Tyrion Lannister - the agilist.

He is intelligent, witty and has skill for political manoeuvring. 


Because he is an outcast, he also has great sympathy for outcasts and the mistreated and helps them improve.

He is disliked by some and treated with respect by others.

He has lived and experienced all that life can offer him.

He has been on trial, adapted, worked out a solution and used only the appropiate tools to survive.

He meets hostiles and wins their support.

He adapts and adapts those around him.

He is adapt at bureaucracy.

He keeps his friends close and his enemies closer.

He learns strategy.

He learns from books, experience and people.

He is effective.

He is a surviver.

He is a leader.

He is agile.

CAST 2012 videos available

A number of videos from CAST 2012 are available here.

It's the AST channel so there are a number of different items there. 

Check it out.

And just so you can see what you missed out on here is the program.

Short book review: Poke The Box - Seth Godin

Poke the Box - Seth Godin


Seth Godin ranting about taking the initiative and starting something. 


Do rather than plan. 


Start rather than wait. 


Don't focus on being right, focus on starting, try and see. 


Don't focus on doing what you're told, focus on doing what you think is worth doing. 


Some lines I liked: 

• The challenge is to focus on the work, not on the fear that comes from doing the work. 
• Those who fear risk also begin to fear movement of any kind. 
• We have little choice but to move beyond quality and seek remarkable, connected and new. 
• Please stop waiting for a map. We reward those who draw maps, not those who follow them. 

Enjoyable read if a little repetitive.