"He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away."
Last week I attended an event called The Founder's Circle. Picture 35 founders from around San Francisco all in one place to eat great food, sip great scotch, snack on local dark chocolate and engage in some of the most inspiring chat I've had in months, all in the setting of a classic antique shop housed in what felt like a 1920's barn.-Raymond Hull
"Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience."
~Laurence J. Peter
Last week this site got hacked. Some guy out in Russia busted into my code and redirected everyone to his site and even caused some serious computer issues for some of you readers. It also effected anyone who tried to leave a comment last week.
In a matter of minutes the site lost nearly 50% of its traffic.The situation was no fun, and to be honest, was pretty damn scary.
First off I apologize for any of you who got tangled up in it. The good news is we got the hack dealt with about 30 hours after it happened and the site is now more secure than ever.
In case you haven't noticed yet, I am absolutely crazy about learning. Second to doing (which happens to be the best form of learning), there is nothing more important to living a life on purpose and on passion than going to school on yourself."Dedicate yourself to continuous learning & experiment, and passion will always be close at hand."
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