Category Archives: Lessons From Work

Getting Edumacated

I’m not an educated man, at least not in the traditional sense- I did finish high school, not quite barely, but certainly not as valedictorian. I wasn’t even on the honor roll. Not because I’m not smart enough, but more because school bored the snot out of me. I could write a book about whyContinue reading “Getting Edumacated”

Toilet Paper Rolls

One of the first questions that I was asked to think about was what is one of the biggest stumbling blocks you are running into in your business. After thinking for a few minutes, I wrote down “Toilet Paper Rolls.”

1st Trimester Is Almost Done… Thoughts on 2019 so far

It’s been a busy year for me. And I mean busy. I’m not usually the one that feels busy- I have time to call people, take time to recreate (a little, anyway) and really be ok with the world. But 2019 has just felt busy, and it’s not a feeling I particularly like. I feelContinue reading “1st Trimester Is Almost Done… Thoughts on 2019 so far”

Tip to prospective hires…

Just a quick tip to prospective hires: in an interview when you’re asked what strengths you have or what sets you apart, don’t say you have a strong work ethic. It’s cliche, and it doesn’t make you stand out. I’ve interviewed hundreds of people, all wanting jobs. I’ve never had any of them say theyContinue reading “Tip to prospective hires…”

Just a Little Off

My wife and I like to improve things- we are constantly working to change things and make them better. We have become pros at tearing our houses apart, to put them back together in a better, more beautiful (hopefully) and useful way. Our last house was a small 2 bedroom, 1 bath house. We turnedContinue reading “Just a Little Off”

New Year’s Resolutions

I’ve been thinking a lot about goals and plans for 2019 for the last couple of months. I’ve already talked a little about growth goals for my business, though there are a lot of things I didn’t discuss, such as setting budgets for those goals. In my personal life, I wanted to set some goalsContinue reading “New Year’s Resolutions”

Learn QuickBooks (or Freshbooks, Quicken, or whatever…)

The last several weeks I’ve been learning how to use Quickbooks to keep track of my money. Now, I’ve been in business now for almost 7 years, and I’ve known a little about quickbooks, and how to do a few things, like pull reports and stuff. But when it comes to the register, I’ve letContinue reading “Learn QuickBooks (or Freshbooks, Quicken, or whatever…)”