Erupt in my Office

If only someone in the office erupted like the Grimsvötn Volcano, among colleagues. What would that eruption look like? Someone described a volcano as,
Volcanoes are just like very hot hot tubs. They produce magma, ash and lava. Lava can reach 2000F.
And so if we took each volcanic element and matched them with a personal trait:
  • Produce magma (energy core) - Volcanoes generate violents amount of energy and heat.  You stand close, and you feel it.
  • Ash (far-reaching residue) - Towns nearby become covered.  You don't stand close, yet still, you feel it.
  • Lava (redefine) - New landscapes are born.  Doesn't matter where you stood because now you're standing better.
If someone in the office were to raise the temperature to 2000F, colleagues are going to feel it, locally and externally.  When the the energy becomes high enough, after gathering heaps of enthusiasm, stronger values and strategic visions will be born.

So who's ready to turn up the heat?

And some amazing video capturing the Iceland Eruptions from Eyjafjallajökull last year. Wonder if we'll see the same for Grimsvötn

Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull - May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.

90/10 principle - small contributor to something big

When it comes to deep thinking or as my Amsterdam friends refer to it as "coffee shop" thinking, people can have some remarkable opinions that are just so different from one another.  And no mom....I just did not just admit going to a coffee shop.

To me, this slide deck helps visualize or at least makes me thinks about my priorities and putting things into perspective based on daily events.  I really enjoyed it and wanted to share.  And of course, I will try to practice it daily.

I'm happy to say that I've called out the "90/10 principle" a few times already :)