Back in January I wrote about how I planned for 3 productive hours per day when developing. Things were a little different then…I was busier, and there was a little more pressure to get LockerPulse done quickly. These past few weeks things have really calmed down for me, to a level I don’t think I’ve [...]
Archive for the ‘Life Balance’ Category
Is Google Ruining Your Life? [Guest Post]
This is a guest post from my good friend Tim, who is a regular commenter on this blog and is in the process of launching a Houston-based daily-deal site called YourYoupon. I am a frequent commenter on Adam’s blog, beyond the blog we’ve become good friends over the last few years and enjoy sharing business [...]
Momentum Days
Yesterday was crazy. We’re in the middle of our largest Detailed Image sale of the summer, 25% off everything for three days. I was in the middle of moving LockerPulse to a new server (subject of a future post). We put some new warehouse processes into place. Mike is back this week. Oh, and a [...]
Getting Back on Track Post-Launch
In a lot of ways, it’s easier for me to approach life as a whole while I’m developing a large project like LockerPulse or the new Detailed Image last year or Tastefully Driven the year before. I tend to have a very narrow focus. I don’t think much past launch date. I want to work [...]
A “Typical” Week
As we’ve grown and changed, so has my work schedule. This year though, I’ve settled into a pretty nice schedule that I hope I can keep for a while. Here’s how a typical week goes: Monday – because we have to ship out all of the sales from the weekend, Monday’s are our busiest day. [...]
Changes in Work, Sleep, Learning, & More
In looking back at posts from previous years, I realized that I used to post more frequently about all of the other things I think go into running a business and being an entrepreneur. Stuff like sleep and happiness and work ethic. As I’ve slowed a bit with my posting, it seems like those posts [...]
15 Productive Hours
I’ve instituted various time management and task management “systems” for myself over the years. I’ve almost always had a daily task list with automated reminders for routine things like “remember to check on backups”. I’ve grown into being very strict with how often I check and answer my email. Those things are pretty steady. But [...]
Looking Forward to 2010
I’m not really a big New Year’s Resolution guy. I mean, what’s the real difference between last week and this week? All that changed was the calendar. But in business it’s a little different. When your fiscal year aligns with the calendar year like ours does, it just makes sense to take a step back [...]
Always On Call
The flexibility and freedom you have when you run your own company is awesome. Now that I’ve experienced it for a few years, it’s something I don’t ever want to give up. But there’s a flip side. If you are critical to your company’s operations (and let’s be real, if you’re bootstrapping a small business, [...]
Vote With Your Actions
A few months ago I saw the movie Food, Inc. I’ve become quite obsessed with the food industry the past few years. I’ve read a bunch of books and watched a bunch of documentaries. It fascinates me just how broken things are and how negatively that affects the entire population. One of my favorite parts [...]
