
I am headed down to Jacksonville, FL today to speak to the Northeast Florida chapter. PMI chapter meetings never get boring for me. I’ve met some incredibly fascinating people through this, and I run into them just about everywhere, at airports, in oth…
Bouncing Quarters during Bunk Inspection
Inspection. That word reminds me of summer camp and having my bunk inspected to ensure that I made up my bed and that I did it properly. First, the inspection verified that I had indeed performed the task of making up my bed. Second, inspection vali…
The Dan Plan — Dan McLaughlin to Appear on The New Man
I just interviewed Dan McLaughlin of The Dan Plan for The New Man. He’s got a killer story. Lots of stuff to take away from this talk even if you’re not a golfer. Stay tuned for the final interview — be sure to sign up for the email u…
HOW to Get Out of Your Rut
Brad was up the creek without a paddle. That’s what he thought anyway. Like many guys who work with me, Brad was feeling stuck. He was lost — there seemed to be no available options. When we discussed solutions, Brad was quick to point out “how” …
The Buddha’s Spiritual Awakening
2011-05-11 – The Buddha’s Spiritual Awakening: A Myth For Us All! – In this telling of the Buddha’s story, we find archetypes that reveal a universal path of awakening and freedom. We explore how each of us has the potential to realize the loving and r…
Osmotic Communications
As the PMI Agile popularity continues to grow, I thought it would be fun to address some Agile terms. I’m starting with “Osmotic Communications.” First a minor point on vocabulary: communication is difficult enough on its own, but I believe the term sh…
Small Business Award for Velociteach
Velociteach has been honored as one of Cobb County’s Top 25 Small Businesses this year. Cobb County has been a wonderful place to found and operate a business that now reaches around the world (not to mention live and raise children), and we̵…
Remembering Love (Retreat Talk)
2011-05-01 – Remembering Love (from IMCW Spring Retreat) – The habit of self-judgment not only causes emotional pain, it creates a trance that obscures the purity and vastness of our Being. This talk explores how a wakeful and forgiving heart can heal …
Who Knows What the Storm May Bring?
The Zac Brown Band performs a song named “Who Knows?” The chorus of the song states, “Who knows what the thunder and lightning will bring? Maybe the storm will cover my dreams; Maybe the sun will shine no more.” Whether or not I was singing along las…
Who Knows What the Storm May Bring?
The Zac Brown Band performs a song named “Who Knows?” The chorus of the song states, “Who knows what the thunder and lightning will bring? Maybe the storm will cover my dreams; Maybe the sun will shine no more.” Whether or not I was singing along las…
The Blessings of Embodied Awareness
2011-04-27 – The Blessings of Embodied Awareness – One expression of our suffering is homelessness–feeling cut off from the presence and aliveness that is our source. This talk explores the existential and cultural forces that foster disconnection fr…
Use a Simple Machine to Your Advantage on the PMP® Exam
A simple machine. Something that creates an advantage. The effort applied to the machine results in a greater effort applied by the machine, thus reducing the amount of effort you must supply as the user. A lever is a simple machine. Let’s see how t…
The PMI-ACP℠ (Agile Certified Practitioner) Exam
I’ve been “heads down” lately. Writing is solitary work for me, and these days I’m trying to take at least one full day each week to retreat to the north Georgia mountains just to write. And here is the current object of my effo…