It's amazing how small a thing can be and still tick you off. Heck, it can even be on your mind hours later. Silently, it controls your mood for days. Annoying doesn't even begin to describe it. Right now I'm acknowledging what I believe the problem is. Taking a few deeps breaths seems to help … Continue reading Refocusing Yourself →

Everyone gets in a funk from time to time. One thing bad happens. We can't react quickly enough and smack - another one poorly timed event comes rolling our way like a boulder. When it rains, it pours. For me, it's been pouring for almost a month now. I've felt unproductive, ineffective, lazy, and all … Continue reading Hosting a Pity Party →

Everyone needs time to relax. To wind down after a stressful week. For me, that time is spent watching Youtube and playing video games or guitar. Recently I wasn't happy with where I was in life. So I decided to take a break from video games. I went through my computer and deleted them all. … Continue reading Taking Time To Relax →

One of the companies in my incubator just finished manufacturing a large batch of inventory. His company focuses on giving back to the community in a buy-one-give-one fashion. So far they seem to be doing quite well, and I'm happy to see success coming his way. To my surprise, yesterday, he tossed a free jacket. … Continue reading Marketing Through Kindness →

One thing that is becoming more and more fascinating to me is the concept of an individual's story. Yesterday I sat down with a friend after a photoshoot. I was still feeling a bit uneasy. You could say that I'm not exactly a photogenic person. It just makes me feel weird to be in the … Continue reading Your Story →

I've been watching a few self-improvement classes lately. One, in particular, focuses on how self-confidence and self-doubt stop us from ever achieving our dreams. What has stood out to me the most is how the instructor defines confidence. Most us, myself included, believe we attain confidence when you reach a certain level of skill — a … Continue reading Building Confidence →

I used to view myself as a tech-only person. I was a secret ninja who you hired to jump into a project and knock it out in blinding flurry of bytes, pixels, and algorithms. Although my expertise has served me well thus far, I failed to understand a crucial part of the software development process. … Continue reading Working With People, Not Code →