For the first few minutes of starting a project, I do great. I create, I experiment, I follow what 'feels right' for a project. Then, for some reason, I slip into what I call "perfectionist rip tides". Perfectionist rip tides come in many forms, but there are three that plague me: Perfectionist Rip Tides 1. Analyze the point of the project and never take the first step in creating. 2. Stop writing and start editing (and re-editing) what has already been created. 3. Never reac

Reading one of the "classics" in my library, "Do The Work!" I was reminded yet again that fear does not go away, no matter how successful we are at our work. For some reason, I keep anticipating that one morning I will wake up and feel nothing but the rush of motivation to work on my projects. While I do feel motivation often (one of the joys of having doing work that has meaning), I still feel this gut-wrenching fear that maybe they will not succeed or that no one will appre

I have long had the desire to convince companies to provide remote work options. (No, I do not mean increasing your few remote jobs from 3% to 10%, I mean completely rebuilding your business model to ensure that employees work from home at least part-time.) Recently I have come to realize that an important topic is being left out of remote work discussions: productivity-based salaries. Whether employees are in the office or at home, there are inherent challenges to keeping yo

We all know those people who say that they thought of Uber first or that truly believe that Steve Jobs stole their idea for the iPhone. And, who knows, they could be telling the truth. We all get creative ideas once in a while (or sometimes all at once), but I have learned one very important lesson: She who acts, owns an idea. Too many of us assume that the largest part of making a successful company or product is coming up with the idea. I catch myself thinking this quite of