Jul 28, 2018How I built my online logo store (Bootstrap Logos)Sometimes you start a project and know exactly where you want to go. And sometimes you just to start. Bootstrap Logos was the latter. When I initially started this project I had no plans to turn it into an online logo store. In the fall of 2016 I started designing…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Dec 28, 2017My 2017 Personal Year in ReviewI have never written a personal ‘year in review’, but I lot happened in 2017. I thought it would be healthy for me to look back on it. If it interests you then read along, if you could care less, you leave with my blessing. January. A big start to 2017. This year started off like…Travel7 min readTravel7 min read
Sep 13, 2017Dealing with my phone addictionI don’t have an addiction. I can stop whenever I want. It’s not a problem. — We hear phrases like this all the time. They are the out-workings of addictions. Our culture tends to associate addictions with things like drugs, sex, and alcohol. I’ll argue that we face many other addictions that are harming the quality of our lives. Even if they are subtle. So let’s…Addiction2 min readAddiction2 min read
Sep 16, 2016Supporting your partner when they have lost someone close.My wife lost her father. This is what I learned through it all. — It was a year ago today. Up to this point it is the worst moment of my life. I was in our living room sitting across from my wife like any other morning. She received a call, her face went pale, and her eyes welled up. She dropped her coffee…Death7 min readDeath7 min read
Sep 9, 2014I’m a designer, I switched to Android, and it worked out.At the end of last year my phone contract was up for renewal. You all know what this means, a brand new phone (for me an iPhone) at a discounted rate with a contract renewal! Upon checkout I realized that if I upgraded my phone with the contract renewal discount…3 min read3 min read
Aug 12, 2014How we built a minimum viable productThe tools and equipment we used to ship a fitness training website. — In the summer of 2013 my wife Allison approached me with an idea for an online service. Allison is a personal trainer constantly approached by women who want to get healthy but don’t know where to start. For these women the intimidation of a gym membership and the cost of…3 min read3 min read
Dec 18, 2013Dreams, Fears, And The Pursuit.Identifying your initial blockers. — Photo Credit: danxoneil Flickr Every day we dream, we create perfect situations in our minds and lust over the idea of success. Dreaming is great, but we are built for more than just getting lost in our fantasies. The problem is our dreams evaporate quickly when we add “pursuit” into…2 min read2 min read
Oct 17, 2013Your 1 million dollar idea isn’t worth 1 million dollars.Ideas don’t do the work for you. — If you have been alive for any length of time you have probably heard these words uttered: “I could have done that.” Do you want to know the truth? You probably couldn’t have done that, the fact that you said those words proves it. You’re stuck watching. Doers do and…2 min read2 min read
Jul 2, 2013How To Trim Your Beard Without Killing ItTrimming a beard is a scary thing, but it can be done with grace — Don’t get me wrong, I love having a beard, but at some point it becomes extremely inconvenient. That point is usually when I become more aware of my beard than the meal I’m trying to enjoy. Killing your beard is a scary thought, and going from full grown to clean…4 min read4 min read
Jul 1, 2013People Won’t Covet Your ComfortMore excuses will never build a better life. — It never fails, your alarm goes off, you hit the snooze, roll over, and repeat the process. Right from our waking moments, our comfort is desperately trying to claim a spot at the center of our world. …3 min read3 min read
