Today’s Inspiration
The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
Working After Hours
Working after hours has proven to be very difficult for me, at this time I am a full-time teacher until the end of June. As of right now I work after hours to make Wicked Productions my full-time job. These are some tips that have been helping me work better when I come home and need to get some work done.
1. Eat a light snack -When I come home from work I am starving, I do eat lunch at work but by the time I get home around four I am starving. I used to cram my face full of junk. Now I come home and make a fruit smoothie it fills me up and I don’t feel tired after it, it actually gives me energy.
2. Don’t overload your to do list - Make your list manageable so you don’t feel overwhelmed. I know for me it is usually just a couple of hours of work and I usually will work longer then that, but it gets me started and the sense of accomplishment.
3. Set Goals - For me if I set goals for the week or the month it gives me something to reach for. This is the same for working not after hours but also when working full-time.
4. Don’t burn out - Make sure if you are working two jobs that you don’t get burn out. It is important to work hard, but your health is more important.
Stay Humble, Hungry and Keep Hustlin.
Starting Your Day Off Right
I have noticed lately that if I get up and immediately do something it helps me kick start the day. It can be anything from getting right out of bed and starting laundry to doing the dishes or writing a blog post. I feel a sense of accomplishment and it really kick starts my day. So try it out and let me know if it works for you.
I had to kick myself in the ass and recommit to getting up early, staying up late and consuming everything I possibly could to get an edge.
Trying Something New: Things
This week I am trying something new this week to work on my productivity and to track my progress this week. I am going to use the mac application: Things. I am going to let you know how it worked after this week.
Seattle Snow Storm
I have been inside for the past four days because of the snow storm. Here are some pictures.
Wicked Productions Website Redesign - Step 1 Inspiration
This is a follow up to my post on a fresh start, right now I am working on the redesign of my website. I have the hardest time designing for myself. But I wanted to talk about my process on creating a website.
My first step is to start by getting inspired, how I do this is I start to search the web for designs I like. When I find something I like I take a screenshot of it. I use chrome screen capture by google and take screenshots of everything I find, it can be a full page or it can be an element such as a navigation or a search input, whatever inspires me.
Another way to go about collecting the screenshots is using evernote, I am not as good on evernote as I would like to be so I still use screenshots.
Once I have the time to sit down and work on the design I can look through this folder of images I have and get inspired.
