After realizing I was spending over $200/month on my cable bill, I finally reached a point where I had enough and cutting the cable cord was in play. Even though I loved being able to watch what I wanted, when I wanted it, I just didn't find myself doing so often enough to justify the expense. So despite my anxiety, I cut the cord. Cut it without even thinking about what my backup plan was going to be. I figured I would just figure it out over time. Here are 5 things I've learned that make it a ...
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Use Whatever Friggin Words You Want!
I've been meaning to write a blog post about this infuriating article from Mashable a few months ago basically condemning the use of certain "buzz words". The article is chock full of "experts" I'm sure Mashable selected from a survey about what words they felt were overused. It's practically impossible to read through the list of comments without hearing them in your head as a pompous "I'm better than you" tone. Here's the thing...who friggin cares? You want to use the word visionary or ...
Are You These 5 Things? Then You’re Hired.
Over the past 10 years or so, my career has shifted to focus more on managing teams and operations, and a good chunk of my time has been spent on interviewing and hiring. I even do background checks and pre employment drug test like the ones at Sterling Check to be sure that I will hire the right people. I've probably interviewed thousands of people in that time, and I definitely have a good feel for folks fairly quickly in the process. I also conduct personality test for jobs to understand if a ...
5 Tips To Book A Baller Vegas Trip Affordably That You Haven’t Heard
Okay, maybe not celebrity baller, but there are ways to experience an upgraded Vegas experience. I love Vegas. I do. It's not for everyone. But for me, 2 times a year is standard. There's just something about a city that's always on. It's a place I can go and really do whatever the hell I want and not have to worry about it. The ultimate adult playground. There was actually a time where you could practically get everything super cheap and free, Unfortunately those times have changed quite a bit. ...
You Need To Own Your Online Identity
[stag_dropcap font_size="100px" style="squared"]I[/stag_dropcap] was inspired to write this blog post based on an article that surfaced in my Facebook feed about Appetas, a restaurant website service, that up until now, offered restaurants a turn-key solution to having a website with useful integrated features such as menus, online ordering etc. It's not the worst idea in the world by any means, an affordable, easy solution for an industry that typically has low margins, and little to no ...
Why Sometimes You Have To Say No To New Business
[stag_dropcap font_size="100px" style="squared"]N[/stag_dropcap]ot every lead is a good one. In my first year of starting my company, while few and far between, I've actually had new business prospects that I've turned down. For a startup, that seems a bit crazy, but sometimes, it's unavoidable. This has not just been the case with my business, as a close friend of mine who spent months into researching How to start a nonprofit? Had to do the same with his company as well. Sometimes its good to ...
