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You are your own worst enemy
I'm writing this letter to my wife, who has wrapped up 27 years as a teacher - first private and public schools, and then homeschooling our kids. She's now thinking about her next chapter. And these words are for her. But I'm guessing something in here might help you too. You have no idea how...
The Enemy's Gate is Down
Have you read Ender's Game? Then you know, \"The enemy's gate is down.\" It's a statement about orientation and the need to change it in order to win.
Identify your superpower and learn to leverage it
Have you already discovered your superpower? I was in third or fourth grade when I shocked my parents and got in trouble. I'd had a recent birthday and family had given me money - it might have been the first time I got money instead of toys. What I did was take that money and...
How do I Determine the Size of the Web Server?
I hear this question weekly This past week I was on a call with a partner of ours and one of his clients. If you don't recall, I work as the VP of Products at Nexcess - a hosting company. We were talking about a pretty large site, and the client wanted to talk technology....
Are your emotions serving you?
Did you watch The Last Dance? Even if you didn't watch The Last Dance, you must have heard about it, right? But here's to hoping you watched it. Even if you don't like basketball or Michael Jordan. The 10-part series is an amazing look into the world of high performance athletes. My favorite theme throughout...
Are you watching Elasticsearch and the licensing dynamics at play?
There's a ton that I don't know. Let's start with that. There's a software solution out there that isn't just about search. It's called Elasticsearch by a company called Elastic. And they recently announced a change to their licensing. It's a powerful piece of software that is used in a lot of places. And it's...
Endangering Ecosystem Flexibility
What made WordPress incredible (and helped it grow) If you were around in the old days, like 2005, there were a lot of different blogging platforms. You could find them using a variety of different programming languages (in case you wanted to make modifications), but each one came with some core features that made it...
Creating Free Content & Dealing with Criticism
Creating Free Content Comes with Criticism You likely have had the experience where you overhear people talking and you feel like you just have to jump into the conversation? That happened to me today. Normally, if it was in person, it would have been rude. But it was on Twitter, so responding about free content...
Share everything you know
For a period of three years I blogged daily. I missed a day here or there when I was sick or traveling, but it was more about the habit and pleasure I felt as I shared insights and reviews of products and services in the WordPress ecosystem. But that was a few years ago and...
The Year in Review - 2020
As I was walking up the stairs to my home office, I fell. Not a little slip. A serious, everyone-in-the-house-freaked-out, fall. My arm, which I used to try and stabilize myself, felt pulled out of the socket and like I re-injured a shoulder that's been troubling me for the last few months. Everyone came to...
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