Why I Eat the Same Meals Every Day…Four Times a Day

A while back, I posted: Why I Wear the Same Clothes Every Day.  Today, I’m going to talk about why I eat the same meals every day. Before I do, let me make one thing clear: I Love Food.  I Love Cooking.  I Love Eating.  And there isn’t a food I won’t try twice. Then why would I eat the same food every day? Before I continue, you should know: I eat no less than four times a day. I eat for no...

Locus of Control and Your Business

Locus of control is a term in psychology which refers to a person’s belief about what causes the good or bad results in their life, either in general or in a specific area such as health or academics. It can either be internal (meaning the person believes that they control themself and their life) or external (meaning they believe that their environment, some higher power, or other people control their...

Business as Art. Part 1 of N.

A friend of mine is an artist.  She’s creative, smart, and thinks in pictures. I’m definitely (perhaps) not an artist.  My creativity comes from other places, my intelligence is often debatable, and I think very much in words. She showed me her thesis project in school and explained what it communicated. When she was done, she said… “I don’t know.  I wanted to say something.  I...

There Are Only Two Parts to Your Business

Marketing and Operations. When done well… Marketing brings money in…and Operations makes it useful. Operations innovates in a way that Marketing is better able to compete. Marketing communicates needs in a way that Operations designs innovation. They’re symbiotic…they need each other. So… Next time you operations folks think about jumping down that sales guy’s throat, think about...

Free Applications You Should Be Using On Windows

I like free.  I think that there’s so much free software out there that it doesn’t often make sense to purchase software – especially for a small to medium sized business, the expense can ramp up pretty quickly. For a (relatively) independent contractor, such as myself, free is fantastic.  Especially since my work is quite technical, my needs push the limits of most users.  At the same time, I...