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Some EOS Level 10 (L10) meeting templates I use in the real world. These templates have helped me to become a better, wrangle conversations, and run meetings effectively.
Read MoreIt turns out you are selling insurance.
I read an interesting thing about project-based billing today, and it goes like this: So, if you are in the business of fixed-bid projects, make sure you are charging a premium for that insurance you are providing!
Read MoreThe Myth of the “Set it and forget it” app
Web of Lies: The ‘Set It and Forget It’ Fantasy Unraveled by the Threads of Reality!
Read MoreHumble comfort for when you are about to embark on a life-changing journey
Humble comfort for when you are about to embark on a life-changing journey
Read MoreThe Things an Amazingly Calm Company Does #1: WPMU Dev
Sometimes the simple, human interactions are the things that build lifelong partnerships. Here’s an unexpected story about how a big company that brought joy to my life today.
Read More“Now THAT was a good meeting!”
A single effective meeting can change the course of history for a company. Imagine if you could lead effective meetings EVERY DAY! You can, but it takes curiosity & practice. This article is a good place to start your journey to a more effective you.
Read MoreNever Respond to RFPs & Custom Proposal Requests
Y’all who work at normal 9-5 jobs don’t need to deal with the B.S. that is an RFP process (or rather you get paid to deal with it).
But us freelancers gotta deal with a whole big bag of schtuff when it comes to custom proposals.
Here’s my quick-and-dirty RFP filtering process that I use every time.
(It’s about a minute read.)
Enjoy!
Toby
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Read MoreDumping Paper Checks 3x’d My Profit
Your paper check-based billing is costing you more than you think.
Read MoreAn Alternative to Elon Musk
As I drudge myself out of bed for yet another war with monotony, a battle with my fat-old-man eating habits, a valiant clash with against my child’s militant stand against doing their homework, and an overall feeling of blech due to our country’s unsteady Coronovirus response, I discovered this article and quote lionizing a quote Elon Musk gave to TED in 2017: “If you’re not progressing, you’re regressing; so, keep moving forward.” BLECH! Thankfully, we have an alternative to Musk’s medicine.
Read MoreSurprises are Perilous.
Today I received a surprise bill for $157 from a vendor. I hate surprises.
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