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Today John Capecelatro posed quite the question:

What do you want your children to say about you? 

Now for the most part I agree with his response. I (will eventually) strive to be an example of ethics and morality, and ultimately will see them as my greatest success in life. 

Your children, in this case, are the proxy by which you measure the delta in your progress, success etc.

My takeaway from John’s post is not what they will say about me but how they will learn about me. We have begun to journal our lives digitally, and we really are one of the first generations to do so: from adolescence to old age.

A picture is worth 1,000 words and (somehow) I have 1,300 photos of me on Facebook chronologically telling my story. Soon we will have access to our stream of consciousness (aka twitter) for the past 4 years, little notes of exactly how we felt at that exact moment.  

We even highlight our best moments on services on Instagram or Path and track them on Foursquare. Is it sometimes a bit too much? Hell yes, but it has its place. We are writing our own biographies across a handful of login screens. 

Thoughts? Send them over to @brendan_o 

Today Seth Godin shared a post titled: Four Questions Worth Answering. It resonated with me both as a recent hire and as someone working on building product. 

1. Building product is hard (some would say f**king hard). You need to have the audacity to build something that is intended to change someones life. That, is f**king hard.  

What change are you trying to make in him, his life, or his story?

Time is money, and most of us are limited for both. Know your customer, beyond just google and facebook analytics, before you build a bridge to nowhere. Answering these four questions is a great start. 

 2. For those on the hunt for a job, especially students, these four questions are crucial. Before you grab coffee or sit down to interview apply these questions to their product/service. Hiring is high risk, come prepared and give them every reason to say yes. 

Additional thoughts and comments are much appreciated, you can find me at @brendan_o