Twenty years ago I went on a trip of a lifetime. Little did I know that in six short months I’d gain a lifelong friend, see the country and learn a lesson that would serve me for the rest of my life, figuring out who you are. My friend and I were both working at [...]

If you have a client service type of business, one of your biggest challenges is finding work. After a while most work may come in through referral, but you still have to get out there and find it. Not all work that will come your way will be the right type of work. If you [...]

Had a great time at the OC WordCamp yesterday! In my presentation I spoke about BuddyPress and how we used the software to build chekmrk, our project management application. I went back through and modified the presentation so that it’s easier to understand since when viewing the presentation now, people won’t get my narration. Here [...]

I have a saying regarding owning your own business, “It’s lonely at the top.” That’s why the most important skill for an entrepreneur is to believe. When you have an idea, you have to be your biggest cheerleader. It’s normal to get excited about an idea and want to tell everyone how cool it is [...]

I remember a restaurant manager telling me when I was 19 years old, “You don’t choose your career, your career chooses you.” I thought, really, I’m not in control of the job that I choose? Someone else, with possibly self serving interests, will influence my destiny? That comment didn’t sit well with me. Not wanting [...]

My second job in web development was with a full print and digital agency in 1998. This was fairly common as the web was getting started. Print houses would have their “web guy.” The company that I worked for was one of the first agencies in San Diego that started to reduce print and focus [...]

As a web developer I consistently see clients obsessing over the small things. The design isn’t quite right or this feature doesn’t perform exactly as they imagined it in their head. I once had a client completely lay out how they wanted their ecommerce site to function, including illustrations, yet we clearly outlined in the [...]

Being productive doesn’t mean you can get a lot done in a very short period of time. Being productive means you get what you wanted done during the time you allotted for it. There is a big difference. One of the fundamental challenges that we as a society face is how to do something. We [...]