It was 7:19pm. There I was, standing outside of Tarzian Hardware, its gate down and locked, the lights turned off. The store hours sign read Monday – Friday 8:30am – 7pm. I knocked on the window. I rattled the gate. I called the store from my cell phone with 8% battery remaining and could hear [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Pleasure'
The Neighborhood Business Experience
November 3rd, 2011 · 8 Comments · Community, Customer Experience, Pleasure
Business or Pleasure?
October 19th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Career, Pleasure
I arrived into Newark Airport from Tel Aviv at 4:45am ET, having been awake for 30 hours straight. U.S. Customs was rather empty so early in the morning. I approached the agent, handed him my passport, and waited for the inevitable inquisition: “Were you in Israel for business or pleasure?” Never has the question struck [...]
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
September 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Career, Pleasure
You might have realized I haven’t been here in a while. That’s because I’ve been everywhere else. I spent my summer doing deeply meaningful client projects and traveling the world sharing my passion for making people’s lives better. I met a ton of interesting new people along the way — people who inspired me to [...]
My mug is on the new Skitch homepage
May 6th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Design, Pleasure
It’s no secret that I’m completely obsessed with Skitch — the handy screenshot, annotation and image sharing tool for Mac — since I tell pretty much anyone who’ll listen. I’ve probably stood over 100 shoulders waiting for folks to download and install it, then watch their eyes open wide when they realize what they now [...]
Lifework — A philosophy, a lifestyle, a revolution
April 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Career, Consulting, Pleasure
Around this time three years ago, I started considering the possibilities of being independently-employed for the first time. Quite honestly it had never even really occurred to me before I met people who were doing it — and were happy, successful and encouraging. It wasn’t until August of that year that I actually took the [...]
