Today, in my learning I came across a lesson on strategic leadership and
planning. According to lesson, there’s a common dilemma among leaders today:
Many leaders think they are leading strategically, but what they’re doing is
planning strategically, which isn’t quite the same thing. Check out this video
that was apart of the lesson and is available on YouTube.
Here are four qualities of a Strategic Leader:
1. Willing to Learn
Strategic people are committed to personal development and sMy Saturday was simple. I spent most of the day with my family and went to play
a nine-hole course in the morning. Golf is one of the spots that you can
genuinely practice social distancing, and you are outside. I also did a quick
Costco run to get some essentials; eggs, milk, butter, and water. While I was
there, I picked up some more coffee beans and water.
The rest of the afternoon, I spent watching movies and hanging out with the
family.Good news, I have an update from my Dec 2nd post [/got-my-first-covid-19-test/].
I checked out negative as there was no Covid-19 present in me. In the US, the
cases are rising rapidly, and it looks like California will be shutting down
again, only allowing essential businesses to operate. It will get tough also,
and I hope our government can aid those in need and ensure people continue to
have the necessities.
We are prepping for a long winter by ensuring we have the basics. We are also
making One of the best advice that I got for ensuring I stay productive and motivated
is by following advice and guidance from Jake and JZ at Make Time.
> A Friendly Approach to Focus and Energy [https://maketime.blog/]
I've created a daily recurring event that has the following information to
remind me of how I should structure my Todo list for the day:
So far it has helped me stay organized and motivated, however I feel like I need
to work on modifying it so that I can adapt and evolve it to fit m9 months into the pandemic and I've had to get a covid test to confirm if I'm
positive or not. The process was smooth and quick. I didn't have to wait in any
lines nor did I have to leave my car. (Experience was with Kaiser)
Although we didn't have a big Thanksgiving feast, I realize that it's easy for
the bubbles that we make up (different households, friends, family) to
exponentially grow which is why in November we are seeing a huge spike in cases.
I fully understand now that we are in thI can now officially state that I know what it's like to be a remote worker, and
one area that I'm enjoying is being a self-starter and learner. Covid-19 has
caused my company (Ricoh) to go into a fully remote-work mode, and it has taught
me a lot about managing time and creating schedules, boundaries, and committing
to deadlines. I've been able to grow my technology stack, and I've made an
effort to take courses, read books, and do tutorials that enhance my interest in
a problem, project, or cuExperiences
* Stay at home
* Lockdown as Corona virus is a real threat in the US
Photos of the Month
Uploaded some photos on my Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/@gerardoramirez] page.
Also using it as the main for this post. =)
Contemplation
Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some
other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we
seek.
― Barack ObamaExperiences
* Manteca, CA travel
* Lockdown as Corona virus becomes a real threat in the US
Photos of the Month
Nothing this month, but check out my Unsplash
[https://unsplash.com/@gerardoramirez] page.
Contemplation
“Ignorance is the root of many ills. Knowledge must be the fundamental ally of
nations that aspire, despite all their tragedies and problems, to become truly
emancipated, to build a better world.”
-Fidel Castro 1. Make a directory to house the Drupal 8 project and code
a. mkdir [dir project name]
2. Run composer
a. composer create-project drupal-composer/drupal-project:8.x-dev .
--no-interaction
3. Run .mkv-host script
a. sudo ./mk-vhost-conf --set-hosts [domain name] --drupal
4. Copy the Drupal 8 project and code to the vhost dir
a. mv [dir project name] /srv/www/
5. Set permissions to the new web dir
a. sudo chown -R [username]:www-data .
b. find . -type d -exec chmodExperiences
* Manteca, CA travel
Photos of the Month
Nothing this month, but check out my Unsplash
[https://unsplash.com/@gerardoramirez] page.
Contemplation
Any darn fool can make something complex; it takes a genius to make something
simple.
—Albert Einstein
Books This Month
Caffeine
By: Michael Pollan
Prepared
What Kids Need for a Fulfilled Life
By: Diane TavennerExperiences
* Manteca, CA travel
* Coyote Hills, Newark CA
Photos of the Month
Nothing this month, but check out my Unsplash
[https://unsplash.com/@gerardoramirez] page.
Contemplation
The most expensive solution is frequently not the best solution
* Edward Guy
Books This Month
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
By Yuval Noah HarariI've been using Drupal 7 to run an internal tool to perform automation on
signing Android .apk files with our unique private keys. The internal tool has
various components, a custom Drupal module, and three Java servlets. The
servlets execute the validation and jarsigner process while the Drupal site and
custom module are for the administrative and workflow functionality. (as a bonus
I take advantage of Drupal for its user/role functionality so that the various
users only have access to certain