Articles for category: Delivery

April 19, 2019

Greg Thomas

Excuses to Getting Started

There are lots of tools and resources for you to get started on the next project you’re working on for next to nothing. 750 Words – to get better at writing every day. Wordprhttps://Wordpress ess – to post your writing to One Drawing a Day – to encourage you to draw every day 7 Minute Fitness – to workout every day Dropbox – to store all your work to Zoom – to conference with any client, any day Google Docs – to write in docs and spreadsheets CodeAcademy – to learn JavaScript Not much in the way of excuses, when

April 17, 2019

Greg Thomas

Be Bad at Something

Be really bad at it. Be so bad that whatever it is you do you think to yourself – “Wow this is garbage”. Don’t worry about getting better and what level you need to achieve, where you need to be next or who you need to be like. And try again. You probably still won’t be great, but maybe you’re a little better than garbage, maybe there is a glimmer of something you did well and can focus on it and do it again. Rinse, Repeat and record what you are doing to get better, to improve yourself, to take

April 16, 2019

Greg Thomas

The Power of the Streak

Streaks are a big thing – when you’re on them, you’re invincible, when you’re off them, you’re not. Snapchat has taken this concept to the extreme where it’s no longer about the quality of the streak but the quantity. Streaks are great when they push you to show up every day and do your best work, but when they start pushing you to do work, simply for the reason of “doing” work, it’s no longer a worthwhile streak, it’s no longer of value. It’s time to end the Streak and start over. I’ve been on writing streaks that have fueled

April 15, 2019

Greg Thomas

Repetitive Coding

Repetitive Coding is coding the same problems in a variety of different ways to deliver the same or less value. It’s not refactoring. It’s not improving the system. It’s doing the same thing, in a different way because it might look fancier or prettier but yield no value to anyone. It’s a waste of time. It’s busy work. And if you’re doing it, it’s time to ask why you’re doing it and what you need to do get out of it. You’re trapped and it’s time to make a change. Hint: This could involve a career change if it’s the

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