There's no place like California. And living near San Francisco is even better because there are nerds everywhere you look. Smart people with great ideas are on every street corner and some of them can even communicate. It's amazing.
Being a nerd, on a recent Friday evening I found myself part of a social outing which consisted of a lecture presented by The Long Now Foundation. The speaker was Paul Saffo, who is a respected forecaster. Paul’s presentation was mind-boggling, informative and very entertaining. He showed pictures he has taken over the years that were harbingers of major shifts in various industries. He recounted episodes of his personal travels when he was so obsessed with trying to infer the meaning from some observation that he was unable to enjoy the trip. His secret to success seems to be a keen power of observation and a very sharp, inquisitive mind.
Here is an individual immersed in a very unique specialty, who is a published author, prized consultant, and respected presenter. What’s most amazing to me is that he is capable of explaining lofty concepts in such a way that a novice can understand them. Now that’s brilliance.
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 Geni Whitehouse CPA, CITP, CSPM Author, speaker, trainer > 50% Countess of Communication, Brotemarkle,Davis Co. > 50% Writin', speakin', consultin' Co-founder of SolveServices.com a remote bookkeeping service for wineries. How to hire me. Author How to Make a Boring Subject Interesting : 52 ways even a nerd can be heard I have a ton of other websites including my newest for Twitter newbies www.evenatwit.com Originally from Greenville, SC, I now live in Napa, California. Contact Geni
I am an accountant on a mission. I want to permanently remove the blight of BORING that has attached itself to members of my profession.
But the boring blight doesn't stop there. It's everywhere. I've found it in wineries (although it's a tad more palatable when served with alcohol), in science labs, even in Art museums. And technology people carry the "B" gene too. But the condition need not be fatal. I lecture around the country to accountants and technology audiences and I have a ball. I was a partner in an Atlanta CPA firm when I realized technology was my true passion and I have been fighting the nerd versus geek battle ever since. Through some stroke of absolutely amazing luck, I now find myself in Napa -- the most gorgeous, hospitable place imaginable. Are you on Twitter? You can follow my nerdy life there : evenanerd Contact me [email protected] I am a graduate of the Jeff Justice Comedy Workshoppe and the Persuasive Speaker course taught by Speechworks. I highly recommend both of these organizations. I have also taken training from the amazing Lynda Spillane. I am not unbiased, nor do I wish to be. I have done work for anyone and everyone in the software industry or the accounting profession. If I am not impressed by what you do or can't find an angle that is interesting or unique, I won't work for or with you. And if you are stodgy or boring, there are not enough dollars or even euros to make me help you. See samples of my writing here: www.salestaxradar.com www.mybizcounts.com  Archives
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