There it is! 61 days in a row of writing and posting on my blog. Boom!

A couple fun milestones: I now have more than 100 posts on my blog. I wrote 17,348 words in 2 months. I’ve begun categorizing the posts for easier topical reading. 

And I learned something important. 

Our view on a political issue (which they believe is a human issue) doesn’t line up with theirs. So when we lash out, treat them poorly, yell, and fire off witty one liners on Twitter, their view of us as a bad person is solidified.

Yes, we have to think long term and make hard decisions on the pathway to making our dreams come true. But at what cost? If the cost is sacrificing thankfulness and gratitude, that cost is too high. 

This blog will give you the tools to make a strong, vibrant website that helps you achieve the goals of your project. 

There’s nothing wrong with faking confidence. Progress is impossible without challenging new things. When you’re faced with something new, confidence isn’t a given.

Remember how it feels to hear the crowd roar, to watch your final export, to send off the first copy. Remember how that feels.

If hours slip away and days don’t create the results you want, you might want to start making more lists. 

Money came in? I was stoked. Money was low? I was defeated. This overly emotional view of money not only created a stressful life, it also distracted me from the correct view of money.

What I realized is that even though people may say you’re “living the dream,” your real friends care more about you avoiding stress and living a healthy life. 

Inertia is the stationary feeling when you get when you don’t know where to start. When you don’t know what you don’t know. 

The deeper the generosity, the more pure the motives, the less the potential outcome, the deeper the connection.

Stacking bricks is important. But sometimes you have to buy a crane.

As a a producer, I hire a lot of freelancers for the projects I’m on. Negotiating rates is an inevitable part of hiring, but it can quickly get awkward or hostile. 

Empowerment works ten times better than fear.

When gravity pulls you down, skip like a stone on the waters of discouragement.

I told him to understand that the more popular 360 video becomes, the more brands will be willing to spend on it, the more gigs he can grab, and the more money he can make.

It’s better for something to be too short than too long when you think about the user experience. If a good video is too short, people are left wanting more.

You’re not a freelancer because you create content. You’re a freelancer because you pitch that content to brands and make it for them. In this blog, I’ll share a few things about how to deliver your work to brands like a true professional. 

When communicating a plan to a group, don’t wait until you’re 100% confident in your plan. Communicate your plan to the group, even if you’re only 50% sure it’ll happen that way.

With instant access to endless information available within seconds, the trick is not to have exclusive knowledge. The trick is to find, organize, and arrange information in the most helpful way possible.