• The tension of transformation and mastery

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    You’re not the same person you were 10 years ago. For me I went from 0 kids and 0 dogs to 2 kids and 2 dogs. Where I once was working many hours to pay my bills I earn three times what I did 10 years ago with less hours put in. With ourselves (and…

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  • Using Marxico to work with Markdown in Evernote

    Using Marxico to work with Markdown in Evernote

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    In my quest to find a decent way to work with Markdown in Evernote, I’ve already looked at Alternote, which was…okay, but only just barely. Today I’m going to write about Marxico. Marxico is a paid app/service that has a free 10-day trial. During those 10 days you get the full Marxico experience with no…

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  • 2 Big Issues with Evernote

    2 Big Issues with Evernote

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    Okay, I love Evernote. I use it daily and almost all my life ends up in Evernote in some form or another. But that doesn’t mean it’s all daisies and roses. There are some big annoyances with Evernote. Writing lag Even as I work on this article I’ve got two other articles sitting in the…

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  • Will I do the right thing…even when it’s no fun?

    Will I do the right thing…even when it’s no fun?

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    I’m sure you’ve seen that old woman or man at the coffee shop. They possess a quality — perhaps mysterious — that you yearn to have. They sit there, comfortably sipping on their coffee and chatting with people around them. There seems to be a magnetic quality about them, drawing people to interact with them…

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  • Exploring the Pocket Notebook

    Exploring the Pocket Notebook

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    So, I’ve got a pocket notebook and I love it. I use it to write out a quick grocery list (often actually copied out of the shared list in Todoist). I use it to jot down quick thoughts that will end up in Evernote, Todoist, or — nowhere. I use it for a trip journal…

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  • Who really owns your business?

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    You may think that you own your business, but it might actually be your client’s, or your debt that owns the business. Here’s how I look at who owns your business.

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  • Effortlessness

    Effortlessness

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    I had a pretty good idea of how Noah felt hovering over the lip of the gully. Having been in similar situations at nearly the same age, I understood that he just didn’t want to be scared, didn’t want to feel all that tension in his body, no matter what the payoff might be. He…

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  • My Essential Analogue Tools

    My Essential Analogue Tools

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    As computer workers, of course many of our tools are digital. We look at digital task lists and project management systems. We put all our notes in a digital file cabinet. We often eschew pens and paper because they just aren’t cool and new enough. We don’t evaluate their true efficacy in our lives because…

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  • If more people know me I have more impact..right?

    If more people know me I have more impact..right?

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    Are you making an impact? Is the work you do, or the content you produce, or the life you live impacting others in a net positive way? That is the thing we’re all striving for isn’t it? A life that has meaning, one that changes the world. The difference for many of us is how…

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  • Teaching Client Skills

    Teaching Client Skills

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    When it comes to hiring, soft skills are hard, yet when you’re bringing on a new employee, these are the skills you should be hiring for. An employee who is great at relating to clients is the person everyone wants to get their hands on and this should be on your ideal employee profile. What…

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