My friend suggested that I try this everyday for a week and closely monitor results:

1. Find a place to sit quietly, preferably alone.
2. Induce yourself into a bout of uncontrollable joy and appreciation. 
3. Hone in on the source and let it overhaul everything you do (phone calls, email exchanges, meetings, etc.) the rest of the day.

This exercise is uniquely human. The goal is to rescue zombie'd brain capacity from the digital piranha preying upon our dwindling patience, care, and attention. Remember what it’s like after forcefully unwiring yourself Day 2 of a 5-day vacation? The importance of important things is amplified.

I know it's played-out like Atari, but this double-rainbow guy must have it down. 

"I was asked to moderate this panel. This panel will be everything but moderate."

Moderation has little elbow room at the table alongside hungry student founders whose mission is to build ventures that rail on social ails. 

In the backdrop of the Occupy protests, I had the privilege to moderate the panel, "Seeding, Nurturing and Growing Student Innovations," at TiE Boston's Forum for Social Entrepreneurship 2011 (#ForSE2011).  Along with four student founders, we had 45 minutes to explore the process of transforming ideas into entities across campuses and society.

Overview: Thank you, the year ahead, and a potent 2011 New Years Resolution

BREAKOUT!
A special thank you for keeping up with our tweets, updates, and posts.  2010 was truly a breakout year for our young company. Our chemistry continues to evolve and we’re booking tight into 2011.

What's driving YI’s growth?  It's people: People searching for substantive and adaptive programming options at the university level.  Nearly 100% of our StartUp Scramble (SUS) attendees report that they will do “it” (“it” being our intense venture creation and problem-solving process) again.  Attendees leave exhausted (by design), but energized and truly prepared to build off of the momentum. 

There’s no “I” in team, but there is a “We” in...
We teamed up with organizations such as Ashoka, Startup Weekend, Microsoft, NYU Reynolds Program for Social Entrepreneurship, SRA Touchstone Consulting, and more! YI’s headquarters moved to Babson College’s Olin Hatchery.  We are exploring U.S. expansion opportunities, as well as abroad. YI's StartUp Scrambles and consulting engagements are delivering at every level. We return to Washington D.C. from February 4-6th for the StartUp Scramble DC University Challenge with Ashoka’s Youth Venture, Touchstone Consulting, Community Wealth Ventures, mtvU, and more!

Life, Death, and Chicken: A New Years Resolution for 2011

There are many lessons I learned over the years about commitment and risk-taking as a youth activist, elite gymnast, and investment banker.  But a few weeks ago my strategy professor, a stalwart and rather jovial Indian fellow, prodded our class to answer the question, “How do you always win a game of Chicken?”