We’re racing hell for leather towards the biggest sale time of the year. It’s still 2 1/2 months away and already I’m having to get my brain geared up for it. I’m talking about: Black Friday/Cyber Monday (BFCM). It starts… Read more…

I’m planning on writing a LOT of articles. So my ideal is to pretty much write them using the Markdown format. Meaning I can focus on the writing and practically forget about the formatting. Then I’ll publish them on my… Read more…

My first client call is permanently etched onto my brain. Not so much because of the call itself. But the anxiety and overwhelm associated with the lead up to it. I remember that mile-long checklist I had: • List of… Read more…

I’m having one of those days where I’m struggling for the answer to: What can I possibly write that will be worth my subscribers taking the time to read? Because that’s a question that’s ultra-important to me. I’m taking a… Read more…

Dave Plummer isn’t a household name (but should be!). But to many in the computing world: he’s it. A geek’s geek. Landing his career with Microsoft in the early 90’s. And having key involvement in the development of Windows NT.… Read more…

In the closest “big city” to me (it’s not really that big — population 95,000)… There’s what I call “phantom crossings” that pop up regularly along the central roads. They’re not an official zebra crossing, where we’re legally expected to… Read more…

I breezed into the kitchen and made a passing comment to Vicki about the electric mixer that was sitting on our kitchen bench. It’s one of those tiny NutriBullet beasts that spins like 1000 ninjas in a hurricane. And makes… Read more…

Just a quick 🙌 today. Gotta celebrate the small wins right? After all, they’re steps on the path of success toward the bigger goals. So today I’m celebrating one week of sending daily emails. Now I know perspective is everything… Read more…

About 8 years ago I went on a productivity bender with GTD. GTD is David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” system for organizing and managing tasks and workload. The system worked well (mostly). Of course it depended on an appropriate level… Read more…

It’s Sunday where I live. Gazing out of my office window… it’s delightful seeing some blue sky poking through the clouds. Spring is starting to make it’s mark. We’re already seeing the early signs… The daffodils are out. The lawn… Read more…