OK, turns out I happen to know a Happiness Coach. You can check out their website at http://www.powerconsultingusa.com/, they specialize in helping photography studios but a lot of what they say and do relates to just about any profession. Jerry has started a blog and has said he would like to talk to me about some technical … Read more
I was tagged today by Brent Ozar today, who asked my to blog about things I wish I had known when I started. It looks like the original question is “things I wish I had known as a Junior DBA that I know now.” I will put my own spin on this and include items that I … Read more
I am certain that everyone who knows me would describe me as the most optimistic person they have ever met. What? What do you mean, “no”? Okay, okay, I admit that there are times that I am not always Mister Sunshine. And apparently this is something that not only hurts me when I interact with … Read more
I am putting together the framework for how to define a PASS Special Interest Group and it suddenly hit me: I love this stuff. This is what I want to do with my career, I want to build things. It could be a product, or a community, but the idea that I have some much … Read more
We have all heard that it is important to communicate effectively, right? So how is it possible that, knowing the importance of good communication, we can still allow for poor communication to happen from time to time? You would think that we would double, or triple check everything that we read or hear, and choose … Read more
In past years I have typically done a daily update from the PASS conference, highlighting the sessions attended, things learned, etc. This is my fifth straight PASS conference, and the more times I attend, the different it gets. As such, this time around there was little to no time available for blogging. My days were … Read more
