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11 posts tagged “business”
business, getting started
On New Year's Eve in 2009, I tweeted this: One of these days I’ll say goodbye to having 2 jobs and ~4 hours of sleep a night. That’s not today though. Nor tomorrow. And that’s okay. When I wrote that, there was a lot at play. I had a full-time...
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In a recent conversation with other business owners, we started talking about things we had no clue about when we started our first businesses. It was a funny, entertaining, and comforting conversation. It was reassuring because sometimes we forget w...
business, family
Nine years ago I was feeling ready to take the leap into self-employment. My wife, Nikkie—she wasn't feeling so ready. It was difficult to talk about. It was literally painful to discuss. Our first child was about 18 months old. Nikkie and I we...
business, entrepreneurship
Ahhhh life as an entrepreneur. It’s so glamorous with things like not having a boss, money falling from the sky, being looked up to by everyone—not to mention the cars, the vacations, and, well, the life Okay, so if you’re an entrepreneur reading ...
business, mindset
This morning I was greeted on my Facebook feed by a "memory" of mine. It was a post from 1 year ago that I appreciated being on the receiving end of today. I wanted to share it here too. I have the opportunity to speak with other business owners n...
business, culture
Have you ever been meeting, collaborating, or chatting with someone who seemed a little "off" from their norm? If you work with the same people regularly you know what I mean. Sometimes you can just tell when they aren't "themselves" in some way. May...
entrepreneurship, business
Time is a funny thing. In multiple ways, certain events seem simultaneously like forever ago and like yesterday. Meeting you, Bill, is one of those events. <img src="/assets/writing/10-years/bill.jpeg" alt="Photo of Bill Kenney" / This month ma...
mindset, entrepreneurship
<img src="/assets/writing/assumed-constraints/book.jpg" alt="Photo of a man reading a book" / When I was around fifteen I started learning to play the guitar. I was quickly addicted to the six-stringed muse. Making music was already part of my lif...
Once upon a time, Focus Lab(http://focuslabllc.com/) didn't have Core Values. My mindset at the time was that you can't hire someone then dictate what they value. Sure, you can limit who you hire to only those who already value what you do; but I did...
business, design
Hey Anne, I found you through a Google search recently and I'd like to talk about hiring your firm. My company needs someone to help us cross the waters in the next few months and it looks like you can help. Can we talk? Thanks, Stephen ...
Work-Life Balance. It's an often mystical target for many. The idea most people have is that of a two-sided scale. The weight of one side must equal the weight of the other side to achieve "balance" properly. In theory that would mean you perfectly b...
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