These are my personal goals for the next 3 and 12 months. Business goals for the quarter are in this post. I’ll measure performance and document lessons learned at the end of the quarter. Why do I set goals? I’ve learned I accomplish my biggest achievements after I find purpose and create a plan. As […]
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Dylan Cornelius 3 and 12 Month Targets: April 25, 2019
These are my personal goals for the next 3 and 12 months. Business goals are in last week’s post. At the end of the quarter I’ll assess progress. My 2019 2nd Quarter Targets (and confidence level) 1. Objective: Be Fit Key Result: Be well Measures: 100% InsideTracker biomarkers optimized (low) I feel well (medium) Stay in the […]
Dylan Cornelius 3 and 12 Month Targets: January 24, 2019
Every quarter I set new personal and business goals for the next 3 and 12 months. These are personal goals. Business goals are in next week’s post. See more about my goal setting approach at the bottom of this post. I shared last quarter’s accomplishments 2 and 3 weeks ago. My 2019 1Q 3 Month […]
5 Reasons I Wanted to Start a Small Business
By age 20, my mom was a single, working mom with 2 kids. In her family, and in the world at that time, that was a terribly difficult situation. She is a strong woman. My dad is a general contractor who started his career as a bricklayer in the local mason’s union. He is a […]
My Perfect Client
My perfect client comes in one of two forms. However, for starters, they have much in common. Mostly, their lives are actually pretty good. For some, life is great, even awesome. They have nothing to complain about. They have everything to be grateful for. Yet, something’s not quite right. Sometimes they can’t put a finger on […]
Tell Me About A Time You Went “Above And Beyond” For A Customer
There I was in an interview with a hiring manager from Amazon.com. I realized later maybe I should have prepared with one of those books about questions google managers ask. My answer wasn’t well-rehearsed or highly polished. I hadn’t much considered in the past couple of years whether my performance was above and beyond for […]
Continuous Improvement (I Want To Build A Business)
I’ve been a frustrated business operator my whole life. The first time I considered going into business with my Dad, he told me I could do better than he did. I was to go to college and “get a good professional job”. Right after grad school, I took the opportunity to form a business, which […]
What Do Software Professionals Want?
Lately I’ve enjoyed an intense opportunity to reflect on my life and the best way for me to contribute in the world. After much reflection and consideration, I’ve returned to the sector where I’ve spent most of my adult life. While my interest has historically been how to help companies who buy and use information […]