Dont set 2019 goals ... I beg you. Please do this instead

Dont set 2019 goals ... I beg you. Please do this insteadDont set 2019 goals ... I beg you. Please do this insteadIm a reformed goal junkie.Once obsessed with setting every 1-5-10 year goal under the sun, I now cannot be bothered with them. Because theyre so tied to achievement, and so rarely tied to the things that really matter to us. They sound good on paper, but they have little follow through. We cant just write a goal down and expect it to make us happy. Just like we cant write a goal down and expect it to happen.Have you ever set out to accomplish a goal, only to feel a whole lot of OK, now what? once youve achieved it. Or worked REALLY hard towards something and the bottom just completely falls out on your desire once you get there like, OK, this is it? Setting a goal wont make us happy. And they sure as heck wont change your life. You wont be any happierwhen than you are right now. Right now.What will help you get to a future that youre really freaking pumped about. and a y ear that you can be REAL proud of is to take a few minutes to turn around. To look at where youve been. To look at what youve loved. What drained you. What lit you up like a lamp post.If you want to get 2019 off to a really beautiful start, start by looking back at 2018.Ask yourselfWhat did I do that made me the fruchtwein proud?What actions did I take that gave me the most energy?When did I feel the most inspired?What activities, people, or projects completely drained me?What activities, people, or projects completely energized me?(If you want to take reflection SUPER seriously which I encourage do these 25 questions for reflection)Then planWrite down three impossibly small plans that you can make for the very first month of this new year. Make them small. Make them count. And if youre feeling frisky, write down someones name next to each of the plans that can help you and keep you accountable.This will be the type of small strategy that will give you huge momentum. Each month, e ach quarter, ask yourself,Whats the absolute smallest plan I can make?And then go do that. Small plans are manageable. Theyll give you immediate feedback. Theyll be the small stone that builds the masterpiece of your path.Thisarticlewas originally published on MaxieMcCoy.com.

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Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE Security-Lab) STRUCTURED NETWORK INSTITUTE Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY New York, NY (1994-1998) BT Degree ELECTRICAL ENGINEERNG TECHNLOGY TECHNICAL CAREER INSTITUTE New York, NY (1991-1993) AS Degree in ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING NETCOM TECHNICAL SERVICES Inc. Certified Novell Administrator (CNA)Professional Certification Cisco Certified Network Associates (CCNA) Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE-Written) Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (Lab) Cisco Security Specialist (CSS-1) SUN Solaris UNIX Administration I/II PC/LAN Techn ician A+ Certification Extensive use of DOS, Word, MS Works, Excel, Lotus 123, MS Access, MS Office 97, MS Outlook 98, Visio ProfessionalHOBBIES / INTETESTS Reading, Sport ( weight lifting and jogging), taking-on new challengesCustomize Resume

How to Ask for Favors - Jen Dziura - The Muse

How to Ask for Favors - Jen Dziura - The MuseHow to Ask for Favors - Jen DziuraIn December, I led a workshop on Designing Your 2015, and I learned something I did leid expect.A couple dozen women had boldly sized up 2014- the victories, the unmet goals, the excuses- and envisioned the ideal 2015 and how to get there.There was one part of the exercise, though, that gave even the most ambitious women jitters. It was a worksheet page entitled Who can help? You list who is able to help you, what they could help you with, and when youre going to ask. At the bottom of the page is a little checkbox. You cant move on with the exercise until you ask at least one of those people, and check the box. We all have smartphones- its not that hard to pull one out and write an email Hey Dan, its 2015 I hope all is well. My photography business has been thriving over the last 12 months, and Id like to work with mora large brands in 2015. Would you mind introducing me to the marketing manager at your fi rm? Heres hoping to see more of you this year ThanksVirtually every person who had completed this worksheet independently had gotten stuck at this juncture. Asking is scary. Rejection is scary. If you dont go through life feeling entitled, where do you get off just asking for things?Thats just the thing, though Lots of people ask for help and ask for favors (Ill use those words interchangeably here). If you dont, youre leaving resources on the table. Youre failing to capitalize on professional goodwill youve built up. And youre letting more entitled-feeling people- we know who they tend to be- get ahead. Dont be afraid to ask for a leg up. Heres how to start doing it.Make the Ask Small for Them, Big for YouSome of the best favors to ask dont take much effort from the granter of the favor, but do a lot of good for you. For instanceI have a big favor to ask of you. Id like to speak on a panel at conference X. I think the panel could use more diverse voices, and I have spent the entire past year working on precise subject. I can nominate myself, but I think it would mean a lot if you nominated me (assuming you feel confident that Im up to the task). Heres a link to the form- all the form requires is your contact information and mine (which is below). Would you help?This is asking a simple, five-minute favor of a presumably well-connected person. If the asker- say, a former intern asking a favor of her former boss- ends up speaking on the panel, it could launch her into the spotlight in her industry. Small favor for the granter, big win for the asker.Here is a terrible favor to ask Would you read my novel and give commentary? Im trying to get opinions from all the great writers I admire.Oh, good. Not only will this favor take 14 hours, the asker isnt even going to necessarily follow this famous writers advice- shes going to consider his opinion among those of, presumably, a slate of his peers and competitors? What a little shit. Dont do this.Ask Well in AdvanceIf you want to ask for a pretty big favor, ask waaaaay in advance. Like 11 months in advance, for instance.Daniel Gilbert in Stumbling on Happiness cites neurological evidence for why people are more likely to agree to do things if asked far in the future. For instance, if I ask you to attend my destination wedding in Thailand two years from now, that sounds really fun and adventurous Youd love to go to Thailand, wouldnt you? If I ask you to have lunch with me tomorrow, well- ugh, I mean, youre sort of busy and its kind of cold out- maybe some other time? When we consider doing things far in the future, we think in broad generalities Adventure Fun Friendship When we consider doing things in the near future, we think in terms of logistics Traffic. Stress. Cost.Do you want a pretty major professional favor from someone? Ask very far in advance. (Dear boss, Id like to backpack around Asia for six months and have my job saved for me while Im gone. Id like to leave in April 2017 and return in October 2017.) The person is already more primed to agree. Plus, youll impress them with your extreme advance planning, and the huge amount of time in between now and the actual favor gives you plenty of time to overcome objections- you can get all your work in order before you take that break, refine your product before the big pitch meeting, and so on.Make Your Own Investment Before You Ask for TheirsIf you start a company and go looking for investment dollars, youll quickly find out that investors expect you to have some skin in the game. Did you put your savings into the business? Did you take out a second mortgage on your house? Have you taken on personal debt to kenntniserlangung the business? If youre not willing to risk your money, why should an investor risk theirs?Similarly, even if a favor would take your contact only a minute to grant, keep in mind that your contact may have worked for decades to get to the point where shes able to grant it. Dont ask actors, writers, and other creatives to introduce you to their agents like its no big deal. Its a very big deal. Sure, it would only take a minute for a bestselling author to send an email, but why should she just hand that to you? (Some authors are very nice people who indeed do just that. But they certainly dont have to.)Make this kind of ask Hey, I really admire all the work you put in to become a published author. I know it takes a long time to build a platform and make it all happen. Im going to work on a proposal this year- Im doing interviews for the next six months and then should have the proposal finished by July. Once I do, would you take a look at it? And if its good, consider putting me in touch with your agent?A request like this makes it clear that youre not just asking for an introduction because youre so cool and talented youre going to put in six months of work before you want her to do you a favor. Youre invested. And, of course, youll be forever grateful.Get Practice AskingDo you have a lot of anxiety about asking? Practice.Ask for a favor today. Dont bargain- thats not the same thing. Do you live with someone? Try, Would you make me a cup of tea? Dont give a reason. Now go to work. Ask someone to help you with something. Dont ask someone lower down than you who might feel obligated- ask a peer or higher-up. Say please or an equivalent expression of politeness (Would you mind)- but dont overdo it. Dont say, If you dont mind, could you pleaseif its not too much trouble. Too mincing. Too gendered (if youre female). Not confident enough. This makes you look weak. You want to look like a confident and competent ally- someone anyone would want a return favor from at some future date.A good ask should also be specific. Dont ask someone to be or think a certain way. Ask them to do something.For exampleWould you include me next time you meet with him?Would you help me with the Garibaldi proposal this afternoon?I have a favor to ask of you. Would you cover for me on the 1 oclock call?Dont Fear Rejection- Expect it and Plan for ItIf no one ever says no to your requests, you are not making audacious enough requests. Have you ever asked for a raise and been denied? Unless youre really rich and successful right now, youre probably not asking enough. Do you sell a product or service? If no one ever tells you the price is too high, its too low. Youre supposed to get rejected sometimes. Thats how you know youre pushing forward in the world.You can plan some responses to deal with rejection without making a big deal. Okay, no problem. Hey, did you see the Golden Globes? Some situations call for Why not? or If you dont mind, Im going to finish a project, work on a skill, whatever and then ask you about this again in a few weeks.If youre a talented worker and a decent person, there are probably already people who are inclined to help you- you just have to mobilize that resource. There are also people out there who have never thought about you one way or the other, who may or may not help you- you cant know until you ask. There are people out there who dont even like you who will help you out, because thats networking they want a wide variety of people they can call on later. Nothing wrong with that.Dont leave resources on the table Ask.Photo of help me candy courtesy of Shutterstock.

3D Footprint Grows with BAAM

3D Footprint Grows with BAAM 3D Footprint Grows with BAAM The rapid pace of development in advanced manufacturing is emanating from myriad laboratories and manufacturing plants, as researchers and professionals search for new products in industries ranging from biotechnology to aeronautics. As the range of applications becomes wider, development times are shrinking while equipment is growing larger. New 3D printers are getting big, and one now has a build volume of 8 feet x 20 feet x 6 feet.The printers developers, machine tool manufacturer Cincinnati Inc. and the Dept. of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory, builds on the original 6-foot x 13-foot x 3-foot Big Area Additive Manufacturing machine that prints up to a whopping rate of 10 pounds per hour of composite thermoplastic werkstoff. The second-generation machine improves on that It can print at previously unheard-of rates of up to 100 pounds per hour, drawing on a new extrusion system developed by ORNL engineers.3D printed Sh elby Cobra. Image Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBAAM found fame in 2014 when it printed parts for custom-car startup Local Motors over 44 hours at the IMTS show in Chicago. It then followed by printing parts earlier this year for a Shelby Cobra. Most impressive, says Lonnie Love, group leader of ORNLs Automation, Robotics and Manufacturing Group, is engineers developed the Big Area technology over a span of only six months.ORNL signed a cooperative agreement with Cincinnati in March 2014, with the goal of printing a Local Motors Strati vehicle the coming September at the International Manufacturing Technology Show. We committed to printing a car with this technology before we had a system, says Love. Its a dramatic example of solving problems quickly.The feat is perhaps mora impressive considering ORNL first began work on 3D printing in 2012 with polymer systems, says Love. ORNLs manufacturer demonstration facility is charged to develop new materials and processes, and then move tech nology to mainstream manufacturing. Love says a wide variety of end users, such as aeronautical firms, visit and work there, looking for an eventual end product.Researchers started with refining plastics used in 3D printing, which were problematic because of variable internal stresses. The first big breakthrough came in January 2013, with the introduction of carbon fiber to the raw plastics. It was a game-changer, says Love. Youve got these stresses. When you put carbon fiber in, all of that goes away.The next step was to find a company to build a printer capable of producing large objects. At the beginning of 2014, Cincinnati executives became interested. The firm already had developed high-speed gantry and laser-cutting systems, which dovetailed nicely with ORNLs preliminary work on large-scale 3D printers. Within three months Cincinnati developed the first gantry for a 3D printer, says Love.Oak Ridge had the concept to use plastics and large-scale extruders and mount on a gantry, says Rick Neff, Cincinnattis head of market development. We had been asking, How do we get involved in 3D printing? We make gantries. So it is a little like chocolate and peanut butter.Still, scaling up the technology involved some trial and error. Love notes that most 3D printers are fairly small machines that work slowly, growing parts at a rate of about one cubic inch per hour for a final product that if usually less than one cubic foot in volume. Feedstock plastics also cost between $50 to $100 per pound, expensive, he says.The first BAAM machine can pump out 10 pounds of material per hour and grow a product at rate of 250 cubic inches per hour. But we found that making bigger parts presented some problems, says Love. Its the Goldilocks effect.Love and his team found challenges in maintaining thermal control. There were distortion and slumping issues with smaller pieces that melted, and bonding problems between layers of large pieces. As the extruders nozzle lays down material, the greater distances the nozzle must pass over larger parts can allow the material to cool. That causes bonding problems when the next layer is applied.We had to find the sweet spot in the middle, and try to keep the energy intensity as low as possible, he says. The first time we printed car parts, the layers split like a deck of cards.The team now works with standard injection molding pellets heated to 210 degrees Celsius, at low pressures. Were not pushing at high pressure, theres not a lot heat and speeds are moderate, says Love. Now we can put a lot of material down very fast. Reduced material costs in the range of 3 cents to 10 cents per cubic inch also make printing in large volumes affordable, he emphasizes.Cincinnatis gantries can operate at very high speeds of up 200 inches per second, and researchers were tasked with developing an extruder capable of pushing large volume of materials precisely. When the project began, the gantry worked at about one inch per second, apply ing 10 pounds per hour of material through a 0.3-inch nozzle. At that rate, it would have taken over a week to print the parts for Local Motors Strati vehicle.Love says two weeks before they were scheduled to print the car parts, ORNL engineers perfected a new screw that pushed the flow rate to 40 pounds per hour, pushing the gantry speed to four inches per second, and cutting down the time to print the car to 44 hours. Researchers are now experimenting with different nozzle sizes and speeds. Local Motors has already announced it will leverage the technology and open two car printing facilities, one in Knoxville, TN, close to ORNL.Neff says Cincinnati has produced five machines so far, and sold three of them. But he believes the market for them is still forming. This is so revolutionary, he notes. When we were printing the Local Motors car at the IMTS show, people were looking at it and were wowed. But they werent saying, I have the perfect application for this.Neff believes the tec hnology will be applicable for prototyping new car designs, but both he and Love think the greater impact will be in producing machine tools and industrial molds. The killer application is going to be in tooling, says Love. If you can make a mold in one day for $1,000, it will be a game changer for the manufacturer.Learn more about the issues and challenges associated with every step of the additive manufacturing lifecycle atAM3DConference and Expo. For Further Discussion We had to find the sweet spot in the middle, and try to keep the energy intensity as low as possible. The first time we printed car parts, the layers split like a deck of cards.Lonnie Love, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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