• It’s like family

    In my 32 years of driving I’ve never caused a collision. Rather proud of that. But notice… I picked my words carefully. You see… During that time I’ve lost a wheel… got stuck hanging over a bank… and been stopped… Read more…

  • LinkedIn image magic

    I answered a question on Facebook this morning from someone wanting to make changes to their LinkedIn header image. They were hoping to upload a second picture that would show on top of the main one. But LinkedIn ain’t no… Read more…

  • Plummeting over the cliff of organization into the canyon of complexity

    In a previous email I said: “I realised I’d overcomplicated a lot of things”. I’m talking about my business here. The irony is that some of that complexity came in the guise of being more organized. An example: I did… Read more…

  • Should’ve stuck to monkey apples

    Tim’s yelling and screaming and clutching his face. And I’m like “Oh, crap… I’ve taken out his eye.” We gathered around anxiously. While Paul races off to look for a first aid kit. Man… If our parents find out about… Read more…

  • De-Microsofted Bliss

    24-hours ago I was in the clutches of one of the big tech behemoths: Microsoft. Now? I’m just about free. Cancelled my Microsoft 365 subscription. And soon will be waving bye-bye to Windows 10 on my main computer. A couple… Read more…

  • Why I trashed a 123 year old book

    Yes, I did it… as much as the voice inside me shouted: SACRILEGE! Words that were printed almost 3 lifetimes of mine ago… tossed out with the weekly trash. For years I’ve had my own “no book should every be… Read more…

  • Messy mind games

    I’m currently surrounded by piles and piles of mess. Well… mess is what it looks like to the casual observer. I normally like to have things super-tidy on my desk because I find less clutter means less distractions. But even… Read more…

  • Something spooky this way comes

    $12.2 Billion! That’s the amount the National Retail Federation predicts Halloween spending in the United States will reach this year! Absolutely smashing the pre-covid records. From pumpkin carving to costume parties… it’s kinda baked into the American DNA. Dollars to… Read more…

  • That dreaded conversation

    On the scale of fun things to do when working with clients… Talking pricing has to be dead last. Some of us are super-comfortable with this… and it’s a walk in the park. But I’d say that for most… it… Read more…

  • Sunday Q&A… Upwork, videos, proposals

    Diving into the mailbag this week looking for questions and… Found one! 📧 Although it’s mainly about Upwork… there’s a suggestion I’ve included below for a site to check out if you want to up your proposal-writing game. Hey Chris,… Read more…