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Weekends
February 28, 2021February 22, 2021

Weekends

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When I worked in retail, I never got the allure of weekends. After all, these were the most busy days of the week, and if I was looking for a break, it would usually be on a Monday or something.  I often work with global teams, meaning that my mornings […]

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Invisible Costs
February 26, 2021February 22, 2021

Invisible Costs

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It’s easy to track expenses that are obvious expenditures. Salary costs, program licensing fees, the manufacturing cost of your new product, or the training cost of upskilling a manager.  It’s harder to track things like how much it costs you to run an all-hands meeting every week, or how much […]

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Level Setting
February 18, 2021

Level Setting

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I like to think of skill acquisition and progression like levels in a video game.  If you’re a level ten at something, you’re in the best of the world, and you’re likely celebrated and/or paid for it. If you’re a level one, you’re just starting out and have very little […]

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Who is Tim Ferriss?
January 27, 2021January 24, 2021

Who is Tim Ferriss?

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In the work I do, almost everyone knows who Tim Ferriss is. However, when I go talk to my friends from college, almost none of them know who he is.  In the work my wife does, everyone knows who Nathan Fowkes is. However, when I talk to anyone who doesn’t […]

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What does value look like?
January 23, 2021January 19, 2021

What does value look like?

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What is more valuable: The actual work, or making sure the work gets done?  Creating the experience for the customer so they tell their friends, or creating slick ads for social media?  Engineering the product, or raising the capital to hire the engineer? We can choose to pay people based […]

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Swag
December 11, 2020December 6, 2020

Swag

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When I owned a screen printing company, we made a good amount of money off of companies who liked to give out branded swag to their employees and guests. Sometimes I got to print super awesome things – like awesome leather clutches or super amazing illustrations on t-shirts.   But most […]

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A Cancelled Refund
December 10, 2020December 6, 2020

A Cancelled Refund

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I recently had to call an insurance company to try and get a refund that a statement said was owed to me.  In truth, it was an accounting error and they actually didn’t owe me anything, and I could hear the fear in Melissa’s voice as she told me that […]

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Store Bought Costumes
October 29, 2020October 25, 2020

Store Bought Costumes

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As a kid, I only had handmade costumes, as I couldn’t afford to go pick out something from the local pop-up Halloween store, or Toys ‘R Us (RIP). While I deeply love my care bear costume my grandmother once sewed me, as I grew older I remember always being a […]

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September 18, 2020September 17, 2020

Quality Matters

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As someone who has stayed in motels as well as five-star hotels, who eats questionable leftovers from the pan and has also dined at Michelin-rated restaurants, I believe that quality is contextual.   When I was first learning how to paint, I bought cheap paints.  I still use inexpensive paint occasionally, […]

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August 26, 2020August 24, 2020

Making yourself valuable 101, part 2

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How much is a cup of coffee worth to you?  Say, a cup of Starbucks coffee, the medium size (I obviously don’t drink coffee), but they’re out of cream and sugar.   How much would you pay for this cup of coffee right now? How about at 1am if you’re trying […]

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