Ship.
I like the term ship. Originally, Steve Jobs coined it. “Real artists ship.” As in, ship it. Get it out there. Don’t wait till it’s absolutely perfect to ship. Whether it’s a project, product, painting, book, blog post, song, presentation, you name it.
Your art. Ship it.
Don’t shortchange the world of [...]
I had a dream. I thought I could be this guy in the picture.
In eighth grade I took a courageous step toward trying to make it a reality. I tried out for the basketball team.
Then came the day.
I can still remember that day. Clearly. It’s the kind of day that involves little [...]
My kids were out of town this last Friday through Sunday. Earlier, when I first heard about this plan, the following crossed my mind: I’ll be home alone … chillin’ … no responsibilities … no taxi duties … some football … pizza … sleeping in … cold pizza … more football … popcorn [...]
I’ve a logo to complete, another revision to do on a client’s homepage, a sign job needs to be followed up on, a proposal to write up, a blog post to kick out that I’m behind on (again), grocery shopping to do (as I write this, the teenage son is gazing longingly into the abyss, a.k.a. the refrigerator. As you read this, he probably [...]
I’m developing a product. I think–and others have said–that I may have a patent-able product (so I’m not sharing it here … just yet). But time will tell, as long as I DO something about it. It seems far too common for ideas to be considered and perhaps even initially acted upon only to have them stall [...]
One week in and What Am I Doing Really? Yeah, it’s time for the first of 4 weekly self-assessment posts to check my status.
Not counting this one, I’ve posted 7 out of the last 9 days. 7/9 reduced, oh wait, can’t reduce that … WHERE’S MY CALCULATOR?!
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