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Beach Walk 754 – Big Beach, Little Beach

Rox — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:01:54 +0000

Big Beach, Little Beach; big ideas, small details. We are on a business retreat on Maui, staying at the Hotel Wailea, and filming at Big Beach/Little Beach.

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At home we have a small place with low ceilings, and no view. At the Hotel Wailea, we have a large room, high ceilings, and an incredible view! The shift in our thinking as a result in the shift in our environment is providing a contrast that was long overdue for us. It reminds me of the value of alternating between big view and little view.

Hawaiian word:
ʻIkena: view, scenery, knowledge

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Beach Walk 753 – Raw or Rendered

Rox — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:04:12 +0000

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Programming code is just like cooking - sometimes you can guess the right mix and make a copy of something, but other times you need to know the original ingredients. Knowing when and how to tell the difference? Usually you only learn that on the back side, after you give it a try. I am not a big fan of the "fake it til you make it" school. I prefer authenticity and simple truths. Having said that, I also believe we are each free to try anything we want. If you are selling yourself as something you are not though, seller and buyer be aware.

Hawaiian word:
Maka: raw, fresh

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Beach Walk 738 – Version Control

Rox — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:22:54 +0000

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A few weeks ago I talked about updating the database. And there is a tricky second aspect of that. If you are updating an old version of the database, then you miss out on stuff! This happens, sadly, all the time when more than one person has access to a master database. They work "locally, make a bunch of changes, and everything looks cool. But if they don't connect and send their updates to the main source, then everyone else who uses it is missing something. Or sometimes the db gets moved, and you didn't know, so you are syncing with an old version.

Each of us is also an author of the master database - in addition to noticing others' changes we get to add our own! Voila - we end up with being able to "create our own reality."

Hawaiian word:
Mana: version, as of a tale, branch, spread out

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Beach Walk 731 – Juggle!

Rox — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:25:38 +0000

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One of the things that is becoming well understood these days is how no one knows everything and how we can really benefit from providing energetic support to each other. One way this plays out, is in how the Beach Walks philosophy has contributed to a new book by Ian Sanders, Juggle! Rethink work, reclaim your life. Now, I have the luxury of seeing some of the ideas I've pondered put onto the page, co-mingled with several great minds! And the opportunity is to continue reflecting and putting more of it into practice - taking ideas into action.

In this episode I talk about Chapter 7 - Get Unplugged. Taking time off from the treadmill of life's ingrained habits and automatic assumptions is a powerful juggler's tip. I am learning from Ian who has transformed his own life. I am hoping my walk catches up with my talk this year.

Hawaiian word:
Juggle: hoʻoleilei

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Beach Walk 727R – Freedom & Happiness

Rox — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:28:43 +0000

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This episode was originally aired February 2, 2007.

Freedom and happiness really influence my views on life and what I choose to let go of in order to have the freedom and the happiness.

This whole thread this week actually started with someone in my yoga class complaining about dirty hand prints on the mirrors...and off my mind went to energy discrepancies, to rules that can't be followed, to how powerful negotiation is and we can't have negotiation if we stay stuck in a world of black and white, constructed somewhere in the past.

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Hawaiian words
Kūʻokoʻa: freedom
Hauʻoli: happiness

Beach Walk 716 – Volunteering to Vocation

Rox — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:48:39 +0000

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More and more brave souls are leaving their "known worlds" for life as an adventure, the kind without a job for a safety net. Decades ago the book appeared, Do What You Love and The Money Will Follow that really knocked loose some hard-formed notions. Still, only one generation has grown up with that message, so it has barely made a dent in our global consciousness. Some people are using volunteering as a step in that direction. Such is the story of my friend BJ Wishinsky who is now at Anita Borg Institute and also Joe Philipson the photographer who is helping to define a whole new sector: social media photographer.

I'd also to thank the many volunteers who helped on Podcamp Hawaii. Judi Clark was both the WordCamp wrangler and the one who helped me track and acknowledge the many volunteers on that event. Kyle Nishioka was the tech and venue manage and did a wonderful job working with our many vendors. Shane Robinson aka Secret Cameraman built the website and set up all of the live streaming, plus created a very cool desktop application that allowed attendees to fill out evaluations on the spot while watching the live stream or following the Twitter stream!

Update: Twitter friend @carakitty also got a jpb at a Vet office after volunteering at the animal shelter.

Hawaiian Word:
ʻAʻa; volunteer

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Beach Walk 714 – Life is Not So Linear

Rox — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:15:15 +0000

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It seems we are taking on more and more complexity and using tools like mind-mapping that allow us to show relationships that are nuanced than a straight line. It's true even with business models, where there are ways to "get paid" by "paying it forward" or helping someone who then helps someone else who then buys from you. Not so easy to be sure, but our brains appear able to handle it!

Hawaiian Word:
Apo circle

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Beach Walk 702 – Brain Economics

Rox — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:57:20 +0000

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I discovered the McKinsey, the consulting firm, now releases some of their white papers as podcasts. I like the somewhat formal, research-driven, unemotional yet yet not cold-hearted or partisan perspectives. The one on Hidden Flaws in Strategy I found insightful, as it included several practical examples of how we become vulnerable to the emotional filters that can be applied to decision making. How true that what we own, often appears to be more valuable to us, than it is to others. "Like new" does not equal "used." Things like this are not a problem once we realize the underlying and built-in biases we have.

Hawaiian Word:
Hoʻopaʻewa: to distort

Beach Walk 698 – Circle of Pressure, Opportunity

Rox — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:01:16 +0000

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I was thinking about the old Sufi tale about the man and his son, and their changing fortunes/misfortunes, as seen across the span of time. Right now with Podcamp, we have a sponsor Road Runner, who offered us 300 30-second TV spots. Wow, that is an incredible opportunity. Of course, it is also pressure. We've never made a TV commercial before, and had to do this in the span of about 2 weeks. We assembled the "actors" via a Twitter call instead of a casting call, (as described by my friend and participant Neenz)and filmed on location in the Hawaii Convention Center. Shane did his magic on the graphics, and though homemade to be sure, we love it and hope it helps us spread the word about this free event to learn about new media and the social web.

All this led up to my next level of understanding about "flow." It is not so much about smooth, which is my first thought, but about movement. Staying in motion without getting stuck on any particular detail or challenge. Water, the original flow, is regularly both calm and turbulent now isn't it?

Hawaiian Word:
Au: movement

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Beach Walk 697 – Negotiation Secrets

Rox — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:26:39 +0000

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I've been putting on this large Free event, Podcamp + Wordcamp Hawaii and we have had many sponsorship opportunities. It's been a great learning opportunity for me in noticing why some deals work better than others. Hint: understanding your true authority.

Hawaiian Word:
Kūkākūkā: negotiate (discuss, confer)

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Beach Walk 695 – Paying for the Sins of Each Other

Rox — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:40:35 +0000

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I got a bit distracted today but I was wanting to make a point about how we are interconnected - and that is from the "good news bad news" department. Some things others do we are stuck cleaning up. It's not right but is, is. I find the faster I can process my anger, the faster I can get to "OK now what can be done about it?" Living on an island there are all kinds of examples of where we overlap with each other and are subject to side effects of each other. Just as in the movie I saw last weekend, Flash of Genius. The Ford of today is a very different company, culture-wise, than 30 years ago, nonetheless the current management is responsible for running the show.

Here is the link to the original Coffee Club chat with retired auto executives and here is my live-streaming (rough) interview from a few weeks ago":http://qik.com/video/329708.

Here is the serenity prayer which continues to amaze me for its simplicity and accuracy.

Hawaiian Word:
Moku: island

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Beach Walk 694 – Diner’s Fish Report

Rox — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:01:27 +0000

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Fish is a longtime staple in the diet here in Hawaii, and you've probably noticed people fishing in the background of many Beach Walks episodes. Yet at the same time fish populations are declining from othe large scale commercial operations, that seem to be impervious to the effects of their behavior. If you want to eat fish but don't know which ones are not threatened, you can now text "FISH" to 30644 right from your phone to find out. This is so convenient - you can do it while perusing a menu.

Hawaiian Word:
Iʻa: fish

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Beach Walk 689 – Making Money?

Rox — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:01:30 +0000

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I read a study showing that people who were paid to do a task over time lost interest in the task. It's easy to generalize about money from that, but also in play is the idea of external motivation vs. internal motivation. Some people love money and are highly motivated to get more of it. (You can find them on Wall Street LOL.) Others, not so much. What about you, do you like money?

P.S. I forgot to update the iPod link - it is correct now!

Hawaiian Word:
Kālā: money

Beach Walk 686 – Does Experience Matter?

Rox — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:01:46 +0000

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One of the big myths floating around is that a person's position or title is comparable to their competence. Not always true! Like me, I am sure you can think of examples. Many choices in life really do boil down to personal preferences. "Who you know" really does matter, and that is not always a bad thing. This turned out to be relevant in a discussion I was having with several other women speakers. We are all going to be presenting at BlogWorldExpo next week, where there keynote speakers are all white male. It's an old issue, but one that is not all that easy to address. It is a combination of micro and macro energies in play. We have ideals we want to play out in the macro yet change happens in the micro of person to person relationships.

The majority of the time decision-makers go with the known quantity. This is seen by some as pandering by others as smart business to fill seats. Attendees too say they want something new, but are attracted to the known and familiar too. BlogHer is a women's blogging conference, and founder Elisa Camahort prides herself in pro-attractively seeking out new voices for each event. And BlogHer is growing and growing - priving that this too is a viable business model.

Are you more attracted to familiar big names or the chance to help discover new talent?

Hawaiian Word:
ʻike: experience, to see, know, feel

Beach Walk 681 – The Energy of Tasks

Rox — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:01:31 +0000

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Like many people, I set out an agenda for the day with a list of action items. Some items seem to take forever to get done though, and I have come to realize that not all tasks are created equal! They each actually require a certain level of attention and energy, and a select few really require a lot of focus and privacy, several hours free of any distractions. And many days I just don't have that large of a block of time.

Hawaiian Word:
nānā: to pay attention

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Beach Walk 676 – What’s the Opportunity?

Rox — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:40:07 +0000

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We had a last minute change of plans recently. At first I found it very disorienting. Then Shane helped me by asking, "What's the opportunity here?" And that single question opened up a whole new way of looking at things. We don't always know best ahead of time; sometimes "even better" shows up unannounced.

Hawaiian Word:
Manawa kūpono: opportunity

Beach Walks Going to New Media Expo in Vegas!

Rox — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:35:38 +0000

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We are going to speak at the New Media Expo in Vegas, chosen as one of 50 out over 900!

Here is a little introductory video we made to introduce ourselves, and wanted to share with you, our regular viewers. The exhibit hall is free, so if you are nearby, please stop in for some aloha, live and in person! Follow us on Twitter (Shane and Rox) to see where we are or look for us at the "Viddler"http://www.viddler.com/beachwalks / TubeMogul booth.

Thu, August 14, 2008, 08:00 PM EDT
I'll be doing a free call-in interview with the Entrepreneur Club on Thursday:
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We will also be live on uStream Friday morning with Sunny Gault of L. A. New Media. Come join us!

Go here if you want to see some of the other video peeps who are attending.

Hawaiian word:
Kaʻahele: travel

Beach Walk 675 – When I Grow Up

Rox — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:01:02 +0000

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Being a grown up is a state of mind not a profession or a physical criteria for me. It is an internal experience more than an external reality. I'll know I am really grown up when I can act independently of "group mind" following my own bliss and dancing to my own drummer! Viddler is having a challenge on this topic this month, so here's my entry. Please leave your comments in the video, on the site, or visit viddler to vote for us.

Hawaiian word:
Hoʻopiha: to grow full

Beach Walk 668 – Love Heals, Love Hurts

Rox — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:01:56 +0000

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My niece broke up with her boyfriend recently. She has just graduated from college (with all kinds of honors) but unfortunately IQ does not protect you from a broken heart. Somewhere in the pain is a gift. And in the meantime, some pretty scenery to move our attention to something else.

Hawaiian word:
Lapaʻau: heal
ʻEha: hurt
Aloha: love

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Beach Walk 665 – Low Tech Skin Care

Rox — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:24:25 +0000

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I've learned about a new type of treated fabric that in combination with the sun, actually provides a special light therapy for your skin. It's made by SunSoul and you can see it with the hat I am wearing today. I love it when we can use low tech solutions that are self-managed instead of going into an office for a complex procedure & machinery.

Mahalo to Mark Manaoat and Jon Redmond for introducing today's episode! I met them while they were rescuing a nudibranch that had washed up on the shore.

Hawaiian word:
Lā: sun

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