Part of my process of learning an RPM release is to listen to the music first before doing anything with the choreography. Considering the Les Mills program directors pick the music first and choreograph later, I’m trying to approach the…
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Professional Development – 2014 – Week 47
Dates covered: November 17-23, 2014 (week 47 of 52) Culture Annihilating Complexity (via Eric Dietrich) The Power of Empathy (via Software Lead Weekly) The Value of Transparency (via Software Lead Weekly) How to Create a Great Intern Culture (via Software Lead Weekly) The…
Professional Development – 2014 – Week 46
Dates covered: November 10-16, 2014 (week 46 of 52) Career Developer to Architect No, you are not ‘running late’, you are rude and selfish (via Cameron Presley) Beyond Event Hopping: How to Step Up Your Professional Networking (via Lifehacker) How to Respond…
Getting Started with Git and Bitbucket – Part 2
The previous post explained how to do basic manipulations of a Git repo and have a copy of that repo hosted on Bitbucket. In this post, I’ll explain how to use Git to facilitate a feature branch workflow. Creating a…
Getting Started with Git and Bitbucket – Part 1
This post is mainly for developers that have heard of Git and would like to take it for a test drive on a repository (repo) that isn’t public. My use case is that I don’t want to embarrass myself by having…
Professional Development – 2014 – Week 45
Dates covered: November 3-9, 2014 (week 45 of 52) Career Move Before You’re Ready: Get Started Without Being an “Expert” (via Lifehacker) Help, My Boss Sucks! (via Eric Dietrich) Culture Why I am leaving the best job I ever had (via…
November 2014 RPM Mix
Here’s my RPM track list for November 2014. [table] Track,Title,Artist,Time,Release Pack Ride,Make the World Move,Christina Aguilera feat. CeeLo Green,4:44,59 Pace,Take Over Control,Martina Lorene,5:27,52 Hills,Don’t You Worry Child (Promise Land Remix),Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin,6:31,61 Mixed Terrain,Flesh and Bone,Winged Dune,5:07,59…
November 2014 BODYJAM Mix
Given I’ll probably only be teaching about two classes each month, I’ll be using this mix through the end of the year. I’d like to launch the 2015 Q1 release (BODYJAM 71) in early to mid-January. [table] Track,Title,Artist Warmup,I Can…
Made to Stick
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Other Die (by Chip and Dan Heath) is one of the books I revisit at least once a year. My memory is failing me about where I found this book — maybe seeing it…
Professional Development – 2014 – Week 44
Dates covered: October 27 – November 2, 2014 (week 44 of 52) Career Career planning: Disaster recovery (via The Morning Brew) Career planning: Mine (via The Morning Brew) Culture You Are Not A Machine. You Are Not Alone. (via Smashing Magazine) The Couch…