Today was a rather long work day, I got a lot done, I feel good about it. Maybe more interesting to me, the basil coming out of my mom’s vegetable garden is exceptional. It is much more flavorful and aromatic than other basil we can remember. I used some in a chicken dish yesterday that … Read more

I had a productive day. Did some technical work. Did some writing. Planned new opportunities. I got a lot done on adjusting how I’m looking for clients. This is where I’m taking feedback from current clients, their glowing reviews, and updating how I’m going to present what I offer. And raise prices a bit. I … Read more

It was hot outside today. This is a warm week, here. Luckily I don’t have to be outside. I’ll walk early tomorrow when it’s cool out. For today, I had calls starting at 8am. A good coaching call that gave me some good new insights. Another call continuing a discussion about a new business opportunity. … Read more

I had a nice walk in the morning, got my marketing email for the day written, and then had a harder time focusing. I did find part of my LinkedIn software wasn’t working right so I had to fix it. I’m not sure if I got lucky on how it worked before but adjusted some … Read more

Happy Father’s Day. I received some nice cards and gifts. A lovely card from my daughter Elizabeth. A silicon mold for cooking eggs in the shape of cat faces. And a book by Ta-Nihisi Coats about growing up in Baltimore that looks very good. We went over for a breakfast with the twins and it … Read more

Despite it being hot yesterday and supposed to be hot today, it was relatively cool in the morning and I sat on the porch and wrote for several hours. Mostly I was catching up on 10 days of unwritten blog posts. Reconstructing events from hints in email. In some cases completely punting. It’s been strongly … Read more

Today I figured some things out. I had been considering if I needed to change what market I was going after. Maybe the folks I’m looking for can’t pay enough. Maybe I need to look at larger companies (small business vs solo business). Lots of maybes. Thinking some more and borrowing a couple of ideas … Read more

Today was 5 hours of phone calls day starting at 8am. I also went on a walk. Today was a little shorter than yesterday and was out walking by 6:30am. I’m pleased from my calls seeing how I’m able to help people with my perspectives on their writing and overall strategic advice for their marketing … Read more

I took an early morning walk which was fun. It was windy but wasn’t warm and I had a nice time. Listening to my podcasts and walking down the street. It’s of course a novelty to be out in the world. I walked about 3 miles. Then a couple of calls and some time spent … Read more

I had a really good meeting with Trish the business coach I’m trading services with. She got me thinking very deeply about some problems I’ve been having with motivation and negative thoughts about myself. I’m impressed with her work. It’s very helpful. This week I scheduled in specific time blocks called “Client Chaos” where I … Read more