Tag archives for Larry Smith

  1. Why you’re going to fail to have a great career

    “Passion is your greatest love.  Passion is the thing that will help you create the highest expression of your talent.  Passion; interest; it’s not the same thing!  Are you really going to go to your sweetie and say: ‘Marry me!  You’re interesting!’?” Larry Smith, TedxUW If you have never heard Larry Smith speak, then I…

  2. Are we stuck in High School?

    The best part of college is that you could become whatever you wanted to become, but most people just do what they think they must. Is this a metaphor? Sure. But it’s a worthwhile one. You have more freedom at work than you think (hey, you’re reading this on company time!) but most people do…

  3. Passion

    I’m lucky. I’ve known what I’m passionate about for quite some time. It probably started back in grade seven when I first started playing Warcraft 2 on my 486. The mystery about how a curious little box could bring me so much joy — hours upon hours on end — playing a simple computer game…

  4. The One

    University is supposed to be one of those life changing experiences. You come in a scared ignorant youth and walk out a confident worldly adult — at least that’s what we’d all like to believe. Change is inevitable and despite Hollywood movies where this process happens in the span of a fifteen minute montage, this…