We all get complacent sometimes. We fall into a comfort zone, and stop pushing ourselves to achieve our goals. Last week I realized I've gotten complacent, too. After speaking at ConvergeSE in June, I decided to take a few weeks off, spend a little time with my family, and reevaluate my priorities. After a year [...]
I just turned 30 years old. As many of my friends and colleagues are much older than me, I’ve gotten a lot of input about how I’d “feel” after turning 30. Some say I’d start “feeling the effects” of getting older while others claimed I’d start worrying about my age. So, how did turning 30 [...]
Tonight I was relaxing a bit... I was watching the 2009 World Series of Poker on ESPN2 and playing in a Sit-n-Run tournament at Full Tilt Poker. As I played, I came to a realization... Business is Just Like Poker People who can't play the game will tell you it's all the luck of the [...]
I never really did well in school. In all honesty, I sucked at school. From an early age, I was extremely bored and did everything possible to get out of going. I always thought it was just me… other kids seemed to like it and do well. I was the odd one. I wasn’t dumb, [...]
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my workload, priorities, and the future. I’ve come to realize that I have spread myself too thin. Between a full-time job at Kelsey, running 2BigFeet.com, writing the SitePoint Tribune newsletter, speaking engagements, and most importantly my family, I realized I’ve really overextended myself. But what do you do [...]