I've recently done some research into chatGPT. Interesting development but I'm not sure where it'll take the world. My initial thoughts are that it will force writers and creators to become more niched and go deeper into a specific topic. Why? I think the number of crappy, overly generic - to the point of useless - content will only gr...

Concepts like Fundrise, Groudfloor, Here.co, or Acre Trader have always intrigued me. I love the idea of gettiing and allowing the average person to get involved in a real asset - something that is generating cashflow. A few years back I was looking into buying some containers and leasing them out for cash flow - still am. The problem ...

I was tasked with the impossible - open for operations months before you're ready and without any systems, processes or tools, just make it happen. I was wildly successful with that task. When we have nothing and are tasked with making it happen, we get resourceful, we get creative in how we accomplish things. When we have all the "mod...

A new friend in a pizza place shared an idea with me - start up something like Visiting Angels where you offer only companion care to seniors aging in place (staying in their home). He said, in most cases (based on what he's heard) most expenses are covered by Medicare/Medicaid. He suggested posting an ad on Craigslist to do some marke...

One of my favorite parts about myself is my constant desire to try new things & come up with new products and projects! The downside - I get distracted and often leave things partially started. I try to keep my mission and goal in mind - to help small business owners achieve their goals (very general, I know) - when I start a project. ...

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1. If you’re contributing towards any retirement savings or investment plan, stop immediately. Get your house in order before you start “investing”. You need a solid foundation to start from. 2. If you have any debt, try to refinance it to the lowest monthly payment possible - this will free up immediate cash flow to help you get your ...

• Renew Bremerton vision and site • Finish shipping book• Send to editing • Make info graphic • Start sell site • Make logo • Trends ideas • Place offer on business • Shipping community • Drayr Mvp • Denali business registration • New bank account • Divvy account

1. Paint Mugs 2. Wine tasting 3. Pumpkin patch 4. Doughnut and coffee 5. Antiquing 6. Cooking or baking class 7. Picnic 8. Craft fair 9. Fall cocktail and puzzle 10. Drive in movie

1. Flowers 2. Trees 3. Ski hill 4. Mountain at sunrise 5. Bird flock flying 6. Ocean sunset 7. Tug in a storm 8. Nursery log giving new life 9. Fish in a creek 10. Galaxy or planets in orbit

1. Dinner and a movie 2. Long walk on the beach 3. Picnic lunch 4. Sailing for the afternoon 5. Picking apples in an orchard 6. Coffee and breakfast 7. Weekend stay somewhere local 8. Beach combing 9. Scavenger hunt 10. Road-trip to nowhere

1. Bojangles 2. Mr Whiskers 3. Sir Meowington 4. Friskers 5. Katmando 6. Snowball 7. Sesame (for a hairless cat) 8. Flapjack 9. Ruffles 10. Dingles Dongles (my co worker actually named his cat this)

1. 10 Non human names for cats 2. 10 day lunch or dinner menu 3. 10 ideas for a hand painted mug 4. 10 ideas for a candle scent 5. 10 cake flavors 6. 10 date ideas 7. 10 flowers to grow 8. 10 ways to improve your house (to build equity) 9. 10 US off the beaten path vacation destinations 10. 10 domain names for a starting shipping website

1. Place a valve timer on my shower head 2. Install a dishwasher 3. Install a high efficiency washer 4. Segregate my water meter (reduce sewer cost for out door watering) 5. Collect rain water 6. Recycle used dish water for the lawn 7. Plant a low water hybrid grass or replace with turf 8. Place flow restriction at the water meter (to ...

Yesterday afternoon, I was getting off the highway when I felt my front passenger side wheel begin to rumble. I instantly knew my tire had finally failed. I had been waiting for it to happen for about a year when I recognized the tire was in bad shape. However, I decided to ignore the problem. I told myself I’d take care of it one day,...

My grocery store clerk asked me how I was doing today. I told him how I was really doing - excellent - and asked how he was. The clerk's response never changes. He always says that today has been a pleasant one. His response never changing tells me he is saying something pleasant to move the conversation along or, he is always just ple...

Several months back, we were debating what types of scales to purchase for our trucks. The two options: conventional pit scales; or inexpensive high efficient weigh-in-motion scales. We ended up going with the old-school scales we have used for years. Even though we needed more of them to handle our traffic and they are more expensive,...

Thinking about intentionality a lot lately. I am thinking about my day looking at the things I do and I wonder why my time disappears. I need to think about what the intended outcome of a task before I do it. Looking at real estate listings: going to put of offer on a house or just wasting time? Trying to build a new software: deploy a...

When I get fixated on not doing something, I do it more. Like breaking a bad habit or getting up early to exercise. The more I think it’s over, “should I or should I not” and then justify the (bad) decision I make from there. By saying don’t eat that whole bag of potato chips, you’re setting yourself up to eat the whole damn bag. Inste...

The vitamins I take have a fact, challenge, or quote of the day printed on them. This morning the quote was from Milton Berle “If an opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door”. When I feel stuck or in a rut, it’s often because I’m not building or creating anything. When I’m down or feeling stuck, it’s time to build some doors.

Arrogance is telling me how good you are at something, confidence is showing me.

Ships could pipe deck storm water to conveyance and treatment system - kinda like shore power and black water effluent.

I’ve noticed I get depressed when I watch too much tv. It’s consumption not creation and an easy way to distract and disengage from life.

“That’s the way we’ve always done it.” The most dangerous phrase in business. It simbolizes the idea that innovation and development is unimportant. It’s a phrase that says “we’re slowly dying”. It’s not to say that you should always switch to the latest and greatest. A stable and mature core is important, it’s something to lean on and...

People generated reports are a complete waste of time. They take valuable time to generate and typically the recipient only wants one piece of information on the report and they could get it themselves. Worse, because 10 people need 10 different pieces of data, there’s temptation to create a “super report” which only takes longer to ge...

I have been thinking a lot about waste these last few days, like how to profit from it. In every process water is created - a tremendous amount. Anytime something is created, multiple more things come from it. Byproducts of manufacturing (or creating in general), old parts and equipment that has worn out, you name it. Smart companies m...

West Coast container ports are at all-time levels of congestion. As of writing 28 ships are at anchor and waiting for a berth in Los Angeles/Long Beach and another 7 are expected to anchor the next few days. This is nothing new though. Port congestion both for truckers and vessels have been massive issues in the past. During contract n...

The day a tree stops growing is the day that tree dies. It might take years for it to fall, but inside, the tree is dead. We are a lot like trees, when we stop growing and being creative we die inside. Creativity, growth, and innovation have no right answers. They rely on us as people throwing something out into the world to see what s...

The other day, I heard someone working for a dysfunctional organization say “I just work here” when I asked them a question. Made me start to think. Great organizations are built when the employees say “this is my company”. Great organizations are ones with employees who take deep ownership.

My biggest flaw... I get too excited to start something and don’t always see it through and I start something new and don’t finish the previous. For example all in the same week: • Get an idea for an app and start to build • Get an idea for a blog and spin it up and buy a domain • Get another idea for a separate app and start to build ...