The last time I saw Alan Webber in the flesh was at Real Time Philadelphia (the Fast Company event) in May 2001.
On April 21, 2009, his new book Rules of Thumb (Harper Collins) hits the stores and offers '52 Truths for winning at business without losing your self'.
Some of you might know him as one of the 2 founders of Fast Company magazine. Back in the dotcom years it was something of a bible for would be entrepreneurs and people excited by ideas old and new.
Getting back to the present time Rule #23 which I mentioned in my headline actually alludes to keeping two lists: What gets you up in the morning? What keeps you up at night?
One of my favorites is Rule #45 Failure isn’t failing, failure is failing to try.
I guess one rule per week, 52 weeks, 52 rules.
Do you fine tune the process as time goes by and the horizon and the surrounding conditions change?
Alan Webber in a conversation with Polly Labarre will expand on these ideas in Rules of Thumb—A Global Guide to Thriving (Not Just Surviving) in Turbulent Times on Wednesday, April (6:30 pm) at the Japan Society in New York.
It is part of the U.S.-Japan Innovators Network sessions.
Price is $10 per person or $8 if you are a Japan Society member and $5 for Students and Seniors.
I will be attending.
Thanks to Fumiko for inviting me.
Want to dig deeper into the book, Browse Inside Rules of Thumb and check the Rules of Thumb Blog.
Smelling the coffee for Monday Work Etiquette # 86
Previously: Tax Time Fever and Finding Satisfaction Doing Mundane Things