Author: Joey
Living a simple but adventure filled life
West Coast Trip, July 26th, 2018
Day 5 This post is a part of a series on my three and a half week adventure road tripping …
Good Copywriting And How It’s Made
“I know I don’t need it, but the features they offered were too good to pass up!” How many times …
West Coast Trip, July 25th, 2018
Day 4 This post is a part of a series on my three and a half week adventure road tripping …
When It Rains It Pours
One of the greatest things about life is that it’s super consistent and never throws curveballs at you. You always …
West Coast Trip, July 24th, 2018
Day 3 This post is a part of a series on my three and a half week adventure road tripping …
3 Reasons You Should Travel With Friends
You are on a mountain top. You have spent the last 16 hours getting to this point. The view is …
West Coast Trip, July 23rd, 2018
Day 2 This post is a part of a series on my three and a half week adventure road tripping …
3 Reasons To Stay At A Friends’ House When Traveling
You’ve been driving all day. You are tired, grumpy, and hungry. All you want is go to a room by …
West Coast Trip, July 22nd, 2018
Day 1 This post is a part of a series on my three and a half week adventure road tripping …
Small Decisions And Their Effect On The World: Saints Lose In Overtime
Last night, in the final minutes of regulation play in the NFC championship game between the New Orleans Saints and …
A Value Proposition
Imagine this: you run a competitive baseball team. Two people approach you about playing on the team. One of them …
Chew The Meat, Spit Out The Bones
How often is your reaction to someone saying something you don’t like to simply stop listening to the rest of …
Spend Time Around People Who Bring Out The Worst In You
No doubt you’ve heard the saying “Spend time around people who bring out the best in you.” I want to …
Adaptation And The Master’s Mission (Part 4: Finishing Strong)
This post is part 4 of a series on my adventure going to a year-long training program in the remote …
Adaptation And The Master’s Mission (Part 3: The First Month)
This post is part 3 of a series on my adventure going to a year-long training program in the remote …
Adaptation And The Master’s Mission (Part 2: First Impressions)
This post is part of a series on my adventure going to a year-long training program in the remote mountains …
Adaptation And The Master’s Mission (Part 1: Initiation)
This post is the first part of a series on my adventure going to a year-long training program in the …
Procrastination Assessment
“I will do that tomorrow because I am a less valuable person tomorrow.” While this is not what most people …
The Do’s And Don’t’s Of Social Media
I’ve been listening to the Office Hours podcast recently, and Isaac, one of the hosts, made a quick reference in …
The Thing About Dreadlocks
“Do you smoke a lot of weed?” Believe it or not, this was a question that I was asked on …
7 Things I Learned Living Without Electricity For A Year
I spent one year living on a mountain in a cabin with no electricity (more on why in a future …
Why Get Drunk?
I work at a restaurant, so at our annual Christmas party, part of the “gift” to the employees is that …
Professional Only Misconstructions
Have you ever walked into a house and thought, “something doesn’t feel right”? Or maybe you’re reading an article and …
Beauty Is Everywhere
Sometimes, I’m not inspired to write essay style posts. However, I’m also not a poet. Because of this, when Inspired …
How To Plan For Success And Stop Making Excuses (Lessons For A Medieval Knight)
“People never plan to fail, but rarely do they plan not to.” I heard this today in the context of …
What Is Your Brand, And Who Is It For?
The last three months, I have been learning a lot about creating my personal brand. What does this mean? Some …
How Do You Define Success?
The Oxford Dictionary defines successful as – #1 Accomplishing a desired aim or result. #2 having achieved fame, wealth, or …
Start Doing Things You Don’t Hate
I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine who went to college and graduated a couple of years …
What I’ve Learned From Breathing
Have you ever seen someone in a situation where they are not content or happy where they are? Maybe it …
Tradition Doesn’t Care About The Weather
5 years ago, New Year’s Day was a snowy day in Derby, KS. My parent’s had their annual New Year’s …