I don’t know about you, but sometimes my life feels busy and like I’m not really accomplishing anything. One way I try to remedy this is to stop, sit down and look back, especially at the new year. Seeing what did and didn’t work and deciding what I want to accomplish going forward brings some much needed clarity in my life.
After several friends and colleagues recommend Essentialism and after feeling exceptionally stressed about my list of obligations, I decided to check it out. Essentialism, The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKewon, is a book about getting the right things done vs. getting more done in less time. Read my summary and thoughts.
The 12 Week Year is a simple system for setting goals and tasks. Authors Brian Moran and Michael Lennington show you exactly how to get there. Read my review and thoughts.
I recently read The Revenue Growth Habit: The Simple Art of Growing Your Business by 15% in 15 Minutes a Day. The book is broken down into four parts — the process, changing your mindset, 22 techniques for growth and executing the plan. Read my full breakdown.
I recently finished reading Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman. (Reading the book and writing this post were two tasks on my 12 Week Year for Q1 2021.) Traction came recommended to me by several colleagues whose recommendations I value highly, so I wanted to check it out for myself.
2020 started off well enough, right? I wrote my 2019 year in review, created some goals and tasks and got to work. But sometimes life goes off the rails.
One of the awesome parts of being a freelancer is collaborating with other freelancers, especially those who offer complimentary services. In this post, I want to walk you through how I got a quick website up for a collaboration with some friends.
Last year I wrote my first year in review post. In it, I detailed what happened in 2018 and what I wanted to accomplish in 2019. To hold myself accountable, I created a Google sheet with all the specifics and a monthly reminder to update the sheet. Let’s see how I measured up! (Oh yeah, and talk about my plans for 2020.)
This past weekend I attended WordCamp Kent. WordCamp Kent was the very first WordCamp I attended two years ago in 2017. It made a HUGE impression on me and I was really excited to go back this year. Here’s a recap of all the great people I met and things I learned.
Before we get too far into 2019, I want to take a moment to reflect on the wild ride that was 2018.
