I was recently introduced to an entrpreneur nearing the launch of her first mobile app. We had an hour-long Skype chat about business…
2018 turned out to be a great year for reading! I started tracking my reading more seriously this past year (using Goodreads), and it turned…
I recently got back from my first MicroConf (my first conference, really). It was an exciting, inspiring, stressful, tiring, incredible…
I recently came across the Japanese concept of Ikigai, which translates to “a reason for being”, or, “the reason for which you get up in the…
Earnest Shackleton was an Irish explorer that led three expeditions to the Antarctic between 1901 - 1921. His 1914-1917 expedition was a…
What do you know about x? How do you know that? How confident are you that you’re right about x? — I don’t find these questions easy to…
In my 2017 review, I wrote about a skill I’ve learned that I consider to be my superpower. That skill, believe it or not, is budgeting. Of…
Writing has always been something I’ve wanted to do, and do well. There’s just one problem—writing is hard! The whole darn process is hard…
Last week I came across a tweet from Patrick McKenzie about the value of writing and sharing what you have learned - in this case, what you…
2017 turned out to be a good year for reading. I didn’t have any formal reading goals, yet I ended up reading approximately 20 full-length…
It’s now been nearly 3 years since I made the switch from typing in QWERTY to typing in Colemak. QWERTY is the layout that all keyboards…
One of the things I’ve struggled with the most is investing my time and energy into trying to prove myself right, instead of doing what will…
At the beginning of a new project, business, or even relationship, the information you have at your disposal is typically low. You have to…
When I have a task to do, I like to jump right in. If I have a copywriting project on my plate, I’ll start writing. If it’s design, I’ll…
I’ve made many mistakes in my short professional career. Some big, some small, and many others (known and unknown) that I still make today…
What drew me to business was freedom. Freedom from the shackles of employment and freedom to experience all the things that employment…
Failure is a teacher. Crashing and burning your way to failure in a spectacular way is an even better teacher. Why? Because failure cuts…
I used to think that starting a business would make me happy. So I did it. $1,000 seed money and a piece of paper later, I was the proud…