The Official Relaunch
by Miles Overn
October 3, 2007 | Sphere: General
Summary - When all else is stripped away - you are left
with yourself, and your perspectives.
The past two years have seen little in the way of entries, but much in the way of
life experiences. The personal challenges I have faced have caused me to, or afforded me
the opportunity to, stare down what I call my beliefs and my way of interfacing with the
communities around me and the spheres in which I dwell.
Those of you who already know me are aware that my passions are not all tied to
technology or business. I do love programming; starting with a blank screen and little
else but my understanding of a problem space / opportunity and my ability to see through
to the core ideas and issues that allow me to engage my clients in a manner in which
what we build together is so very much more than the sum of the parts. For me, within
the sphere of software creation and all it's related spheres, nothing comes even close
to knowing that I have helped my client reinvent and emnpower him/herself.
My other passions find their release and their fulfillment within the realm of music.
I am a musician and have been for close to 30 years. I play guitar. I am a member of
more than one jazz ensemble, I also play blues and other styles and am the worship leader
in my local church. Coming up with, or inventing, a single fresh, new idea on the bandstand
or in the studio can only be described as a major rush. Watching it touch people and
bring them to a place of increased or deepened self-knowledge is both staggering and
humbling.
There is a common denominator here; that is, I love helping people to enlarge their
image of themselves and glimpse at their true potential. I believe it is all of
our calling. Whether it be in our family spheres, our business or vocational spheres,
or our social spheres, we are all gifted over and over again with the opportunity to
impact others in profound and powerfull ways.
I lost my wife to cancer last year, and my sons lost their mother. Without getting
into details, suffice it to say that the entire process took a major toll on our family.
To say that we lost everything though the ordeal would be to understate it in such a fashion
as to earn "Understatement of the Century" honors. We truly lost it all and now start
again some distance below zero.
However, we do still have our selves, and those selves are stronger for the battles waged.
At a very early age I was told time and again to "do the right thing, because it's the
right thing." Doing any one thing right is fine, but doing the right thing simply because
it's right is an investment in yourself and others that pays dividends in realms far more
far-reaching than your occupation. Now, or course, if you can dis-cover opportunities
to do the right thing within your job or career, you become both blessed and a blessing.
I have paid dearly for having had to pull away from some other things during my wife's illness and subsequent passing,
in ways that have further shaken me to the core. But I have dis-covered that the core is good, and solid,
and still full of passion.
Over the coming days and weeks and months I will again put forth my views, albeit
with the full knowledge that they are ever evolving. I will most certainly
welcome your ideas and thoughts and being introduced to those spheres you feel
most impact our shared sphere of technology.
Welcome again to n-sphere perspectives, and remember to keep it all in context.
Miles Overn
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Bio
Miles Overn has been involved in the software industry for over 25
years and has been awarded Microsoft's coveted MVP status for more
than 10 years consecutively. He has participated in Team Canada
Trade Missions into Europe representing Canadian technology and
met with the highest levels of both domestic and foreign governments
around technology as well as business and economic issues.
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