Philip Brittan

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Scaling Peaks

One at a Time

This past weekend, while hiking down from a climb of Mount Baker in Washington state, my climbing companions and I had to walk over a…

Jul 3, 2024

Jul 3, 2024

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What Else

Where are you going?

May 20, 2024

May 20, 2024

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Why / How / What

Explaining your offering

May 19, 2024

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Talent Knows Talent

The old adage is “As hire As, and Bs hire Cs”. If you are unfamiliar with this saying, the quick translation is that talented people…

Apr 2, 2024

Apr 2, 2024

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Customer First!

“The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer” -Peter Drucker

Mar 14, 2024

Mar 14, 2024

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Making Platforms Work

I am a big believer in Platforms. I have posted a few times about the value of platforms and how to build platforms. Platforms are…

Feb 26, 2024

Feb 26, 2024

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Stones in the Creek

The Siphon

I hike across the pasture to the edge and clamber down the scrabbly side of the gully — through dry grasses and sage, over lichen-covered…

Feb 11, 2024

Feb 11, 2024

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Moving the Dam

The irrigation ditch snakes along the sides of the hills for miles. My father marvels at how the old-timers figured it out.

Feb 3, 2024

Feb 3, 2024

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From Eden

Low coils of dust swirl from her hooves, catching the late morning sun, spectral refractions of light and shadow hovering just above the…

Jan 28, 2024

Jan 28, 2024

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Introduction

Stones in the Creek is an expanding series of meditations, gathered up as flash-fiction vignettes inspired by my experiences of growing up…

Jan 28, 2024