Inspiration

Justin on October 6th, 2011

One of my clients is currently wrestling with the idea of rebranding.  As part of the problem-solving process, I asked, “If you woke up tomorrow and you didn’t own this business, what business would you want to build from scratch?” To me, motivation is key.  I think we often get paralyzed by trying to solve [...]

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Justin on September 19th, 2011

Actually, make it 13. Because number 13 is, “when you try to edit a WordPress photo caption after you publish your post, you break your blog.” So, the original post is gone. Whoops. I’d rewrite the whole thing, but we all have lives, so here are the salient points I think I made the first [...]

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Justin on September 14th, 2011

It really doesn’t take much to change your life. Sometimes it only takes 30 seconds. Sometimes it takes a shot or two of well-placed bluntness. Sometimes, it just takes a story. Earlier this year, Joe Posnanski shared this memory of Seve Ballesteros. Ballesteros was driving all over the course when he saw Ian Woosnam looking [...]

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Justin on September 5th, 2011

You probably know I’m a freelancer.  You may also know that Mike Sorg and I co-host a weekly podcast called Freelance4Real, where we interview our fellow freelancers (and each other) about the ups and downs of the freelance working world.  Our shows cover everything from programming to photography, travel to taxes and motivation to marriage, [...]

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Justin on August 31st, 2011

As I mentioned recently, I talk a lot about procrastination and distraction because that’s currently my big stumbling block.  Judging by the comments on those posts, I’m not alone. But why are we such chronic procrastinators? Lately, I’ve been trying to identify why I feel the urge to click away from what I should be [...]

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