Month: June 2018

  • Freelance Friday 012 – June 29 2018

    Freelance Friday 012 – June 29 2018

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    As I’m working on my next book called Finding Focus, I have some questions for you dear reader. If you’ll please help me out and answer these 6 questions so I can make sure the book covers topics that are relevant to you. I spent most of this week away in Sechelt with my wife.…

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  • Should I Read It 021 – Play Nice In Your Sandbox at Work

    Should I Read It 021 – Play Nice In Your Sandbox at Work

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    If you’re in relationship and deal with conflict, todays book is a good primer on negotiation. Purchase Play Nice In Your Sandbox at Work on Amazon Written look at Play Nice This episode of Should I Read It is brought to you by The 8 Week Business Bootcamp. If you’re tired of struggling with your…

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  • Rest is Required if You Want to Excel

    Rest is Required if You Want to Excel

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    I was reminded of this fact this week. Here you can see where I was. I sat there for a few hours and read then sent some emails and did some writing on my phone. I broke out my journal and thought about my business without listening to any music unless it was provided by…

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  • I’m talking about time blocking on The Productivity Show

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    You can catch me today talking about time blocking on The Productivity Show. We talk about: Why I don’t think you can make our find time The 4 Steps I use to define an ideal week Mapping an ideal week to a real week Why you should double your time estimates Go listen.

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  • Identifying the Real Problems Your Business Has

    Identifying the Real Problems Your Business Has

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    Over the last few weeks we’ve been addressing your goals. I started by telling you that yearly goals are terrible and that you need to stop doing them. Then we talked about the alternative that I use, setting goals in quarter increments and measuring progress. But before you do any goal setting, you need to…

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  • I gave you the four questions I use to talk to buyers on Liquid Web

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    I’ll be writing for Liquid Web now, and today I talked about the difference between buyers and gatekeepers. Most importantly, why you should be talking to buyers and how to figure out if you’re talking to the buyer of a project. While it can be flattering to be asked to quote on a project, it…

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  • Freelance Friday 011 – June 22 2018

    Freelance Friday 011 – June 22 2018

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    As I’m working on my next book called Finding Focus, I have some questions for you dear reader. If you’ll please help me out and answer these 6 questions so I can make sure the book covers topics that are relevant to you. This week was about pairing down a bunch of what I did…

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  • Should I Read It 020 – Nobody Wants To Read Your Shit by Steven Pressfield

    Should I Read It 020 – Nobody Wants To Read Your Shit by Steven Pressfield

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    Today we’re going to walk with Steven Pressfield as we look at why nobody wants to read the crap you write. Purchase Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit on Amazon Written look at Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit This episode of Should I Read It is brought to you by The 8 Week Business…

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  • Lessons from Steven Pressfield to Help You Write Something Worthwhile

    Lessons from Steven Pressfield to Help You Write Something Worthwhile

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    Have you ever wondered why you write and write and … you don’t get the traction you want? Your dreams of readers flocking to you just don’t happen? You wonder why nobody wants to read your shit? Well, Steven Pressfield, wrote an aptly titled book called Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit, to try to…

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  • I Agree With This Sentiment on the iPad Pro

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    From The Sweet Setup I’ll highlight a few portions I agree with. The iPad has been my main computing device since the Pro line came out. Being without it for a few weeks has really highlighted why I prefer the iPad, and in many cases, has shown me how I can do more than on…

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