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Hindsight is 20/20

August 1, 2017 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Hindsight is 20/20

Hindsight is 20/20, or so the phrase goes. It basically means that if you knew then what you know now, you would do things differently and avoid some mistake or misstep. Other than being able to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: advice, career

This is NOT Mentorship

June 13, 2017 by Bob Borson 14 Comments

This is NOT Mentorship

In my life, I have never had someone I could call a mentor. That almost sounds preposterous, doesn't it? Surely there was someone, somewhere along the way that I turned to for guidance and support ... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: advice, ArchiTalks, career

Here’s the Thing about Good Ideas

May 3, 2017 by Bob Borson 12 Comments

Here’s the Thing about Good Ideas

You never know when you are going to have a good idea - they can come at any moment, regardless of your current activity, or the convenience level of writing them down. Unfortunately, I am painfully … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: a day in the life, advice, architects office, Architecture and Society, charity

Advice for a young Architect

January 24, 2017 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

Advice for a young Architect

"Re: Advice for a young architect" That was the subject line of one of the emails that came in over the weekend. Normally I don't respond to the newest emails first (especially since I have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General Tagged With: advice, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Top Ten lists

It’s Important to Keep Learning

January 10, 2017 by Bob Borson 13 Comments

It’s Important to Keep Learning

This has been an interesting few weeks for me - very busy and very stressful, two things that I could do with less of in my life. Whenever the stress level goes up in my life, the time I spend in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General Tagged With: advice, career

If I have to tell you everything …

October 4, 2016 by Bob Borson 63 Comments

If I have to tell you everything …

This is one of the posts that probably shouldn't be written - but that's what I do. If I were half as smart as I pretend to be, I would probably take this moment and walk around the block or destroy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General Tagged With: advice, career, Construction Observation

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