Tag Archives: work

Making a Major Life Change

Today is my last day as a full-time employee for The Janis Group. I am still going to be working with/for them, but it will now be on per-contract basis. For the past few months I have been trying to figure out how to transition into being a full-time entrepreneur. Statzen has not yet gotten […]

Ideal Work Environment

I don’t much care for traveling for work. Still, I have to admit that my ideal work environment is a first class airplane cabin. It is comfortable and quiet (especially with headphones). There are people around, but they are not distracting people. There are very few distractions (phones don’t work, Twitter isn’t updating, my email […]

Needed Elsewhere

It is Friday evening. I am writing this while on a flight from Washington, DC to Nashville. I am wondering if this will be my last flight for a long time.
Recently I decided that what I am doing is not worth it. I am needed elsewhere. Actually, I have been “elsewhere”; I am needed at […]

Thoughtful Productivity

Part of me really admires people who can sit at a computer and type solid for hours on end working on a project (particularly coding). Most times, if you hear me typing solidly for more than 30 minutes at a time it is because I am chatting on multiple IM sessions. It is […]

Putting a Price on Your Work

I got the following IM from my wife today:
according to salary.com, an average stay at home mom makes 124k annually for all the work she does….(would make)
All of the contrived innuendo related to her and my recent conversations aside, it does make me think about how we put a price on our time.
I will be […]