I got up early and went to the first day of WordCamp. I got there around 8am and skipped the registration line due to having my badge from last night. Vendors were still setting up so no one to talk to there so I went to the room where opening remarks were going to happen. … Read more
I need to get back into taking walks next week. I didn’t do any mid-week due to the morning networking groups and won’t have a chance until Sunday. I’ll make more time next week. I talked to a potential client who found me through my Craigslist post in Minneapolis. That was a post for non-profits … Read more
I went to the Folsom networking meeting this morning. Today my 30-second stand up and talk about myself didn’t go badly. I didn’t feel nervous going into it. I think the words came out coherently. I said what I intended to say. Huge win. I’ll work on practicing and refining what I do further. Something … Read more
I went to a Networking group this morning. No surprise there. This one at a coffee shop that they get a section of. There were about 35 people and they are overflowing the space. Outside of the occasional blender running, it works out ok, though. There were several people I recognized from the other two … Read more
I headed over to Carl’s Jr for this mornings business networking meeting. Carl’s Jr is a temporary location and everyone agrees it isn’t ideal. I bring up the point that as a new person last week I had to get past the idea of Carl’s Jr as a location for a networking meeting. Everyone agreed. … Read more
For at least the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning networking meetings, I need to prepare a 30 second “commercial” talking about my business and what I do. It is good public speaking practice pressure. What worked last week was to tell a story. This week will be 1/2 the length so I have to be … Read more
I got some food made in advance for the week, meatballs, and red sauce. This interleaved with some planning work for the week and for my talk next weekend. I looked at setting up a proper privacy policy for my website and purchased a document template for that. There are laws in different parts of … Read more
I took a brief drive up to Apple Hill this morning to pick up the usual things. I always stop at the High Hill Ranch for their donuts and an apple fritter. I ate the fritter and the donuts are for my daughters. Don’t let them know, it is supposed to be a surprise for … Read more
These last couple of days have been strange for me. I have not been super excited to work and dive in and get stuff done. I’m doing stuff, but it feels slow and out of focus. These are normal mood rhythms for me however I have not spent time writing about them before. The writing … Read more
I went to another morning networking group. This is all part of the same overall group, just different chapters in different parts of the Sacramento Metro area. There were about 25 people at restaurant in Folsom. It’s an interesting group and I’ll keep going to these 3 networking groups and see which ones stick for … Read more