How do you expect to finish if you never start?
The concept is simple: deliver more value than the recipient is expecting. The Hiring Process We live by unwritten rules in today’s American society. An example can be found in the hiring process. I’ve had a number of friends who struggled to find the right – or sometimes any – job. They don’t expect a company to spontaneously find them, but they don’t know… Continue reading The Art of Overdelivering
1 Cup Quinoa 1/2 Cup Chopped Organic Green Bell Peppers 1/2 Cup Chopped Organic Mushrooms 1/2 Cup Protein (Lean Turkey/Lean Chicken/Grilled Fish) 1/2 Cup Organic Black Beans 1 Dash of Hot Sauce This is lunch, every day of the working week. A few office mates think I have screws loose for being so plain. From their perspective my Spartan diet brings unnecessary… Continue reading The Most Counterintuitive Way to Take More Risks
Scene One: The designer scrolls through to the sidebar widget. He doesn’t like it. He tests it: fully functional. He tweaks the color, adjusts the width, and he ultimately comes to the conclusion it is “pretty good.” He’s not charging premium prices and he only knows how to do so much. He’s his own engineer and there is more work… Continue reading The Artisan vs. The Amateur
My mind was drawing a blank about what to write. I am usually a fountain of ideas when it comes to topics on which to blog… Maybe it’s cause I’m so busy. Maybe it’s cause I tried to write at night instead of the morning. Or maybe I just felt like it was time to push my creative limits. Either… Continue reading “Do you have a card?” (word-art)
Everyone gets a trophy. That’s how it’s been for a few years now. We’re starting to see some of the repercussions entering the workforce with entitlement stamps on their resumes. Just because you earned a piece of paper, doesn’t mean you get to make $60,000/year in your first job. Aside from little league sports, trophies are not given for participation. You don’t… Continue reading Your Mom Wasn’t Lying When She Said You Were Special
I went ten months without a job. I spent most of that time lost and confused, not knowing which path to take. And when I finally chose one, I didn’t know if it was the “right” one. All I could do was forge forward and trust that everything was going to work out. I put my story into a book.… Continue reading Giving to Gain
There two kinds of professionals in this world: painters and sculptors. Not necessarily in the traditional sense, but in how they approach their work. Painters Take a blank canvas and fill it. Their imaginations drive them to build, they are able to create something out of thin air. They imagine the colors, the shapes, and the depths of a finished piece of… Continue reading How Painters & Sculptors Affect Businesses
Woodworking is therapeutic to me. It gives me something on which to focus my creative energies. It lets me use my hands in a constructive way, something I do not do during my daily work. One thing I love about woodworking is that it makes the carpenter slow down. I have found that the more I try to rush, the… Continue reading My 3 Step Process for Creating Quality Work
