New Year, New Theme.
I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions are too siloed and usually unrelated, which makes them difficult to manage. Instead, I pick a theme for the year. Something that transcends any one aspect of my life and applies to all aspects of my life – albeit in different ways. Past themes have included Health, Survival, and Growth. This year’s theme is Adding Value.
3 practical pieces of advice for starting your own business.
Over the past 18-months, I’ve met lots of entrepreneurs or wannabe entrepreneurs. Living in Austin, I guess that’s not very surprising. Because of this, I’ve had many conversations about the pros and cons of starting your own business. When I speak with people, I try to paint an accurate picture of being a solopreneur/consultant/entrepreneur because […]
On success.
Moving out of the northeast forced me to re-evaluate several aspects of my life, one of which is how I define success. Growing up, defining success was simple. I was successful if I got good grades, made the varsity team, or was invited to parties. Throughout the first part of adulthood defining success was still […]
On paying it forward.
Last year I learned how to sketchnote. I also learned how to braid my hair. And to do modern calligraphy/hand lettering. And how to improve my mobility. I was able to learn these things because, for the first time in years, I had downtime. Not time where I was procrastinating or ignoring my responsibilities. I’m […]
On New Year’s Resolutions.
This post is about three weeks later than I anticipated, mostly because my life has been out of sorts since saying goodbye to my dog at the end of 2017. It is still January though so I feel I can still sneak in a New Year’s Resolution post. That said, I don’t believe in New Year’s […]
A lesson from my father.
When I was in sixth grade my father lost his job. I had just started middle school, which meant both sides of town were attending classes together for the first time. Because the average house size on the south side of town was smaller than on the north side of town, the south side (where I […]