In this week’s retrospective, I catch my breath after a long travel day (they let me back into the country!), learn that I'm not immune to accepting suboptimal solutions, set my sights on the June T-shirt Challenge and get ready for the announcements of WWDC. Show Notes: • Greg Gottfried (YouTube) • WWDC 2019 … Continue reading The Cocoa Nomad Podcast: Weekly Retro #3
The Cocoa Nomad Podcast #6: Pushing Through the Dips
Starting new things is the easy part. We’re excited and full of passion. But what happens when that passion fades. Will you still keep going? How to keep yourself motivated and avoid distractions with “new, shiny” things? In this week's episode, I talk about some sound advice that’s helped me with “pushing through the dips”. … Continue reading The Cocoa Nomad Podcast #6: Pushing Through the Dips
Cocoa Nomad Podcast: Weekly Retro #1
Retrospectives are helpful in managing your progress towards goals. They allow you to access what's been working well and what may need to change. This episode is the 1st of weekly retrospectives in which I'll share my goals, progress, setbacks and lessons learned. Show Links: Gobo: Expense Tracker NextUp App Getting Things Done Methodology … Continue reading Cocoa Nomad Podcast: Weekly Retro #1
Puffin: An 80 Hours to MVP Retrospective
After 80 hours of development on Puffin, a work planning/tracking app for IOS, the buzzer has sounded and it’s time to look at what I accomplished. The purpose for this MVP was to replace the spreadsheet that I had been using to track my work session. What I managed to accomplish at the end of … Continue reading Puffin: An 80 Hours to MVP Retrospective
My Nomadic Lifestyle Setup – My Stuff
The toughest part about creating a nomadic lifestyle is having access to the things that I need when/where I need them. Since I primarily migrate between Atlanta and Carolina, I had the following questions: What do I really need and what can I get rid of? What about things that I need to access infrequently? Should I … Continue reading My Nomadic Lifestyle Setup – My Stuff
My Nomadic Lifestyle Setup – My Tools
I had a conversation with a good friend recently about leaving his current company and possibly starting his own business. Our talk turned to tools that would allow for collaboration and remote work. He was familiar with many of the cloud-based tools available but wasn’t sure which he should use. I shared my current toolkit … Continue reading My Nomadic Lifestyle Setup – My Tools
All aboard the Digital Express
Setting up my aunt this afternoon to work remotely. Very anxious to see how she will use tools to create a customized work life.
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