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Omar

A Little About Social Networking

by James 05.03.2010

Be honest: You spend as many hours on the Internet as you do at work. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter take out a big chunk of time you could use on that report your supervisor needs. You don’t just “post” a comment, you ‘tweet” it. When you claim to have 1625 friends, you’re actually [...]

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First Steps

by TPC 03.31.2010

Yup, the text. Who would’ve thought a simple text message would turn into a train still barreling down a long track with not one, not two, but THREE mofos driving it? I know I didn’t. You may or may not know this, but initially, I was like, “hell no. I’m not going into business with [...]

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Looking Back

by Omar 03.01.2010

One of my 5 Tips to Starting Out is enjoying the climb. In terms of altitude, we are still very far away from the mountain summit, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take satisfaction in the progress already made. I can’t begin to express how pleased I am with where TPC is at [...]

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Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

by Omar 02.23.2010

Just one month into 2010 and two months since the birth of TPC and I was as nervous as a pre-wedding groom. I’d made the commitment, but now I had to show up and do my best to keep this relationship progressing with each passing day. Only problem was–my first marriage ended in [...]

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Getting down to BUSINESS

by Omar 02.19.2010

I left the First Power Summit with my marching orders firmly in hand. I needed to lay the foundation for our company – the business plan. There is a Portuguese expression that best expresses my feeling in this moment, “frio na barriga” which literally translates “cold in the belly”.
Well, my guts had [...]

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The Element of Fate

by Omar 02.15.2010

I once blogged about the Illusion of Choice; exploring the idea of why we do what we do and how we end up where we end up. We don’t choose our families, where and under what conditions we grow up. But our upbringing has a significant impact on how we live our lives. [...]

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A Serendipitous Text

by Omar 02.09.2010

November 10, 2009Hoboken, NJ: Barnes & Nobles Booksellers coffee shop
It was a Saturday afternoon. I had committed to myself I would finally finish the new ending to my first novel, One Blood about a two hundred year old curse from slavery that comes back to haunt a contemporary cast of characters. The words [...]

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