A couple of weeks ago, Ed Healy reached out to me for a video interview regarding my 40 life lessons.
We didn’t record a video explanation for all 40 lessons, but we did do several videos for a few of them.
The first interview is about the importance of travel to me. I have written before how important I believe traveling is. I think everyone should do it at some point in their lives (preferably younger) to help make you a more rounded person.
Ed’s own travel stories are incredible. He writes about his adventures in England, France, Bulgaria, Greece, Canada, and Iraq. I highly recommend you read his post for some inspiration.
My friend, C.C. Chapman, recently spent time in Ghana, Africa. His photographs and commentary are incredible. I am dying to get there myself now.
Are you planning any world travel? Where are you going? What’s on the top of your bucket list?
Photo from Flickr by Edge and corner wear
I have had an incredible time speaking at the Interlogix Partners Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico (photos here). While here I learned a valuable lesson about presenting using Keynote on my MacBook Air and using my iPhone as the remote.
I had rehearsed my Social Media 101 and Drive Traffic to Your Site Using Digital Marketing presentations several times at home on my Wi-Fi network. The Keynote Remote app worked perfectly. I could see my notes and easily advance the slides from my iPhone.
When I got to the beautiful Conrad Resort Hotel the evening before the conference, I found the Keynote Remote App not working via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. It was driving me crazy, I thought something was wrong with the iPhone bluetooth functionality. I now know how to correct this problem and want to share the solution with you (thanks Keith!).
Using Keynote Remote on your iPhone to present with your Macbook
On your MacBook select Wi-Fi settings
- Create Network
- Note the Network Name (probably the same as your machine)
- Choose Channel 11 and Security 40-bit WEP
- Set a 4 character password
- Press Create
On your iPhone select Wi-Fi settings
- Choose the Network that you just created
- Enter the password if you are asked
In the Keynote Remote app
- Choose your machine name and click that link
- Choose Done
Now the app should say that you are connected and select the Play Slideshow button. That’s it!
I’ll add that you may want to switch your phone into airplane mode before presenting, so that you don’t get calls or email notifications.
Bonus points for turning off any alarms you may have set as well.
Do you do presentations? Do you have any tech tips?
Today is my 40th birthday, it’s shocking to write this. I swear I was just 39!
I did some reflecting on what I have learned in my life so far, and I thought I would share it with you.
Here are 40 life lessons I have learned along the way. They are not in any order, they are just as I wrote them.
1. Travel. Get out of your country and see the world
2. Family is the best decision you will ever make
3. Don’t forget your roots
4. You are not as cool as you think you are
5. Question authority, always
6. Stop and smell the air (seriously, take a whiff!)
7. Unplug often, this includes your phone
8. Keep a journal and write what you have achieved today, even the little things
9. Hold doors open for people
10. Say “Please” and “Thank You”
11. Keep in touch with the important people
12. Call your parents weekly
13. Accept people for who they are
14. Real time TV is for suckers
15. Get out of your comfort zone
16. Promote others
17. Talk to yourself out loud
18. Drive in silence and just think
19. Subscribe to podcasts
20. Study things you know nothing about
21. Don’t take yourself so seriously
22. Think before you eat
23. Think before you drink
24. Begin again
25. Get your news from outside of your country for a broader perspective
26. Play with your kids, they will grow faster than you know
27. Dedicate yourself to your partner
28. There are always other people just like you – you are not alone
29. No matter how bad it is now, you will look back and laugh later
30. Watch good movies
31. Find new music and tell your friends
32. $upport non profits and independent artists
33. Say “What the Fuck”
34. Drink water often
35. Go for a walk
36. Eat fruit and veggies
37. Be thankful every day, no matter how bad your day is
38. Teach others and share your wisdom
39. Stretch often
40. Smile
Tonight we are meeting for a pint or two in Nashville. If you would like to join us please RSVP, so I know how much food to buy.
What life lessons would you add to this list?
Photo by Kris Krug. Thanks Kris!
Take the power of Facebook and combine it with Reddit. Add the results with the brilliance and creativity of a nine-year old kid and an inspired filmmaker. This little equation equals one of the greatest things I have seen on the Internet for sometime.
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Caine’s Arcade is a wonderful reminder that the Internet is not powered by business and money, it’s powered by people.
Wouldn’t you agree?
Community enthusiast, digital marketing consultant, husband and dad based in Nashville, TN.
