If you gear up, put yourself on high alert and draw a line in the sand, it's likely you'll find the enemy you seek.
On the other hand, expecting that the next person you meet will be as open to possibility as you are might just make it happen.
Part of his power comes from the shadows.
We hear his voice, we know it by heart. He announces his presence with a rumble and he runs away with a wisp of smoke.
But again and again, we resist looking him in the eye, fearful of how powerful he is. We're afraid that like the gorgon, he will turn us to stone. (I'm using the male pronoun, but the critic is a she just as often).
He's living right next to our soft spot, the (very) sore place where we store our shame, our insufficiency, our fraudulent nature. And he knows all about it, and pokes us there again and again.
As Steve Chapman points out in his generous TEDx talk, it doesn't have to be this way. We can use the critic as a compass, as a way to know if we're headed in the right direction.
Pema Chödrön tells the story of inviting the critic to sit for tea. To welcome him instead of running.
It's not comfortable, but is there any other way? The sore spot is unprotectable. The critic only disappears when we cease to matter. They go together.
We can dance with him, talk with him, welcome him along for a long, boring car ride. Suddenly, he's not so dangerous. Sort of banal, actually.
There is no battle to win, because there is no battle. The critic isn't nearly as powerful as you are, not if you are willing to look him in the eye.
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iFortune presents Glitz, a mixed use project across the street from Richmond City Hall that includes 77 condominiums, 100,000 sq ft of office space, and 12,000 sq ft of retail space. Home owners will enjoy the convenience of finding their daily necessities nearby at Richmond Centre or shopping at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet just ten minutes away. A world of dining choices lay at your footstep, as does a variety of recreational activities at Minoru Park. At Glitz, live, work, and play in the heart of Richmond!
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Floor Plans for Glitz
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Amenities at Glitz
Residents will enjoy use of a 1,453 sq ft shared amenity space, a 12,000 sq ft outdoor common area, and a 2,422 sq ft childrens play area.
Parking and Storage
Glitz will provide off-street parking for 237 vehicles, consisting of 155 commercial, 82 residential, 15 visitor, and five handicapped spaces. Resident bicycle parking will be available in 94 Class 1 and 15 Class 2 stalls. There will also be two large and three medium loading bays.
Maintenance Fees at Glitz
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Developer Team for Glitz
iFortune is a developer, builder, general contractor, and project manager for a variety of types of projects of all sizes and complexity. The principals have over 100 years of combined local experience and a proven track record in the development and construction industry. iFortune Homes has significant development experience throughout the Metro Vancouver region. They are involved in every step of the development process, from sourcing the right team to acquisition of lands, arranging financing, obtaining approvals, designing solutions, managing construction, to marketing and sales.
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A $30,000 software package is actually $3,000 worth of software plus $27,000 worth of meetings.
And most clients are bad at meetings. As a result, so are many video developers, freelance writers, conference organizers, architects and lawyers.
If you're a provider, the analysis is simple: How much faster, easier and better-constructed would your work be if you began the work with all the meetings already done, with the spec confirmed, with the parameters clear?
Well, if that's what you need, build it on purpose.
The biggest difference between great work and pretty-good work are the meetings that accompanied it.
The crisp meeting is one of a series. It's driven by purpose and intent. It's guided by questions:
Who should be in the room?
What's the advance preparation we ought to engage in? (at least an hour for every meeting that's worth holding).
What's the budget?
What's the deadline?
What does the reporting cycle look like--dates and content and responsibilities?
Who is the decision maker on each element of the work?
What's the model--what does a successful solution look like?
Who can say no, who can change the spec, who can adjust the budget?
When things go wrong, what's our approach to fixing them?
What constitutes an emergency, and what is the cost (in time, effort and quality) of stopping work on the project to deal with the emergency instead?
Is everyone in the room enrolled in the same project, or is part of the project to persuade the nay-sayers?
If it's not going to be a crisp meeting, the professional is well-advised to not even attend.
It's a disappointing waste of time, resources and talent to spend money to work on a problem that actually should be a conversation first.
It doesn't matter what the speed limit is. He's going to drive five miles slower.
And it doesn't matter to the guy in the next car either... he's going to drive seven miles faster.
It's not absolute, it's relative.
The person wearing the underachiever hat (it's temporary and he's a volunteer) will get a C+ no matter how difficult the course is. And the person who measures himself against the prevailing standard will find a way to get an A+, even if he has to wheedle or cut corners to get it.
When leading a team, it's tempting to slow things down for the people near the back of the pack. It doesn't matter, though. They'll just slow down more. They like it back there. In fact, if your goal is to get the tribe somewhere, it pays to speed up, not slow down. They'll catch up.
Living in a smart house may sound luxurious but the benefits are definitely worth the investment. Get to know how home automation can positively affect your daily routine by checking out the following:
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It’s Energy Efficient
Having precise control over the power used as well as the temperature can ensure that your home is more energy efficient. This is why smart homes are a part of the appliances that you can use to be more environmentally conscious in your home. Depending on the system that you have in your home, it can suggest energy efficient settings. Source: Property24
Increases Peace of Mind
Perhaps this benefit will not apply to everyone, but for those who habitually worry about whether or not they have taken care of everything at home before leaving for the day, a home automation system is a perfect investment. In short, it offers peace of mind. This is quite beneficial for those individuals who leave each day, obsessively worrying if everything is in order. With so many stresses in daily life, it is nice to take at least one off the list by being able to see what is going on at home without physically being there. Source: Freshome
Convenient
Convenience is one of the biggest reasons that people build and purchase smart homes. These homes give users remote access to systems including heating and cooling systems, intercoms, music and multimedia devices throughout the home. Integrated hard drives allow homeowners to watch video or listen to audio in any room; video intercoms make it easy to communicate with others in the home or visitors at the door. All of these smart home technologies streamline common tasks. Source: HomeGuides.SFGate
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Welcome to the latest Africa related post by our resident experts Natasha and Cameron from The World Pursuit. While I’ve been to the continent in the past (and I’m actually there right now!), I’ve only seen a few countries, whereas these two spent close a year driving around the continent. This month, they share their favorite films about Africa. (I’ve seen some of them. They are really good.)
For us, learning about where you are in the world is an essential part of traveling. Instead of reading history books and researching your days away online, we’ve found that a fun way to learn is by watching movies. After a year traveling around Southern and East Africa, we’ve logged hours and hours doing just that.
Many of these movies gave us that initial urge to make our way to this less-traveled continent. Scenes of heartbreak, rolling landscapes, and wild animals told us we just had to get to Africa and explore for ourselves. We want to share our favorite movies set in Africa with you, so maybe you will watch them and feel inspired to travel there as well.
The movies below cover a wide range of topics and genres, but all are based on true events that happened in Africa and give a greater understanding of what traveling there is like.
This is not a film you’ll find on many lists about Africa, but it’s one of the most fitting for travelers to the continent. It also happens to be one of the first surf films of all time and led to the birth of a genre. The iconic and classic Endless Summer inspired a generation of surfers and travelers alike. This documentary by Bruce Brown follows two surfers as they leave the cold Californian coast behind in search of an “endless summer” in the Southern Hemisphere. They end up traveling to the coastlines of Senegal, Ghana, and South Africa, showcasing the excellent surf that can still be found in the Western Cape to this day. As world travelers and wanna-be surfers, that’s why we love it so much.
Natasha and Cameron run the blog The World Pursuit, focusing on adventure and cultural travel. The two of them met in the film industry before they decided to abandon the American lifestyle and travel the world together. They’ve been traveling together for three years across 55 countries and six continents. They bought a 4×4 at the tip of Africa and are traversing the continent while documenting their story on Instagram and Facebook.
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