This time of the year is really crazy for me. I have a client who hosts a big golf outing every year and I handle all of the graphic design for that project - as well as sitting on the organizing committee to help with general event logistics and handle the technical...

If you’ve been following along you’ll realize by now that I’m in the midst of a struggle to find my next new thing. I’m ready to take a break from new graphic design and brand management client work and move to something more sustainable for the long term. I want to...

Over the past few weeks, I've been carrying around a notebook (technically I do that all the time anyway) and I've been going through an exercise to uncover my super power. What I discovered confirmed what I sorta already knew and uncovered some kryptonite too....

I'm absolutely sure that I'm not alone when I say that I buy too many domain names. In fact, my friend Cory Miller has the same problem. I think of a great business idea or blog name and I get all excited that I need to make sure the domain name is available.... then...

As I explore which new side hustle venture to try, I decided to revisit an exercise I did about 4 years ago when I decided to get serious about business. I wrote about the technique on my business website because it's a great way to explore your strengths, skills,...

This post is part of my ongoing series of exploring my next income-generating business venture. Go back and read the past two blog posts for some background and context. --- Sometimes I wonder if I should be exploring the idea of a new business or if I should think of...

This is a continuation of the last blog post - BUSINESS ON MY MIND - where I talk about how my current business fits into my life and how I want things to change.  Now I want to figure out what is next for me.  Documenting this thought process and the actions I take...

When you visit the homepage of this website you'll see some fancy words about exploring and being present and letting this space be my little slice of the internet where I am free to be myself and ramble on about whatever interests me. As the title implies, lately...

This morning I listened to a podcast where Shawn Blanc was being interviewed about focus and using deep work to experience success in business. Someone in the podcast audience asked him the question: How do you get over being afraid so you can birth a new idea?...

For the past few months (probably longer but I ignored it before then) I have wanted to start blogging again. Not blogging for the business or blogging for a specific purpose or niche... but blogging for me. Like the kind of blogging that got this whole blogging thing...