As I’ve watched friends get married over the past several years (and watched other friends plot what their dream weddings would look like), I’ve come to a conclusion… Nerds have the best weddings. So much of the time, every wedding feels the same. Flowers, candles, sometimes bells. Fancy outfits and food, elegant yet serious…
Olan Rogers is a master of many trades. Like many popular creators, he is famed for his YouTube presence. Unlike other creators, he runs a brick-and-mortar shop called The Soda Parlor, goes on tour for stand-up comedy, wrote a book called Heaven’s Vault, and produces designs for his other business, Olan Rogers Supply. Not only…
Breaks can feel like a necessary evil to the workaholic. Trust me, I tend to be one. Having a strong productivity mindset can be great, but it needs balance. No matter how enjoyable your work is, it is important to get out of the working mindset every now and then. It is hard for me…
We all have things that frighten us. For me, it is crossing this abandoned railroad bridge over a rushing river in Idaho. Every terrifying thing has a lesson lurking behind it. The act of crossing this bridge is no exception. Here are 4 things that the railroad bridge adventure taught me: Assessment…
I’ll be honest: I don’t feel like writing today. I said this to a friend, and he sent me the following quote: “If you only write when you’re inspired you may be a fairly decent poet, but you’ll never be a novelist because you’re going to have to make your word count today and…
“Be Consistent.” I heard this piece of advice from the content creation community many times over the years. It took me a while to really get it at first, but now that I have, there is no going back. I preach consistency just as hard as the big creators in my circles. Whatever you…
I originally wrote this post back in May 2015 after the biggest project I had ever started failed. It’s still incredibly relevant to me today, and I hope you’ll find it to be as encouraging as I did upon rediscovering it. For the last several years, I’ve had this big idea to start a…