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What does it mean to be rooted? from 2023-12-02T13:34
And how can you make that happen for yourself?
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The journey of your life from 2023-11-30T14:54:15
Getting to who you want to be from who you are now
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The mechanics of dealing with a mess from 2023-11-23T15:19:30
Some specific thoughts on cleaning up
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When is a cover better than the original? from 2023-11-21T13:39:17
The power of cross disciplinary exploration
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Stay several steps ahead of circumstances from 2023-11-19T13:39:37
Some ways to be prepared for unexpected events
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Focus on outcome, not fairness from 2022-04-14T11:59:30
Taking responsibility for for things even when you feel you shouldn't have to
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Finding the right amount of detail in your designs from 2022-04-13T13:07:19
Not too much, not too little
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Changing what you think is normal from 2022-04-12T11:56:18
Necessary for changing your outcome
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When you need a system but don't have one from 2022-04-08T15:01:48
And you're not even sure where to begin looking for one
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You have to work to make special moments happen from 2022-04-07T11:52:17
They don't just happen.
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What do you wish you had started sooner? from 2022-03-30T13:48:51
Go do it for five minutes, right now.
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Give me the classic from 2022-03-29T12:21:42
Throughout the ages, what has aged well and stood the test of time has been remarkably consistent
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We're all in this together from 2022-03-26T11:52:26
Lessons from an elementary school talent show
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Changing our sense of what is cool from 2022-03-25T13:53:35
And letting go of our previous identity
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Take control of your work/life balance from 2022-03-24T11:52:59
It's your responsibility, especially if you work for yourself. Don't let other dynamics define it for you.
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You have to share your work to get more work from 2022-03-23T13:05:24
So figure that out. (Opening piano theme courtesy of daughter no. 2)
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Muscle memory and mistakes from 2022-03-22T12:10:47
Undoing the tracks we unintentionally lay down
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Contributing even when it scares you from 2022-03-21T11:50:12
Be smart about it, strategic about it, but share what you have to share
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The advantage of advancing from 2022-03-18T13:41:13
When you need to give ground, you're still better off
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Work maintains the balance of our lives from 2022-03-17T11:54:25
And if you don't feel that way, you need to find better work
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You should have a 5-year plan from 2022-03-16T12:22:03
Even if you don't know what that is yet
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Meaning and connection comes from taking responsibility from 2022-03-15T13:58:59
Not from other people giving you stuff
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Mise en place from 2022-03-12T14:44:18
Bringing all of your systems and preparation into a point of stillness that can move in any direction
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When something is so ridiculously bad that it's good from 2022-03-07T13:08:52
The stories we remember
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Dissatisfaction and greater choice from 2022-03-05T14:51:04
Beware seeing the bigger spectrum
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The discipline of one photo from 2022-03-04T12:48:56
Putting your best foot forward is always better than some averaged impression
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Focus on what you can control from 2022-02-28T12:50:46
And pay an appropriate amount of attention to the rest
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I figured out how to describe what I do from 2022-02-25T20:18:27
And it wasn't what I expected
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How I stopped being a slob from 2022-02-23T13:57:31
The gift of orderliness and the concomitant dark side
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Resistance to a change of plans from 2022-02-22T12:48:05
Especially if it's the second change for a given plan
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Create fresh starts in your life from 2022-02-16T12:43:11
Closing loops is worth the effort, especially if you can line them up
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Make a move from 2022-02-14T14:10:13
That's the thing you are here to do, and that's the thing we celebrate
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Work at the margins of what you can imagine from 2022-02-12T13:12:59
And do work that the past you would have been incapable of conceiving
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The Power of Specializing from 2022-02-11T14:18:44
Resist the temptation to spread yourself thin
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Happiness is repairing what you already have from 2022-02-09T13:27:49
Not desiring what you don't
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How to avoid disappointment and anticlimax from 2022-02-07T14:25:26
The expectation delta and what to do about it
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Show your work and make your offer from 2022-02-06T13:39:40
And then do it again. No one will know it is available otherwise.
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Slack in the system from 2022-02-05T21:52:36
The importance of creating buffers around your expectations
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Mega episode from 2022-02-03T18:43:08
Sorry I forgot yesterday's! Thoughts on hanging art and why that matters
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Don't be too precious about your work from 2022-02-01T12:52:40
It will be the better for a bit of roughness
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The second time is easier from 2022-01-31T12:44:05
Changing our identities, one challenge at a time
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The need for inverse effort from 2022-01-28T14:22:27
We intuitively understand this in so many realms, but for some reason less so with social media. When things are slow, you need more discipline, not less
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Breaking the poverty mindset from 2022-01-27T13:18:37
And recognizing when we are holding ourselves back
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Leaving TikTok for someone else from 2022-01-26T13:20:44
Just because an opportunity exists doesn't mean you need to take advantage of it
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Push hard to finish things today from 2022-01-25T13:19:19
Rather than letting yourself finish them tomorrow
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Reputation compounds from 2022-01-24T14:21:21
So make sure it's compounding in the right direction
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Disconnect your income from your effort from 2022-01-23T15:13:19
Finding opportunities that scale without you
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You need a space you can go to work in from 2022-01-21T13:41:39
Working for yourself is difficult enough without the added temptations that come from not having a dedicated workspace and trying to work in living spaces.
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Changing the story of ourselves from 2022-01-19T12:54:59
Identifying and shifting our limiting beliefs
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Reclaiming our trust in each other from 2022-01-17T21:26:23
And the systems that dismantle that
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The energy of small improvements from 2022-01-15T15:10:11
And the stagnation of failing to put in the needed effort
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A cautionary tale from 2022-01-14T13:15:35
What if what we think is going on isn't actually what's going on?
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Open letter to my 30-year-old self from 2022-01-13T14:07:07
Research and development, options and leverage
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Putting more on my plate than is helpful from 2022-01-06T12:55:06
And learning to unpack that
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How in tune with our technology do we want to be? from 2022-01-05T13:10:51
Maybe it's good if there's some friction
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How is art different from craft? from 2022-01-04T14:02:13
And does art necessarily imply uselessness?
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Where do you want to be in five years? from 2022-01-03T13:39:40
Now stop focusing on that and start focusing on what the opportunities are that are before you right now. Then connect the dots.
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The elegant solution is obvious in hindsight from 2022-01-01T22:00:08
But hard to see until you see it. And then you'll never forget it.
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How to use Instagram well from 2021-12-29T14:40:22
Well meaning worth it for you in the long run
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Choose systems that build trust in the world from 2021-12-22T21:03:58
And don't set yourself up for being paranoid
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"I'm being exploited" is a mindset from 2021-12-18T13:37:56
And we can choose to leave that behind
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Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable from 2021-12-17T17:59:59
When you work for yourself
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"It's out of your budget, it's not overpriced" is not a good look from 2021-12-16T12:32:18
And it doesn't reveal anything good about you
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You've got to go where other people haven't gone yet from 2021-12-15T12:22:43
The more mature a scene is, the more territory has already been occupied. Here are two strategies to deal with that fact
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Don't offer more than is asked for from 2021-12-13T12:33:17
Clickbait title aside, it is a common mistake to provide far more information than people really want. Give them only as much as they are asking for, because that's a better judge of what is approp...
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Our choices are not our own from 2021-12-11T14:00:14
They are bounded by the relationships that will be affected by them
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There is always something helpful you can do from 2021-12-09T12:56:40
Even if it's unrelated to the problem at hand
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Embracing the suck from 2021-12-02T12:51:31
Hard things allow us to define ourselves and put life in perspective
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Managing the level of demand from 2021-12-01T12:28:41
To create the life that you actually want
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The Venn diagram of business from 2021-11-30T15:26:39
What your customers want, what you want, and what you are prepared to do
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What's your weak link? from 2021-11-26T14:17:54
And what will it become when you mastered this one?
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Do things because you're into them from 2021-11-23T12:51:20
Not because they are in opposition to something else
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Optimal performance versus peak performance from 2021-11-22T13:35:47
You need slack in your system
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People are interested in other people, not things from 2021-11-19T12:42:50
And we would do well to remember that
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Are you addicted to the identity of being a hard worker? from 2021-11-17T12:39:49
My current struggle
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Minimum viable product from 2021-11-16T12:50:06
Testing ideas before investing ourselves in their identity
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Make things sustainable first from 2021-11-13T12:57:21
And then figure out how to make them profitable within that framework
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Are you spinning your wheels? from 2021-11-12T12:42:02
Stop. Then try something different, slowly slowly
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What something is worth is determined by demand from 2021-11-10T12:55:31
This sounds obvious but we forget it all the time
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Under promise and over deliver from 2021-11-07T12:51:17
Not just to other people, but most importantly to myself, too
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Simulating multiple futures from 2021-11-06T13:20:10
The Pareto distribution and throwing mud at the wall
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Keep something in the tank from 2021-11-05T11:35:31
Maintaining a reserve in the face of effort
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Auditing my social media use from 2021-11-03T12:46:32
Not so much crunching the numbers, but more thinking through what's working and what's not
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The need for blank space from 2021-11-02T11:42:50
To organize what exists and to leave space for what might come next
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How to work less hard from 2021-11-01T12:49:50
Putting guardrails on your work, or at least defining the terms
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Increasing your prices from 2021-10-31T12:44:19
How and why you do it matters. And it matters that you do it.
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Exceptional moments in time from 2021-10-29T13:37:52
Put yourself in the position to experience the exceptional moments
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Are you staying on target? from 2021-10-28T11:44:49
Tracking our trajectory in relation to our goals
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What does it mean to be human? from 2021-10-27T11:41:06
Thinking about our place in the world and how that question pulls at us
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What work would you do if money was not in the picture from 2021-10-25T13:11:07
And what role does money play in making that work meaningful?
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It's better to be the hero of your story than the victim from 2021-10-22T12:52:47
And more often than we realize, that choice is ours to make
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A hack to help you get started from 2021-10-15T20:12:59
Checking your subconscious even when your conscious mind knows what's happening
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Your career is constant negotiation from 2021-10-14T11:12:42
Whether you recognize that or not. And you would do well to recognize it
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You don't need more work ethic from 2021-10-13T18:58:16
You need to figure out how to enjoy the things that you do
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Articulate the habits you want to maintain from 2021-10-11T13:03:36
Especially when things are hard
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What do I want my art to be? from 2021-10-10T13:54:45
And how do I know if I've gotten it right?
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Calling up the team from 2021-10-07T11:20:04
Who do you have in your corner when you need it?
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What if Instagram failed? from 2021-10-06T13:27:40
A couple different scenarios and what you can do to be prepared for them
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The time frames that matter from 2021-10-04T11:22:13
And if you miss them, things drag on and problems multiply
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Sometimes you need to backtrack from 2021-10-02T13:08:59
And let go of all the sunk costs that brought you to this place
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Price, operating costs and profit margin from 2021-09-30T13:41:28
I uncovered some interesting ground here that is new to me
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Our work and other people from 2021-09-29T13:56:07
Reconciling what we see in our work and what other people do
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Prototyping infrastructure from 2021-09-28T12:29:25
I discussed it here in terms of structures, but this is true for all aspects of your life
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What is the best way to use today? from 2021-09-24T11:15:57
Shuffling your priorities to suit local conditions
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Maintaining momentum from 2021-09-20T11:35:41
"Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today" is not just a maxim about staying on top of things. It's also a warning about momentum.
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Just because something's on your plate from 2021-09-18T15:51:54
Doesn't mean you need to eat it.
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Think bigger from 2021-09-17T13:16:49
Growth isn't always about physically making things bigger. On the other hand, sometimes it is
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Your life is a building from 2021-09-16T14:14:17
You need more than one or two walls to be stable.
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No plans survives first contact with the enemy from 2021-09-13T11:27:29
So what do we do about that?
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Extrinsic motivation from 2021-09-10T12:42:57
Creating a framework that motivates us and holds us accountable
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Your mindset can be a trap from 2021-09-09T11:41:49
Which terms we accept and which we should reject
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Growth costs more than maintenance from 2021-08-30T13:41:07
And yet it is deeply human to want to grow
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Value momentum over the finished thing from 2021-08-29T14:45:37
And don't let perfectionism stand in your way
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The change that sticks is the one you can live with from 2021-08-27T11:18:34
Not messing up what's working is just as important as making changes
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Ten minute improvements from 2021-08-23T11:49:46
Easy to tackle by themselves or strung together
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The origins of something from 2021-08-21T12:41:45
More helpful than seeing where it is now, if you are just starting out
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The hidden power of consistency from 2021-08-18T13:39:10
Harvesting the benefits of the law of averages
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Training the algorithm from 2021-08-16T12:02:10
Recognizing and taking back the control of social media
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The truth at the heart of the thing from 2021-08-15T22:02:11
We might think that it is not the truth, but look again
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We respond to vast forces from 2021-08-13T11:37:41
Doing what we can to keep the small boat of our lives afloat
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What's your canary in the coalmine? from 2021-08-12T12:00:28
Catching problems before they become big
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Your own journey from 2021-08-10T12:09:36
Seeing but not being discouraged by where other people are at
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A case study: Mill River Farm from 2021-08-08T11:30:41
Avoiding the hidden costs of showing up consistently
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You need repeat customers from 2021-08-06T12:14:21
What they tell you about what you're doing and how you can improve
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The lemonade stand from 2021-07-31T20:06:35
Lessons from my daughter's lemonade stand on the power of location, timing and story
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Giving space and time to the things you want to thrive from 2021-07-27T12:29:53
Thinning out the demands on your energy
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The weekend fallacy from 2021-07-26T12:12:36
Allowing work to creep into our time off is a bad long term practice.
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Our internal struggles with who we want to be from 2021-07-25T18:22:05
And the gap between that and who we are
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The right amount of taking it easy from 2021-07-13T12:32:22
Not so much that it begins to have its own gravity
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Doing what we intend from 2021-07-09T11:49:11
Ignoring the voice in our head that tells us that we don't need to do that thing we told ourselves we'd do
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Subscription model from 2021-07-06T12:11:54
What I've learned about doing things by subscription
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My current exercise regimen from 2021-07-05T12:12:22
New things that I've learned and substituted in to my routine
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Do what you can with what you have, right now from 2021-07-03T11:59:35
In praise of the quick fix
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Leaning into what scares you from 2021-07-02T13:18:41
Getting to the edge of our ability and beyond
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Not too flexible from 2021-06-23T12:13:42
Maintaining productivity when you're the one who can be flexible in when you work
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The power of the daily puzzle from 2021-06-16T11:45:21
And what it reminds us about what we do and do not know
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Keeping things straight from 2021-06-15T20:42:36
To-do lists to save the day and save my sanity
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Working in discrete chunks from 2021-06-14T12:23:27
Wrapping things up at every opportunity so that you can pivot when needed
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Parenting hacks: art cupboard from 2021-06-12T22:36:46
Here's a new series in which I describe mucking out the art cupboard
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Proper incentives from 2021-06-08T12:15:56
Doing hard things is made easier when the incentives are properly aligned
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Subconscious lessons from 2021-06-07T11:31:53
Be careful what you at the subconscious lesson of a situation be. It might not be the thing you actually believe in.
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What does it mean to be a man? from 2021-06-04T11:54:06
And what do we need to teach boys about that?
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Unexpected from 2021-05-28T11:45:23
Giving ourselves (and others) permission to be outside the box
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S is for Story from 2021-05-26T11:41:30
The ones we tell ourselves about ourselves, and the ones other people tell about us
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Q is for Quota from 2021-05-21T12:05:48
It's different than a goal. It's different than a limit. It's the best of both
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O is for Outlook from 2021-05-19T11:51:41
Whether we live in a hostile or friendly universe is more than just a theoretical framework
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N is for Nuance from 2021-05-18T12:52:06
The ability and willingness to see shades of gray protects us from ascribing too much evil to those with whom we disagree and too much good to those with whom we agree. The truth is almost always m...
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L is for Laughter from 2021-05-14T11:50:37
Laughing at ourselves, and making other people laugh
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K is for Karma from 2021-05-13T11:53:09
How we respond to the world and how that shapes how we see that dynamic
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J is for Joy from 2021-05-12T11:33:14
Practicing it in the small things can better prepare us to accept it in the larger moments.
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I is for Initiative from 2021-05-11T12:17:20
The value of stepping up to the plate and existing in a construct where we expect the same from others.
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B is for Balance from 2021-05-04T11:39:01
In more than the customary way that we are conditioned to think about it
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A is for Attention from 2021-05-03T12:27:50
How we choose to pay attention to something and how that affects our lives
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Training for spoon carving from 2021-05-01T12:01:28
Thinking of myself as an athlete, what is the best way to improve my performance and protect myself from injury?
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Where do you want to end up? from 2021-04-29T12:12:39
Clarifying long-term vision to inform short-term action
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Authenticity and marketing from 2021-04-27T11:57:39
The most important thing for tiny businesses
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The time/money trade off from 2021-04-26T12:36:54
Letting go of the scavenger mentality while retaining some of its strengths
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Imperfect improvement from 2021-04-25T18:17:18
Making incremental changes that might not be ideal but still get you to a better place
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Losing sight of the thing itself from 2021-04-24T11:42:07
Getting sidetracked by some system that we think will help us do the thing, instead of just doing the thing
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The advantage of the hybrid from 2021-04-23T11:46:13
Being pretty good at a bunch of things is often better than being really good at just one
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Familiarity and appreciation from 2021-04-18T12:17:46
Getting to like things you didn't used to
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A tight ship from 2021-04-15T12:00:25
Operating in a way that keeps you prepared for as many different possibilities as you can be.
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Using bottlenecks to guide ourselves forward from 2021-04-14T11:36:47
Constraints, creative or otherwise, and how they help us
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Better paint on the ship than in the ship from 2021-04-10T15:26:31
Don't gloat over the ability to do a needed thing. Feel good about actually doing it.
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Disagreeing but finding common ground from 2021-04-09T12:00:49
Deciding for yourself what you believe, and letting nuance provide a link to what other people believe
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The path to what you want from 2021-04-08T11:44:34
It's not always what you think it is, and it's definitely a journey
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Callouses and other considerations from 2021-04-05T12:14:17
Thoughts on dealing with fingertip nerve pain when carving
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Creating the groove from 2021-04-04T14:23:54
Anything we start is harder at the beginning then it becomes over time. It's good to remember that
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One percent improvement from 2021-04-02T11:51:55
Stacking up small changes to yield a big difference over time
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One place creativity comes from from 2021-04-01T12:07:21
Why I choose to use the tools I already have
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Are you feeling overwhelmed? from 2021-03-30T11:43:52
Letting your emotions settle before you tackle something.
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Moving the pieces around from 2021-03-28T19:34:35
Shuffling the placement of things in our life
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The power of going narrow from 2021-03-26T12:03:33
With an addendum about cross-disciplinary breakthroughs
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Bringing a sense of meaning to the work that we do from 2021-03-25T11:45:04
Micro and macro perspectives of something that is challenging in the middle ground
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Making room for the next thing from 2021-03-22T11:52:50
Sometimes we have to dismantle what we've built in order to plant the seeds for the next thing we want in our lives
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Mistakes and the cycle of generosity from 2021-03-20T12:26:27
What you give out into the world comes back around
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Look for the good opportunities first from 2021-03-17T19:02:39
And then see what you can bring to them
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Understand the classic form first from 2021-03-16T11:46:41
The case for focusing on the simplest, most basic iteration of what you're doing before you add your own twist
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Choose one thing from 2021-03-14T13:19:01
Doubling down on one thing you come to do exceptionally well
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Changing the narratives that don't serve me from 2021-03-10T12:47:10
And becoming aware of those frameworks in the first place
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Finding the balance of comfort and discomfort from 2021-03-09T12:56:34
We all want comfort in life. But we need discomfort to push us to become what we are capable of, and to some extent to help us appreciate the comfort we do have.
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Interviewing, being interviewed, and speaking in public from 2021-03-08T13:16:54
What I've learned
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Changing the story we tell about ourselves from 2021-03-06T14:03:29
In order to stay on target with our values and goals
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Figuring out your angle from 2021-03-05T14:11:03
Thinking about your unique advantages and how to use them to create the life you want
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Build for bad weather from 2021-03-02T12:47:12
Not just physical structures, but relationships and businesses as well
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Setting up the big goal from 2021-02-28T14:41:10
Determining a logical time horizon and using that to get into position
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The production trap from 2021-02-25T12:58:01
Getting stuck because you didn't concentrate on building demand
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Is your feed too personal or too polished? from 2021-02-23T13:13:26
Showing up as a professional on social media
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Sometimes you need to become a ninja from 2021-02-21T12:54:27
When tremendous energy input is needed
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Bookkeeping sucks from 2021-02-16T20:59:25
But it is a necessary (and often hidden) part of working for yourself
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What I've learned about batching from 2021-02-12T13:18:07
When it comes to my spoon carving in particular
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Taking part so you can help steer from 2021-02-11T15:24:09
Deliberately seeking to influence a culture
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We need to be talking about long-term physical health in this community from 2021-02-10T16:19:55
Here's what I think that boils down to
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The next layer of working for yourself from 2021-02-05T12:43:46
More ideas I have found helpful
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Pay attention to your path from 2021-02-02T14:03:04
It will tell you where you should invest energy
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There is always something you can salvage from 2021-02-01T13:05:33
Making the most of a situation that has hit a roadblock
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Cleaning the sink and other professional attitudes from 2021-01-30T13:23:56
Background habits that make you excellent
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Remind people why you're here from 2021-01-26T13:22:22
It's not too much, it's important that you articulate it
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What are you not seeing? from 2021-01-23T13:29:57
The variables that we don't see as variable
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Tackle that thing right now from 2021-01-22T13:04:27
The thing you've been avoiding. The thing haunting you. The thing hanging over your head.
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Having a practice helps when you don't want to do the work from 2021-01-18T13:52:26
You can't always be inspired
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How we make ourselves available to the world matters from 2021-01-17T14:24:51
Customer communication and missed opportunity
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Time is wealth from 2021-01-16T15:01:42
Getting to choose how we spend it is one way to an abundant life
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Paying attention to what the body wants from 2021-01-14T12:51:58
And letting that dictate our plans sometimes
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Don't compete with your peers from 2021-01-13T12:50:29
Find a way to attract an audience that is largely unique to you.
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Where do we go from here? from 2021-01-11T13:08:04
And how do we make sure it doesn't happen again
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Showing up in the way we think is right for us from 2021-01-10T13:07:13
Emotional paralysis, feedback, and deciding how to exist in the world.
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Deliberate improvement from 2021-01-05T12:48:20
Learning from our mistakes and finding creative workarounds for things we aren't immediately good at
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The role of finesse in generating demand from 2021-01-01T13:17:14
Many times, the unlock you seek comes from understanding the mechanisms involved, not just trying to overpower them by force
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Put your game face on from 2020-12-30T12:58:30
How we behave changes what we think about what we're doing
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The financial side of being self-employed from 2020-12-29T13:05:41
This is not so much about cash flow, bt more about savings, insurance, all the stuff it is easy to ignore
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How to get out of the long tail from 2020-12-28T14:02:38
It's the same process as it ever was
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Retraining our habits from 2020-12-27T13:29:24
Making different choices than those we have slid into
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Hit the ground running from 2020-12-26T12:33:26
Thoughts on ramping up for the new year and asynchronous effort with the herd
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Three mistakes I made when starting my spoon carving business from 2020-12-25T13:04:46
And one overarching idea
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Growth comes from letting go of things from 2020-12-24T13:18:20
The more you release, the more momentum there is in your life for change
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How to generate demand from 2020-12-23T12:59:58
And why that's far more important than anything else you actually do
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Remembering the habits we used to have from 2020-12-22T12:50:33
And picking them back up again
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Do all the small things from 2020-12-20T15:21:50
Making the most of our life by seizing the moment to make things better
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Sometimes growth is a phase shift from 2020-12-17T13:50:42
Meaning things reach a tipping point and become, all of a sudden, something else
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Shake up your space from 2020-12-16T12:38:07
Rearranging your furniture to give your brain some new pathways to walk down
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The thing about compromise from 2020-12-13T12:59:34
You don't need to arrive by the same path. But you're looking for where two different paths meet.
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Avoiding the holiday slump from 2020-12-12T14:25:02
Burnout and depression are a real risk this time of year. This is what I do to stage them off.
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Things that make you feel official from 2020-12-08T12:58:19
But they don't make you more official and they are a waste
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When and how to increase your prices from 2020-12-06T14:33:01
Make sure to listen to an episode about pricing your work first
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Are you playing a long game or a short game? from 2020-12-04T13:38:41
Your behavior will tell even if you aren't admitting it to yourself
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Understanding opportunity cost from 2020-12-03T13:14:41
When you can't afford NOT to drop a customer
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The pandemic is here for awhile yet. What are you going to do about it? from 2020-12-01T14:10:48
Some thoughts for makers
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You shouldn't appeal to everyone from 2020-11-30T13:31:01
And you should never try to talk someone into what you do
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Never put things on sale from 2020-11-28T13:20:32
But don't let that stop you from being generous
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When short-term money undermines the business you want from 2020-11-22T13:00:29
Choices we have to make whether we like them or not
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Appreciating the small sensory things from 2020-11-21T14:43:31
Needed now, perhaps more than ever
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Holding space open for new mid-sized customers from 2020-11-20T12:35:45
And maintaining good boundaries while doing so
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Pay yourself first from 2020-11-16T14:01:06
Do the things that matter before you let your time be ruled by outside agendas
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The risk of specialization from 2020-11-13T12:34:59
And the role of diversity of experience in keeping us healthy
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Imperfection is the very thing that we love from 2020-11-12T12:37:24
And yet we think it is the other way around
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The power and earnestness of pausing from 2020-11-10T12:37:44
To think, to act, and to allow others the same
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Our moral responsibility for how we use social media from 2020-11-09T12:50:19
An antidote to letting it use us
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The advantage of doing less from 2020-10-30T16:26:30
When inaction is actually the better path
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Don't be afraid to try something that might not work from 2020-10-29T12:35:56
Precious objects that we don't want to mess up keep us from having this sort of relationship
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Technology and ability from 2020-10-28T13:16:23
Two different ways to get the bar low enough to take action
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Business is all about systems from 2020-10-27T11:50:12
And the systems on top of those systems
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Work that is suited for the day from 2020-10-26T11:42:42
Strategies for aligning the weather with what you need to do
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Fresh lumber as visual confirmation of something to see from 2020-10-25T20:36:32
Literal and metaphorical
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Good leaders have their people's backs from 2020-10-21T12:08:16
And we should celebrate that even when it means we don't get our own way
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What is your voice for? from 2020-10-20T12:08:25
Earnestly engaging with the world and those who don't agree with us.
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Symbiotic marketing from 2020-10-19T12:14:26
Creating something that is mutually beneficial for you and for the person it is intended for
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Piggybacking behaviors from 2020-10-15T12:15:23
Layering habits onto existing patterns to help them stick
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Conflicting Independence from 2020-10-09T11:03:28
Two different styles of packing, as two different needs for Independence
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Starting out vs. being in the middle of the journey from 2020-10-07T12:55:34
How we need to think about things when we begin
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What's the context your work will be in? from 2020-10-05T12:05:38
It makes such a huge difference and it's something we don't often take into account
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Taking ownership of miscommunication from 2020-10-03T13:13:58
And a little bit about stoicism
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We can start the ratchet in the right direction from 2020-09-29T12:43:30
With small acts, small decisions
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What's the alternative? from 2020-09-25T11:40:25
The question we should be asking ourselves when we don't feel up to a task
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Resiliency series: sleep from 2020-09-18T11:37:32
The foundation of emotional and physical health
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Storing the wrong stuff from 2020-09-17T12:34:08
Tidying things away when we should be culling them
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Waiting to make a decision from 2020-09-16T12:34:04
The value of holding back from your first idea
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Losing out on wholesale to win the bigger picture from 2020-09-15T11:22:36
Keeping an eye on what matters
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Telling a true story from 2020-09-09T12:11:28
And determining what that is in the first place.
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All hail the hasty half measure from 2020-09-08T12:38:58
The immediate solution is worth more than you think
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Push yourself to be fast from 2020-09-07T15:08:24
There are many benefits both now and down the road.
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The unglamorous work of building something from 2020-09-03T12:25:48
Maintenance and incremental improvement
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What are you in it for? from 2020-08-29T19:35:36
And what do you hope to get out of the experience?
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Changing plans to deal with what actually needs attention from 2020-08-26T13:12:08
It can be hard
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The responsibility of passing on lived experience from 2020-08-25T12:07:07
And the difference between lived experience and secondhand
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How do you know when something you're working on is done? from 2020-08-23T22:15:58
Whether it's art or craft
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Other people's technique from 2020-08-20T12:18:03
The challenge of seeing people do something that you believe to be dangerous or just plain stupid
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Innovate how you use technology from 2020-08-16T12:02:42
Especially when you feel like the technology just isn't for you
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We don't need to be in perfect alignment from 2020-08-15T18:59:16
Considering the opinions and views and beliefs of others
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A great exit from 2020-08-13T12:08:06
What leaving a drive-in movie theater taught me about preparation and chance
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Collaborate with someone from 2020-08-08T11:46:46
The result is greater than the sum of the parts
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Are you presenting truthfully? from 2020-08-06T12:13:31
And will people be disappointed if they found out more about you?
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The benefit of wrapping things up from 2020-07-31T18:40:52
Clearing the decks so we can see clearly
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Change doesn't have to take much time from 2020-07-29T11:41:09
Improving things in brief increments
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Life changes. Debt remains. from 2020-07-28T12:28:43
The risk of carrying debt when you don't have to.
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What story are you setting yourself up to tell about yourself? from 2020-07-25T11:58:03
How the framework of obligation we choose matters for our mental health
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Assessing and mitigating risk from 2020-07-23T12:05:09
Both singular events and long-term trends
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A prepared mindset from 2020-07-22T17:16:17
Thinking about what we can learn from the pandemic
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Invest in it from 2020-07-21T12:04:28
Pouring more into something than is needed to make it better for the future
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Do you have the wrong followers? from 2020-07-20T12:00:01
When are community is out of alignment with our business
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Creative destruction from 2020-07-19T21:51:13
When something breaks, space is opened for something new
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BONUS: Are you ready for the next wave? from 2020-07-03T20:40:25
Getting yourself into a stronger financial situation during a pandemic
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Can you take on more? from 2020-07-03T12:02:08
Setting yourself up to be in a better place in the future
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Bridging the gap from 2020-07-02T12:57:03
Between what you want and what is immediately possible
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Ambition that serves the rest of your life, instead of competing with it. from 2020-06-28T12:28:03
And how to get permission to feel that way
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5 things that help my mental state from 2020-06-22T11:42:24
That number might be off, I just thought it would look better to have a number than to say here are a bunch of things
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Stepping away from what's working from 2020-06-18T13:03:19
To discover what you can't yet imagine
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Seeking a new normal from 2020-06-05T11:53:16
Shifting priorities just a bit to get the ratchet going in a different direction
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Being clear about your priorities from 2020-06-02T13:08:20
And how that helps both the small and large picture
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What is your moral obligation? from 2020-06-01T12:42:02
And how does that extend to using your voice?
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Pricing when you're starting out from 2020-05-30T12:17:37
How not to shoot yourself in the foot
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The intersection of social media and price from 2020-05-29T12:43:12
This one went in about four different directions
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Your price is a tool for generating demand from 2020-05-27T12:26:56
It's not more complicated than that.
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Only move heavy things once from 2020-05-26T12:33:11
This is one of the greatest tricks to increase efficiency that I know of
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The power of creative constraints from 2020-05-24T12:52:40
Being limited can actually be the thing that inspires you or pushes you to do your best work
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What is the right interval for what you are doing? from 2020-05-21T12:16:19
And if it isn't, do you need a new interval or a new business model?
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Celebrate the victories from 2020-05-20T12:03:08
Because the losses will happen all on their own
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The flexible one from 2020-05-13T12:13:23
When you are self-employed, You are by default the one you can change your schedule. And this is both fine and not fine
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You don't always recognize the impact you are having from 2020-05-12T12:19:38
But you are having an impact nonetheless
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The case for simplicity from 2020-05-11T12:10:19
Complexity and entropy are two sides of the same coin
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Finding your own best process from 2020-05-08T12:07:11
You don't need to reinvent the wheel, but you might want to
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Now is the perfect time to start something from 2020-05-07T12:25:17
Because you don't need to crush it, you just need to keep going
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The unknown unknowns from 2020-05-05T12:07:08
What we don't know that we don't know can still hurt us
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Becoming territorial from 2020-05-04T12:04:03
As spaces fill up, we feel the need to stake a claim more and more
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Set up your space to be a business, not a hobby. from 2020-05-01T12:26:20
It's like dress for success, but for your physical space
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You don't need to know what you're doing to begin from 2020-04-30T17:18:25
In fact, that should be a given.
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Quality creep from 2020-04-27T12:31:17
Long-term changes and what we do and how we present ourselves
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Becoming excellent at something from 2020-04-23T12:24:57
What Charli D'amelio can teach us if we listen
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While you wait for your business to grow, do this from 2020-04-04T18:13:22
The power of site restoration
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Throw mud at the wall from 2020-04-03T12:39:44
Trying stuff when you've got nothing to lose (which is the case for all of us)
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Kicking your side hustle up a notch from 2020-04-01T12:48:47
In this time of economic downturn
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Make a business plan for the present moment from 2020-03-29T13:16:27
Not the moment you've always been dreaming of
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Knowing what it takes to keep you sane from 2020-03-21T19:24:06
And it's different for everyone
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Stop asking people to buy your work from 2020-03-17T16:38:42
And build a service that they actually need
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Strategies for dealing with inspiration paralysis from 2020-03-11T12:25:40
The power of creative constraints and other ideas
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Finding the unlock to tackling things piecemeal from 2020-03-09T00:09:22
Sounds boring but it's actually the thing
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Bonus: why you should keep shipping separate from the price of your work from 2020-03-06T13:50:39
Bet you didn't think of THIS
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What is my minimum viable audience? from 2020-03-05T13:36:02
And how does that intersect with what I want?
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Where do you find inspiration and ideas? from 2020-02-24T13:22:55
The power of interdisciplinary thiught
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The advantages of a commission and specials sales model from 2020-02-21T14:18:50
Spoiler alert: they are massive!
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A sense of agency from 2020-02-13T18:32:17
Motivation and the balance between Independence and security
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Bonus episode: what somebody else needs doesn't have to be what you yourself needed from 2020-02-08T17:56:18
Even if you think it does
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Teaching to the individual from 2020-02-05T14:03:51
And the work you need to do to be good at it
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Proceeding in the face of potential failure from 2020-02-04T13:27:11
And the power of that narrative no matter what happens
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Creating sales opportunities from 2020-02-02T13:28:33
Especially when you work for yourself but also for other situations too
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Any large project is like baking a loaf of bread from 2020-01-31T13:23:23
Yes this is a metaphor
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Being more creative on how we approach our work from 2020-01-30T14:56:05
And how that intersects with technology
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Over and under sharing on social media from 2020-01-29T13:37:42
And why I balance personal and professional content
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Stop carving crooks and start testing your beliefs from 2020-01-26T14:01:56
Just because everyone says so doesn't make it true
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Building a following when you only have a few followers from 2020-01-23T21:30:29
Or a community, or whatever you want to call it
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Pleasant surprise from 2020-01-22T14:25:20
How all things are defined relative to our expectations
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Balancing ambition with attention to the moment from 2020-01-21T14:22:08
Not just for the self employed
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Beware someone else's blind spots from 2020-01-13T13:26:19
You don't know cause and effect unless you know and can understand the fuller picture
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Beware outside influence from 2020-01-12T12:36:44
The han tendency to mimic, whether we like something or not
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Is your content earning trust? from 2020-01-07T21:04:32
And what does it mean to betray that trust?
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The joy of decluttering from 2020-01-06T13:23:39
Removing things from a scenario and what it can do for us
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The single most important thing for growing your income as a maker from 2020-01-04T13:14:05
Distinct from growing your business
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Does the world really need more of your (or anyone's) work? from 2020-01-03T13:33:59
Listen to me stick that landing at the end!
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Looking back at past work from 2020-01-02T21:06:53
Did this one with my younger daughter, age 7
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Outpacing the pace of change from 2019-12-29T15:10:50
The most critical factor in changing your standing among your peers
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Downrigging and unpacking from 2019-12-26T14:05
The important things that happen after you've crossed the finish line
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Next to the stupid idea is the great idea from 2019-12-22T15:27:01
How playfulness gets you there
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Why I don't sell Christmas wreaths through the mail from 2019-12-11T13:20:19
An examination of business options
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Course correction: the power of small actions from 2019-12-10T13:25:06
As illustrated by this morning
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You need more information from 2019-12-07T21:58:55
In order to know if what you're doing is working
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Do I need to keep pushing into new areas? from 2019-12-04T14:51:49
This is a rhetorical question
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Field days from 2019-12-03T15:19:42
Move over Kon Mari. This deep cleaning is about to get real.
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The 20% rule from 2019-11-17T14:25:28
And why it matters for the long term health of your business
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Emmet Audio (Trailer) from 2019-11-09T13:40:23
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Do more followers make your opinion more valid? from 2019-10-30T12:27:37
Spoiler alert: nope!
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You need to have something to say from 2019-10-26T12:30:31
More than you need the skill to say it
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The list as a time management tool from 2019-10-25T12:15:29
And learning to adjust expectations
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Celebrating the familiar from 2019-10-19T12:20:45
The value of re-affirming the things we appreciate
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The art of triage from 2019-10-18T12:26:04
Being clear about priorities when you only have so much time
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Just because no one's done it before from 2019-10-15T11:25:39
Doesn't mean it's not a great idea
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Spoon design: finding the limits of your assumptions from 2019-10-09T12:22:34
You don't know what you don't know
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Life is like driving your sleeping kids on a highway from 2019-10-06T12:09:26
Oh, responsibility you old specter
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Finding your voice from 2019-10-03T12:23:25
Even (especially) when you don't think you have one
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Sharing truth on social media from 2019-09-28T12:29:03
Bonus! I sprain my ankle partway through!
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Reaching the limits of growth from 2019-09-24T12:36:23
And how to surpass them. The current state of the union
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Motive matters from 2019-09-21T11:57:11
How understanding a more nuanced view of history can help us communicate better in the present
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The three elements of spoon design from 2019-09-20T12:25:15
How balanced are they in your own work?
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Bonus episode: not being under anyone's thumb from 2019-09-17T20:45:40
Someone's got my hackles up
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Does your social media presence match your reality? from 2019-09-16T12:27:53
This is sooooo important
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Why knowing the history of a scene matters (and why it really really doesn't) from 2019-09-14T21:19:10
Kayaks and spoons
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Jealousy and discouragement from 2019-09-13T12:23:06
How who we surround ourselves with affects our mental state
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How to know what to shoot for when you're just starting out from 2019-09-03T11:57:15
The beginning of a conundrum
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Hand tools are CHEAP from 2019-09-02T13:09:33
And often are a smarter choice for a business starting out
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Outboard motor: a metaphor from 2019-08-27T12:05:24
When the action you must take is also the potential source of the problem
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Getting back on the horse from 2019-08-18T12:42:10
Dealing with frustrated attempts and overambitious expectations
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Drew Langsner"s Country Woodcraft from 2019-08-11T13:10:55
Thoughts on reading an old classic
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Stop scrolling and start researching from 2019-08-05T12:14:05
Breaking the habit of hoping to be inspired
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The three elements of craftsmanship from 2019-08-02T11:47
As defined by a Mortise and Tenon magazine article
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The stuff that lags behind from 2019-08-01T11:48:25
As you increase frequency of a thing, some bits often get overlooked
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Frictionless from 2019-07-30T11:36:10
Digital payment systems have a business model built around convincing us that there system imposes less friction on the customer. That is true, but only in a very limited way.
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Your first idea is rarely your best from 2019-07-29T11:41:02
And the value of impermanent solutions while you resolve the permanent one
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Just cause you said it doesn't mean they heard it from 2019-07-24T11:52:20
The dangers of presumptive communication
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What stories are you telling yourself from 2019-07-18T12:29:09
And how is that not serving you?
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Linking habits from 2019-07-13T12:10:31
In which I come up with an incredibly original idea (not!)
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Bonus Episode. Good work doesn't have to be the star of the show from 2019-07-10T21:31:44
And sometimes that's the point
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So you want to start teaching spoon carving from 2019-07-10T16:34:46
Here's all my best advice
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Batch releasing your work gives you distorted data from 2019-07-08T11:26:29
And other reasons not to do it
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Diagonal integration for long-term business stability from 2019-07-07T14:17:46
A useful metaphor
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Weed your garden from 2019-07-05T12:54:33
We live in the present moment, which is shaped by our environment. Tend to it.
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How to be productive when family is visiting from 2019-07-01T12:12:08
It can be easy to throw in the towel and lose all momentum
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How to give a talk in eight minutes or less from 2019-06-27T12:09:51
Thoughts on a talk I gave last night that went really well
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Enjoying the things you can't control from 2019-06-25T12:57:38
There are things that are on demand and things that are fleeting and have their own timeframe
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227: taking care of your body from 2019-06-22T12:11:33
Tips for dealing with overdoing it as a craftsperson- stretching and massage included
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226: Discipline, habit and boundaries from 2019-06-21T13:00:20
How do you continue something?
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Bonus Episode: feedback and it's limitations from 2019-06-20T12:44:11
How to figure out the blind spots in your own sense of things
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23: Being Fully Human on Social Media from 2019-06-19T12:01
So often we place and keep ourselves in silos, afraid we'll lose what little we have if we open up. This is neither helpful nor true
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Bonus Episode: ratchets vs. entropy from 2019-06-18T12:46:16
The scale of your ratchet matters
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Always question the process from 2019-06-16T18:41:46
Don't just blindly follow someone else's order of operations
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216: tips for carving small and large forms from 2019-06-13T12:27:02
These extremes are different in their requirements. Here are my best tricks 4 avoiding mistakes
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212: Selling at Market from 2019-06-10T12:38:59
My top points for how to successfully sell your work at a market.
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211: Wooden Spoon Geek Out- All Hail the Plastic Bag from 2019-06-08T12:04:33
You need one in your tool kit
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209: Wooden Spoon Geek Out- Two Types of Cuts from 2019-06-06T12:21:16
And you're probably only doing one of them
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207: bonus episode- Why You SHOULD Make Your Hobby a Business from 2019-06-04T12:27:20
Betcha didn't think of this
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206: Dogma and how to deal with it from 2019-06-04T12:16:30
In ourselves more so than in others
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205: Wooden Spoon Geek Out- a great edge from 2019-06-03T12:27:28
The difference between a good edge and a great one
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202: You Need a Website from 2019-05-31T12:52:39
And other things that might be holding you back
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May VAC: microchamfers, burnishing and finishing from 2019-05-30T11:51:26
This is the end of the VAC! Thanks for taking part
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May VAC: finishing the spoon bowl from 2019-05-29T12:34:32
And a little about the back of the bowl
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198: Shaking up the routine from 2019-05-26T12:13:34
It's the best way to appreciate the routine again
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May VAC: Adjusting the handle and chamfers from 2019-05-24T12:43:59
The second half of carving the handle
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May VAC: Neck cuts, rim pivot cuts and other important details from 2019-05-23T12:43:37
Really the first half of the Sloyd knife use
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May VAC: Using a sloyd knife safely from 2019-05-22T12:34:03
Also a brief overview of process
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May VAC: Axing the spoon blank from 2019-05-21T12:47:23
From splitting the waste to final details
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May VAC: Trimming the spoon blank with the saw and getting it to the right thickness from 2019-05-20T12:48:47
All the details about sawing that we usually gloss over.but.are.actually super helpful to know
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192: The Opportunity of Trust from 2019-05-18T17:24:41
How we ask for money, and when we ask for money, in a transaction, is fundamentally important and an opportunity many of us squander.
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May VAC: grain orientation options and axing in the initial crank face from 2019-05-18T14:59:11
Also how I draw the initial shape
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May VAC: splitting down billets and fundamentals of axe safety from 2019-05-15T12:45:05
This is a must listen
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May VAC: choosing, storing and processing wood for spooncarving from 2019-05-14T20:00:01
This is perhaps the most important thing and it is so underappreciated
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May VAC: Sharpening hook knives from 2019-05-13T13:08:02
Another choose your own adventure tape
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May VAC: some important details about stropping from 2019-05-10T12:12:45
What matters and what doesn't
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May VAC: axes, sharpening them, establishing bevels, and a little about hollow grinds from 2019-05-09T21:42:11
A bit.rambling, but my dogs kept finding deer bones in the woods and distracting me
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May VAC: Sharpening sloyd knives, what matters and what doesn't from 2019-05-08T12:41:21
This a choose your own adventure, but it.helps to follow the map until you're familiar with the terrain
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May VAC: What tools do I need to start spooncarving? from 2019-05-06T12:26:16
Your options, and an overview of the coming month
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5 businesses you could build up around spooncarving from 2019-05-03T12:49:50
These are the top five low hanging fruit that I can see for someone looking to build a spooncarving related business
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178: wooden spoon geek out- the axe tells you a lot from 2019-05-02T12:53:34
Moisture content and wood quality becomes evident right away
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175: But what about the new Instagram? Isn't it to blame? from 2019-05-01T12:29:49
It's easy to lament the algorithm, but the truth is, whether or not your strategy is working has little to do with that.
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Wooden spoon geek out- moisture content from 2019-04-30T16:14:27
How do you know if a log has the right moisture content?
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All business is relationships from 2019-04-29T12:57:59
We forget that the relationships are THE point, not the sale.
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Wooden spoon geek out: what's going on if I can't sustain a long cut? from 2019-04-28T15:31:32
Three possibilities
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171: Don't make things more complicated than they have to be from 2019-04-27T13:44:59
What can you do right now in five minutes that will deal with 90 percent of the problem?
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170: wooden spoon geek out- discolored wood, mold, fungus, ants nests from 2019-04-26T17:59:41
How much is too.much?
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Bonus wooden spoon geek out: should I buy spoons? from 2019-04-24T21:10:27
What is the value of buying spoons from people to get an understanding of what their work is like? Is it necessary for.doing.good work myself?
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167- wooden spoon geek out: how do you know when to be done? from 2019-04-24T12:18:54
Stopping is sometimes the hardest thing, followed only by knowing when and how to continue
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166: when you make a mistake from 2019-04-23T12:21:12
What do you do? How scared are you of this?
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165: wooden spoon geek out- how to achieve smooth lines from 2019-04-22T12:29:19
Getting clean smooth lines is not hard, once you understand these few points
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What legacy do you hope to leave? from 2019-04-21T18:58:25
Some thoughts on life and dying (don't worry, I'm not dying)
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Practice makes possible from 2019-04-20T19:36:55
What I learned from my first day recording the audio version of my forthcoming book
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The trouble with deadlines from 2019-04-19T13:00:39
How to work for yourself without going insane
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Wooden spoon geek out: nerve pain from 2019-04-18T11:53:36
How to manage and mitigate the pain associated with carving
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160: Fake it til you make it? from 2019-04-17T13:14:11
Where is it helpful, and where is it.not?
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Wooden spoon geek out: roughing out from 2019-04-17T11:29:53
It's fast. It's loose. It's essential.
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Woodenspoon geek out: thoughts on scale from 2019-04-15T16:15:37
It might just be what's tripping you up
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When the middle is not the way from 2019-04-14T17:45:05
So often the middle path is best. Here is one instance where it is decidedly not.
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Wooden spoon geek out: microchamfers! from 2019-04-14T00:27:16
Why you need em and how to make em
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154: How to never go out of business from 2019-04-11T13:26:22
Don't leap. Don't take baby steps
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153: wooden spoon geek out- top profiles from 2019-04-10T13:08:27
Envisioning these is tricky. But they are important to define early
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152?: Another trick up your sleeve from 2019-04-09T18:12:50
It does you no good to oet yourself stay stuck. You always need to have another angle of attack
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151: wooden spoon geek out- achieving symmetry from 2019-04-09T14:17:56
Here are my best tips
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150: the flexibility of working alone from 2019-04-08T12:38:54
How multiple businesses and being a solo operator help me use each day most effectively
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Wooden spoon geek out: the benfit of using fewer hand positions carving from 2019-04-07T12:07:15
Why I get better results flipping the spoon over and carving blind rather than keeping it face up and switching grips
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147: wooden spoon geek out- understanding crank from 2019-04-05T12:51:38
It feels so mysterious. It's really not
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146: the power of incremental improvement from 2019-04-04T13:19:18
Small changes over time stack up, and they often take you to places you didn't anticipate or envision at the beginning
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145: woodenspoon geekout: why things are taking so long from 2019-04-03T13:17:52
If you're nibbling and nibbling at your spoons, read this now
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144: how to run a wait list (rather than letting it run you) from 2019-04-02T14:21:08
The deliberate psychology needed when there is always something you could be doing.
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143: wooden spoon geekout- stretching, massage and posture from 2019-04-01T12:52:22
Here's what I do to keep my body healthy. One other obvious thing i failed to mention was just to take it easy! Don't overdo it. That's the most important thing.
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Stretching for it from 2019-03-31T21:36:20
In my life, putting myself in positions where i need to stretch for things has been what has forced positive changes and growth
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Wooden spoon geekout- common mistakes from 2019-03-27T19:02:59
The most common things I see people struggle with and what to do about them
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Bomus episode: who's on your team? from 2019-03-26T15:20:27
The answer is more people than you realize
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138: what does your Instagram account say about you? from 2019-03-26T15:09:52
And what box does it put you in?
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137- wooden spoon geek out: workflow from 2019-03-25T13:30:41
How good workflow eliminates unpredictability and pruduces better results
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What is skill? from 2019-03-24T17:24:21
I don't think it's as mysterious as we make it out to be
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Wooden spoon geek out: improving your consistency from 2019-03-23T14:48:28
Here are the three main thinga you can do.
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133- wooden spoon geek out! Sourcing wood from 2019-03-21T12:41:14
What I look for and some different means of getting it
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131- wooden spoon geek out- rim to bowl transition from 2019-03-19T13:01:19
This is a tricky thing to get exactly how you want it. But once you have a process the whole thing is more controlled. Here is mine.
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130- struggling towards balance from 2019-03-18T16:12:51
How hard to push, when to ignore your body and when to listen to it.
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Wooden spoon geek-out- eliminating smudges from your spoons from 2019-03-17T18:50:30
Why it happens, and the top couple of things you can do about it
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What does your feed say about you? (And what box does it put you in?) from 2019-03-16T22:57:39
Beware feeling stuck
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126- the allure of the new, or is it paralysis? from 2019-03-15T13:27:33
It is always tempting to start new things. Here is why not to.
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Wooden spoon geek out- undoing a twist from 2019-03-14T19:38:57
How to realign the handle and bowl of a spoon when they are not in the same plane.
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124- the Momentum Threshold from 2019-03-13T14:42:17
You might not even realize you are below it
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Wooden spoon geek out: how thin and delicate can you make a spoon? from 2019-03-12T13:20:15
And how do you do that without ruining it?
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122- what is the most important thing you need to do today? from 2019-03-11T12:07:26
Do that FIRST
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121-wooden spoon geek out: templates from 2019-03-10T17:51:13
To template or not to template, that is a juicy question
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How I price my work from 2019-03-09T20:03:11
For those of you who haven't heard it before, here is the full story. Pricing is not a team sport. Run your own race.
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Wooden spoon geek-out: pushing through failure from 2019-03-08T17:30:06
What you do when you fail is just as important as what you do when you succeed
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Do you have to be fair to your customers? from 2019-03-07T13:52:27
What does providing amazing customer service look like? Is fairness theost important thing?
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117-Wooden spoon geekout: mouthfeel from 2019-03-06T13:33:26
My tips on getting an eating spoon to feel great in your mouth. Because otherwise what's the point?
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Customer service like you give a damn from 2019-03-05T13:53:38
So often as makers we worry about streamlining our experience. That has it the wrong way around
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114- why you should ask for help (even when you are uncomfortable doing so) from 2019-03-03T17:04:26
So often, we don't ask for it. And so often we don't offer it fully to others.
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Wooden Spoon Geek-out- Rims from 2019-03-02T14:02:47
Carving clean, even spoon rims is one if the most difficult things. Here is how I do it.
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Telling the truth when things aren't working out. from 2019-03-01T22:24:36
Not enough of this, frankly
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111- Wooden spoon geekout: gaining speed from 2019-02-28T13:44:27
My top points for getting faster at carving
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109- how to get a clean knife finish when carving wooden spoons from 2019-02-26T18:50:32
It's a combination of miisture level and sharpness
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108- What is your purpose? from 2019-02-25T16:15:49
Being able to articulate this keeps you going when you might otherwise stop
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Wooden spoon geek-out: how to get the right bowl thickness from 2019-02-24T16:36:46
Getting the right bowl thickness is so tricky, and makes such a huge difference for the feel ofnthenfinished spoon. Here is how I do it.
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106- what sets someone apart from the field? from 2019-02-23T20:49:44
Skill is rarely enough.
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105- accepting help from 2019-02-22T17:48:47
I often go it alone. But offers of help can be disproportionately valuable
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104- Do the right thing (and you know what that is) from 2019-02-21T17:43:03
It's not about fairness. It's about what you want the dynamic to be going forward
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103-Something is Better Than Nothing from 2019-02-20T17:22:05
Something is better than nothing
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Why stuff will always fall apart and wuat you can do about it. from 2019-02-18T14:41:13
It's entropy, baby!
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93- Forgetting to Begin from 2019-02-11T00:27:47
Sometimes we realize we had a goal and we just kept assuming we would start it tomorrow.
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93- In Real Life from 2019-02-09T13:48:15
Take that idea off the page and actually try it. You'll learn more than you ever imagined
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91- Obsolete from 2019-02-07T15:31:55
Revising your website is a thankless task. But somebody needs to do it.
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89- the advantage of responsibilities from 2019-02-05T13:38:56
We often see commitments and responsibilities as disadvantages when it comes to pursuing our dreams. I think it can be the other way around
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Editing Your Instagram Feed from 2019-02-04T13:12:28
I find this to be a critical part of how I put my best foot forward.
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87- a cut above the rest from 2019-02-03T23:04:04
In your field, who is doing it better? How clearly can you articulate why?
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86-What will you sacrifice? from 2019-02-02T21:54:16
If you want something, some dream, it will take effort and work to get it. What will you give?
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81- the customer experience from 2019-01-28T20:44:53
Often we focus instead on iurnown experience first
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79- In Control from 2019-01-25T16:21:29
Working for yourself is always an option. Why are we talking about this more?
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78- In Advance from 2019-01-24T12:26:23
Getting a jump on things feels sooooo good. Why don't I do it all the time?
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76-Life Is Long from 2019-01-22T16:14:35
Make sure you're trajectory is pointing where where you want to go
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75-New Customers ans what they tell you from 2019-01-21T17:40:36
Does what your offering appeal to someone?
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74-Maintenance from 2019-01-20T15:13:19
Sometimes you don't realize you need it when you really do
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73- Being Available from 2019-01-18T14:38:07
This is an unpopular belief, but part of long term success
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72- Time Management from 2019-01-17T13:32:34
What I learned from the Great British Baking Show
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71-Don't Rest On Your Laurels from 2019-01-16T22:05:45
If you don't evolve and innovate, the attention will go somewhere else.
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70- keeping an even keel from 2019-01-15T14:08:34
This time of year it is easy to feel depressed, and in general being sepf employed is hard on the mood at times. Here is something that helps me
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69-Dealing with Rejection from 2019-01-14T14:27:25
It's an inevitable part of working for yourself. Here are a couple of things to do about it
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Finding Your Style from 2019-01-11T14:39:13
Developing a style that is recognizable as your own is a long-term, never ending process. Here is how it worked for me.
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65- Better Bookkeeping from 2019-01-10T16:51:38
Newsflash: I'm bad at it. But I want to get better
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62- making space from 2019-01-01T16:57:38
Clearing physical space can pead to mental space, and vice versa
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57-Setting Up Tomorrow from 2018-12-27T16:26:30
In a very particular way, this general principle can be invaluable for any goal
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56-Meta-thinking from 2018-12-26T22:43:10
Thinking about the business can be one of the most useful things you do for the business
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55- Stepping Up from 2018-12-25T17:32:24
Someone is going to benefit from you sharing what you know. So share it.
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53-Temporary Solutions from 2018-12-23T14:07:39
You don't know what you will really need until you've done it for awhile. So move fast and cheap and don't spring for the permanent thing right away.
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52-Exercises from 2018-12-22T21:35:35
Deliberate exercises to oush yourself outside your comfort zone have an outsized effect on where we end up
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51-Small Bites from 2018-12-21T13:36:02
Life and business are full of overwhelming moments when a task that seemed straightforward hits a road block. And then another. And then another.
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50- Less Perfect from 2018-12-20T21:42:16
Perfectionism is a limiting factor, holding us back from starting or continuing or sharing what we want to do for feeling it's not ready. It's never ready. Do it anyway.
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49- Retrospective from 2018-12-19T18:10:26
Matt White and I sit down to talk over where we were two years ago when we first met.
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48- Transitioning from 2018-12-18T13:48:02
How and when to transition to working for yourself is such a tricky, and personal, question. Here's my story and thoughts on the matter.
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47- Bottleneck from 2018-12-17T16:16:32
Figuring out what can go wrong is often a matter of finding the bottleneck.
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45- Be Generous from 2018-12-14T13:28:40
It's easy to be generous with those more powerful or connected than ourselves. It's far more important, however, to be generous to those less connected and powerful than ourselves.
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Repeat customers and what they tell you from 2018-12-11T14:06:33
The repeat customer is your most valuable resource
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41- Saying no (and when to do it) from 2018-12-10T14:08:36
The importance of analyzing demand and profit to figure out if it's time to start saying no to things
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Building Your Customer Base from 2018-12-05T13:56:26
It's a long one, because it's jam packed with good stuff
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35-Necessary Waste from 2018-12-04T13:49:53
In the beginning of a journey, a certain amount of waste can be strategically necessary that would not be tolerated later on
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31-what your website isn't doing (yet) from 2018-11-30T13:59:42
Longer than usual episode because there are a lot of details to cover.
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30-Selling in the Beginning from 2018-11-29T13:21:21
Keeping your sense of self worth intact in the face of early slow sales is one of the toughest things. Here are some tactics.
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29- Get To the Edge from 2018-11-28T14:05:45
The edge is where the meaningful contributions to the community are.
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28- Control Your Supply from 2018-11-27T15:24:15
Controlling the means of production is one of the strengths of a land-based business
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27- Dealing with Imperfection from 2018-11-26T14:13:15
How do you feel good about your work when, as a craftsperson, you know that some is better than others?
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26- The Danger of Double Counting from 2018-11-25T14:14:01
No, not that kind of double counting!
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Build a Community, Not a Following from 2018-11-24T13:49:38
Social media metrics makes it easy to focus on the wrong things. But in the end, a community is what is going to support you when you need them.
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23- Don't Go All In from 2018-11-21T22:23:46
It's popular opinion that to succeed at something you need to go all in. I'm here to tell you that's not necessarily true.
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22-Permission from 2018-11-21T13:12:26
No one is going to give it to you. (Except me, right here.)
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21- Serving Your Customers from 2018-11-20T14:07:15
Doing one thing is not enough. Instead, you need to realize the needs of your current customers and address those
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20- Product, Service, Education from 2018-11-19T13:36:43
There are three basic ways to earn money as a craftsperson. You should probably figure out all three.
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18- Be About More Than One Thing from 2018-11-17T13:00:38
You don't need to be the best. You just need to be pretty good at a unique combination of things.
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Start Before You Are Comfortable from 2018-11-17T01:23:57
A little pep talk for people feeling out of their depth
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The Stories We Tell Ourselves from 2018-11-15T13:40:45
Sometimes the stories we tell ourselves don't serve us.
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15- Keep the Bar Low from 2018-11-14T13:43:25
We usually start projects with high standards and expectations. Here, I argue that it is crucial to lower these.
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14- Now Is the Time from 2018-11-13T14:12:36
Get off your butt and do that thing you tell yourself you will do in six months. Right now.
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12- Deliberate Practice from 2018-11-11T13:53:39
How deliberate practice can help you lean into your thing and really improve.
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11- Real Engagement from 2018-11-10T16:41:44
Thoughts on the value of creating a community through engagement rather than focusing on the metrics
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10- So Good They Can't Ignore You from 2018-11-09T15:11:11
Despite a cold and my dog going nuts at the end, I managed to hold it together on this one...
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08- Educate Yourself from 2018-11-07T13:27:36
Lately I've been shifting my time and attention from entertainment to education, consuming podcasts and books that help me grow towards my goals.
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07- Change Your Handle from 2018-11-06T14:44:37
Why I changed my handle to be my name and why I think that's important.
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Taking Product Pictures from 2018-11-05T13:55:27
My tips on taking decent photographs of products, in this instance the wooden spoons that I carve.
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05: Chinking the Gaps from 2018-11-04T14:55:04
The shift from doing your thing some of the time to doing it most of the time is a delicate transition.
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Innovate the Process from 2018-11-03T20:32:52
Boy I really ended up in a different place with this than what I thought. A great example of how the act of doing something leads you to uncharted territory.
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The More You Give from 2018-11-02T13:23:54
The philosophy and strategy of sharing all your best stuff.
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Life is Slow from 2018-11-01T20:30:08
It is really hard to see your daily actions stack up into results. That is true across the board.
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The Value of Small Customers from 2018-10-31T13:03:23
Diversification is the key on so many levels. Maintaining a broad base of smaller customers and clients is one of the ways to mitigate risk when you work for yourself.
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Emmet Audio teaser from 2018-10-30T20:35:53
Short introduction to Emmet Audio. Thanks for listening!
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