Family guy and web developer
Wise words from Sergio Delaguera:
There’s only one New Year’s resolution: never stop trying.
Every year millions of us make promises of losing weight, eating healthily and countless other promises. They never last more than a month for most of us. Then we give up.Do something else instead. Never give up.
— There’s Only One New Year’s Resolution by Sergio Delaguera
I did try and build Journalong according to lean practices but at the end of the day I wanted something that I would be happy with and I have it. Next year I’ll be adding more features to Journalong, but only if they make me happy as a user.
As a matter of fact, the first true user of any product will be its creator. It was then I concluded that once your product works well enough for you, you haven’t failed. Once it makes you happy, it’s a success.
— You are Your Number One User by Jared Erondu
Glad to see I am not the only one with this fear. Even great people like Patrick Rhone have the fear.
… with Michael Wade.
Curtis McHale’s blog is definitely one to watch for 2013. His post on not selling your solution is a mistake I’ve seen too many people make including myself. The solution is simple:
To that end, sell yourself as a problem solver.
Thanks Curtis!
Great to see one of Arthur Rackham’s illustrations in my Google Reader this morning. This is from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I’ve been reading this book every Christmas for years and this year I decided to start reading it to my six year old son. He’s loving that the story has ghosts and spirits.
via Madame Scherzo
The last few weeks have seen me attending a number of different interviews and each time it seems my nerves get the better of me. More confidence is definitely needed for any interviews I attend in January.
