The 5 to 1 Rule Applied to Relationships

I heard a brilliant thing recently concerning making mistakes in a relationship. The person I heard it from described it as “the 5 to 1 rule.” “When you screw up,

November 22, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Death and Dying

Two colleagues have died suddenly in the past two weeks – one was in his 60’s and one was in his 50’s.  Both shook me up.  A close friend’s mother

November 21, 2010 · 3 min · Brad Feld

My Extrovert Is Broken

About once a year I completely use up my extrovert capacity.  I drain it completely to zero.  Whenever this happens, I remember that I’m fundamentally an introvert.  If you don’t

November 15, 2010 · 1 min · Brad Feld

My TEDxBoulder Presentation on The Quarterly Week Off The Grid

My TEDxBoulder presentation on The Quarterly Week Off The Grid was recently posted on YouTube.  I participated in TEDxBoulder on August 7th and it was an awesome Saturday evening in

October 29, 2010 · 1 min · Brad Feld

New Email Newsletter on Work-Life Balance

While at the amazing Tahoe Tech Talk, I heard Dave Morin mention a new service called Letter.ly.  It’s a great example of brilliance through its simplicity. In my never ending

October 1, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Four Minutes In The Morning

Amy and I created a tradition about a decade ago we call “four minutes in the morning.”  We try to – fully clothed – spend four minutes together every morning

September 1, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Two Weeks In Homer, Alaska

Amy and I have been up at our house in Homer, Alaska for the last two weeks.  We try to spent every July up here – something we’ve tried to

July 17, 2010 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Welcome to Summer

I love summertime.  Amy and I spent Memorial Day weekend in Manhattan.  We stayed in Soho, hung out with some friends, ate a lot, and just wandered around.  Oh –

June 1, 2010 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Living Life While Working Hard

I had a 19 hour day yesterday – it started when I woke up at my hotel at 26th Street at 5am and ended when I hit the sack at

November 18, 2009 · 4 min · Brad Feld

Deep Calm

I’m sitting in the early dawn light in a cabin in Tabernash, Colorado drinking a cup of coffee and getting ready to go for a run in the mountains.  I’ve

June 23, 2009 · 2 min · Brad Feld