Worry does not count as billable hours.  Now, if you’re first reaction to that is, “of course they don’t,” I need you to dwell on it a bit longer.  Not because you’re wrong, but rather because it happens all the time.   Projects get behind. People don’t pull their weight. Others lie about their progress because they know […]

You hear a lot of people say, “you get out what you put in.” Meaning that if you want a return on your sweat equity, roll up your sleeves and dive in. But as anyone who’s spent their lives working will tell you…there’s a lot of crap out there. You have to put up with

Have you met people?  Yeah. They suck.  You suck.  I suck.  We all suck.  Whether you’re an influencer or a follower, the social media aspect of platforms is a lesson in futility.  Networks lost ground when streaming platforms cut out advertisements.  Those same streaming platforms lost ground when social media took over and made every single

Today, this day, there are probably more projects being worked on than there were yesterday. And yesterday there were more than the day before that.  That’s a lot to wade through.  It’s hard to be seen.  I think people are watching more content now, but they aren’t paying more attention.  It’s background noise.  Find your

Creativity is complicated.  Sometimes, it’s over complicated.  When you fall off a horse, people tell you to “get back on. You can’t let the horse beat you.”  You mean, that 1200lb animal?  That animal can beat me.  Easily.  But when it comes to writing or creating and you hit a block…people make a face and let

When you get into a slump in sports, the call it the “yips”. Something you’ve done and done well countless times, becomes a hurdle. If you’re running long distance, they call it The Wall. Mental fatigue collides with physical exhaustion…and your drive is gone. What happens when it isn’t physical though? What happens when it’s

I don’t know of anyone, at all, who doesn’t think they can do a better job than someone else.  Me included.  Everyone thinks that the only thing standing in the way of their massive success is someone else giving them a chance to run things.  Do you realize how nuts that is?  Think about all

The stink of a shoestring budget is…that there isn’t a budget. The limitations of running on a zero bottom line force you to be creative. Having nothing forces you to find something else as collateral.   I recently worked on a project where there were too many choices. The lighting could change, the lenses could be

Concessions take a toll. Compromise can be a tough pill to swallow. Especially if you see yourself as the vision of the project. Don’t lose heart in such moments. Take heart. It is very likely that you are holding on too tight. Most projects are better with a team. Not all, but most.   And if

I, The People Person  In Latin the phrase memento mori means “remember, you must die”.   There are a lot of popular culture references to it now, and you have probably seen an emblem of it somewhere.   What it boils down to is that no one is going to wait for you to get