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Instead of Firing, Make Your System Better & Then Decide

If your boss was going to fire you, would you want her to have done everything possible to set you up for success before pulling the trigger? Unfortunately, that doesn’t usually…

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What Happened To A Community When One Man Asked God To Show Him How To Love People

What would you do if your world and beliefs were unexpectedly turned upside down? What if you suddenly realized, you didn't understand what it meant to love people? In 2008, tha…

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What If Life Is Meaningless And Your Legacy Is Worthless?

What REALLY Matters? In light of the inevitable end of our universe, does anything matter? In the last decade, I’ve explored the concept of legacy. It’s the idea that what we lea…

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How To Move Towards a Dream While Maintaining Priorities Along The Way

Life is not a straight line. And any path with monumental goals won’t be an easy one. With a wife and four children (plus one on the way), I don’t have the luxury of sleeping on…

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Transitioning From Google Apps To Gmail + Data Migration Checklist

Note: Google Apps has been renamed Google Workspace, and I am now a paid user. Make your life easier and sign up today for Google Workspace. If you sign up, you'll receive 10% off…

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Don't Let Unintentional Abandonment Have The Final Word

With my former marketing company, I heard numerous experienced business leaders proclaim away many different marketing channels. They simply"didn't work". “We tried billboards…

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4 Tips for Overcoming Your Greatest Challenge as a Freelancer [for FreelancersUnion]

One of my mini-experiments from last month was submitting a guest blog article for Freelancers Union. This idea came as an encouragement from another Freelancer in the local Atlan…

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Established Ecommerce Companies: Four High Level Search Engine Performance Metrics to Monitor

If you’re running a campaign to drive more traffic via search engines (organically) and ultimately dollars, there are four metrics you’ll want to keep an eye on. Search Engi…

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[Interview] How Timecamp Empowers Freelancers To Measure Billable Hours

For over two years, I've been leveraging TimeCamp to track and report on my billable hours with active clients. Recently, I shared how this tool is a part of my daily startup rout…

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These Four Stages of Commitment Explain How We Interact With The World Around Us

I used to struggle with understanding my commitment level and how to only act at the level of commitment I was comfortable with. After a failed partnership, I discovered a better…

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Mini-Experiments & New Goals For May 2018

Four months into the year, and I feel a bit worn down from the previous month’s writing activities. While I’ve had some success, it’s required a good amount of effort. In fact…

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Looking Back: 21 April 2018 Discoveries + News & Updates

We've now completed the fourth month of 2018! And, if you want to slow down time, I recommend doing a monthly looking forward and looking back journal entry (private or public). T…