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During February we had a chance to take advantage of Loveland Startup Month and Fort Collins Startup/Artup Week. There were a whole bunch of great speakers and discussions, and I was totally inspired by a bunch of conversations I had!
This is community at its best.
For me, events like this are all about inspiration. Because I love innovative ideas and passionate people, it helps me to build my energy and expand my mind.
Over the span of my career, I’ve discovered that anything is learnable. Though it might take 10,000 hours to achieve mastery, I can achieve a certain level of competence.
But it’s not always desirable.
I could learn how to be a results-only, hard-driving command-and-control leader. But that’s not who I want to be.
Events like these Startup Weeks can be absolutely transformational. Because, for a whole week, you can immerse yourself in learning new approaches, being inspired, and meeting amazing people.
The format for this used to be industry conferences. But as they became more and more dominated by vendors, they became less about learning and growing. So many of them have died or become irrelevant.
I’ve been SO inspired and uplifted by the conferences that ICF Colorado has put on – this is the 4th one!
Make sure you contact me ASAP for the discount code, before the event totally fills up!
I found out that the ICF Colorado Fall Conference has just opened up! The past three years have been really inspirational and valuable for me, so I thought I’d talk about it for a minute:
Since I consider you a friend if you’re reading this, go over to http://icfcolorado.org/fall-conference/ by May 15th 2017 to get the super duper discount!
DISASTER!
You’ve come up against the insurmountable obstacle. Both the rock AND the hard place. What now?
First, take some time to decompress. Your anxiety is through the roof, so we have to let that calm down a bit.
I have to admit it: I don’t work as hard as others do.
Because I’m sleeping 8-9 hours every night.
Yes, I know that this flies in the face of all those people who are proud of wasting only 4 or 5 hours, and are working to trim it further.
It’s springtime! Time to poke your head out and look around a little!
I’m seeing a wealth of opportunities now for people to connect with peers, to get inspired, and to bring in some new ideas. Plus, for many, the energy has changed as the kids get out of school and we have more family time.
In June, I’ll be reporting from the Small Giants Summit in Denver. That’s a great forum for business owners dedicated to changing the world through powerful, focused, and profitable business practices.
Then the following week, Conscious Capitalism is sponsoring the local Sum+Substance event – a fresh and inspiring take on the TED talks that people know and love so much.
In July, you can catch the Quid Novi Summer Jams, a great chance to connect with innovators and business leaders in Fort Collins.
These are just a few of the creative gatherings which can help bring fresh ideas into your business. And, of course, take advantage of Denver Startup Week in September and whatever is going on in your particular industry.
Learn a lot, have fun, meet some great people, and drink some local brews!
It’s going to be a wonderful summer!
This article was first published in InnovatioNews.
Image by Francisco Huguenin Uhlfelder
It was one of the most bizarre weeks in my career.
I was working for a huge global IT firm at the time, and I was working on a challenging technical issue. Back in the 1980s, we didn’t have the whole world’s knowledge at our fingertips, so I started asking around.
I ended up talking to dozens of people around the globe. Nobody had the answer to my question, but they had various pieces of the puzzle.
At the end of the week, I talked with a person who said he’d heard of a guy in Colorado who was doing work in this area. SCORE! Then he gave me my name.
Motivational speaker Jim Rohn offered these wise words many years ago:
“You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.”
I’m convinced that it’s absolutely true. When I work with people who are on fire, they ignite me as well. When I’m with folks who are depressed, my own mood goes downhill. Quickly.
So what do we learn from this sage advice?
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