Robert H Myers

Category: Cool Stuff

  • “Her” – What does it say about “Us?”

    Having just watched Spike Jonze 2013 Oscar Winner for Best Original Screenplay, “Her” last night, I’ve been flooded with questions the last 24 hours, and not a soul to discuss them with that thought anything other than “that was… weird.” Some SPOILERS beyond this point: In fairness, it was weird. That’s what completely new things…

  • The 4-types of people you’ll work with

    George Lois sums it up nicely here in his book “Damn Good Advice (For people with talent)” – God knows I’ve come across all four of these and the only one that scares me is the fourth. We’ve all worked with plenty of people who don’t much and don’t want to do much – easy…

  • Success is Simply Luck?

    What is talent? Malcolm Gladwell, somewhat famously, has said he believes talent to be the innate love of some particular pursuit – more so than most other people. Listening to Penn Jillette’s new audio book “God, No!” he states that the real trick to doing magic is simply the willingness of the magician to spend…

  • Art is the Proper Task of Life

  • The Happiness of your Life, depends on…

  • 1996 Rears Its Head…

    1996 Rears Its Head… Back in 1996 (the year I graduated High School, btw) NPR started airing a segment by Radio Diaries, called “Teenage Diaries” which gave recording equipment to teenagers around the country to record their lives and thoughts for a year. Recently, they’ve been doing follow ups with the initial participants as it’s…

  • What’s Your Joy?

    Irreverence, Passion, Art, Poetry, Stories, Movies, Debate, LOVE, smelling my son’s hair when he hugs me goodbye in the morning, seeing my wife smile, closing a deal – a BIG deal. Leading. Seeing my team decimate anything in their way. Facing Fear. Not conquering it so much – but just facing it. Holding my breath…

  • Five Seconds to Your Heart…

    Do you like 80’s New wave synth-pop? Do you like sweet pseudo-futuristic, post-apocalyptic themed videos filmed in stunning slow motion? Motorcycle gangs in said post-apocalyptic world extracting their revenge? I think it’s revenge. Could be that “the Teds” (best name for a gang, ever) are the aggressors here. In fact, that’s highly likely. After all, Georgie did steal the…

  • Don’t Mess With Texas, or The Power of Stories…

    I had five meetings today. That’s a lot for me in my current position as I don’t typically have five in a week. I’d heard a maxim “The only people who enjoy meetings are the ones doing the talking” and it’s served me well. These meetings were different though – I had stories to tell.…

  • If You Build It: Leasing Through Better Meals?

    One of the most interesting things about CVI-Orlando (Collegiate Village Inn) is that we have a dining hall and meal plans. NO ONE in off-campus student housing markets have these things – and for good reason. The cost to build a commercial kitchen and dining hall are staggering and the space they consume could be…