Archives: April 2017

The Great American Road Trip →

April 5, 2017

I got the chance to spend a week driving from coast to coast with my parents last summer. We started just north of Seattle, took Route 2 across Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, then went across the UP and drove down through Michigan, then across Ohio and Pennsylvania on I-80 to NYC. Here are my notes from the trip.

LER on Light

April 5, 2017

There is but one cure for ignorance: enlightenment! Lesser treatments, such as ‘selling the masses,’ political activism, and the like, are an utter waste of time; as well try to bring daylight by cursing the darkness!” (To Free or Freeze, p. 18)

3 Lesser-Known Hubspot Tools

April 7, 2017 - Category: Development - Tags: Hubspot and CRM

Do you use Hubspot? Here are three lesser-known Hubspot tools to help you get the most out of your marketing and sales workflows.

My Setup and Tools

April 10, 2017 - Tags: Tools

I often get asked about what I use to get my work done. This post will be updated regularly with my current toolkit and setup.

How to Hit Reset and Keep Going →

April 13, 2017

We’ve all been there: It is 4:30pm, our energy is low, we have at least four hours of work left to do, and we feel like giving up and taking a nap. Here is what I do to hit reset and keep going.

The Afternoon Check-in →

April 14, 2017 - Tags: productivity

Two and a half months ago I started asking myself two simple questions every afternoon and I've seen a clear improvement in my mood as a direct result. Don't take your mood as a given. You are in control and can take actions to improve it.

My WordPress Stack

April 15, 2017 - Category: Development - Tags: WordPress

Here are the tools, hosts, themes, and plugins I use to build WordPress sites quickly and get the most out of them after they launch.

Running Zapier Actions During Business Hours Only →

April 25, 2017 - Tags: Tools

Two weeks ago I had a problem I wanted to solve with Zapier: Only running a particular Zapier action during business hours and delaying everything that happens outside of business hours until the next day.

Why I Set Personal Deadlines →

April 26, 2017

We all understand the importance of setting deadlines at work. Everything revolves around intentionally set deadlines and there are consequences if they aren’t met. Deadlines are a useful tool at work to keep progress moving forward. If there were no deadlines and no consequences for missing them, how many projects would realistically get done?

Creating Consistently →

April 30, 2017

Creating is awesome. Creating consistently is even better. Here are some strategies for being consistent in your creative endeavors.

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