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I am a software craftsman. I teach and advocate building high-quality solutions using the techniques of readability, reusability, and maintainability. But there is a point of no return. There is a ledge that we walk on where the act of building
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Being Adaptive When Ideas Fall Short
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You have a tremendous idea, one that you think the market needs. You pitch the idea and map it into your business plans. But wait. First, you need to determine if the market wants what you are proposing. If the response is mediocre, then being
Is Your Course or Program an Infomercial or Your Proven Expertise?
My inbox is filled with newsletters, tweets, and social shares about how someone is going to teach or help me do something better. They have some course, program, workshop, or service they are selling. They're promising to teach or show me something
Be a Humble, Gracious Servant to Build A More Meaningful Company
I believe in humility and gratitude. So often in life, we forget to just stop and be grateful. In business, we are on this continuous quest to obtain more. It's a compelling merry-go-round that leads us round and round. But there is a better
Secrets of a Manager – Empower & Unleash Your Teams
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You are a manager. Your job is to implement the company strategy and directives. You're given a group. It might be a team, departments, or divisions. How you do your job determines how well you achieve the goals given to you. Let's talk about your
Daring You to Migrate from Reactive to Proactive
I have a confession. I despise reactive, firefighting processes and cultures. I do. The costs of this approach are too high. It impacts every part of your business from your internal team, quality, processes, product, and clients. I'm daring you to
How to Better Serve the WordPress Community and You
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Over the past couple of years, I focused on teaching and helping individual professional developers who want to master and continually level up. But it occurs to me that not everyone is or can be a professional developer. That revelation opened my
Why You’re Struggling to Make Money in WordPress
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You're struggling to make a sustainable, full-time income in the WordPress market. Why? Why is it so difficult to advance and grow your business? Let's rethink how you are doing your business. I'm going to burst your bubble. Ready? It doesn't