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SUCCESS

I am not a fan of corporate speak. There is a culture of buzzwords and having meetings to plan meetings and spew catchy phrases that permeates the business world.  I am not a fan. To me, common sense should win out in the end and if you...

April 27, 2011 Patrick Hester common sense, cynical, Life, work 1 Comments

My problem is your problem

I love it when people project their problems onto you. They’re messy so you must be messy. They’re unhappy so you must be unhappy. They’re disorganized so you must be disorganized. Wait – what? I don’t love this!  I...

April 25, 2011 Patrick Hester Life, work 2 Comments

Writing Journal: Day 24

Motivation is hard.  Or, I should say, motivating myself can be hard. I have the kind of job that leaves me drained these days, mentally, physically, emotionally – when I get home, I am partially shut-down.  When you feel that way a lot...

March 7, 2011 Patrick Hester ending, Life, time, work, Writing 2 Comments

Writing Journal: Day 13

I wonder how other writer’s cope with interruptions.  I don’t mean the cat just puked, the dog dug up the backyard sprinklers or the kids figured out the cable code that let’s them access Skinimax – no, I mean the long...

February 24, 2011 Patrick Hester bills, day job, Life, management, mortgage, time, work, Writing 4 Comments
A new gig – 40k Books

A new gig – 40k Books

So, I have news. One of the things I want to do in 2011 is expand my freelance opportunities.  Blogging, podcasting, marketing, tweeting – these seem to be a natural course to take and services to offer in order to meet that expansion goal...

January 10, 2011 Patrick Hester 40kbooks, 40kUSA, blog, blogging, facebook, gig, Life, twitter, work 3 Comments

Freelance Work

hi! My name’s Patrick Hester and I’d like to work for you! I’ve added a new page to the site detailing the different types of Freelance Work I’d love to do for you. The list includes: Blogging – looking for someone...

January 3, 2011 Patrick Hester blog, blogging, freelance, Life, narration, paid, Podcast, podcasting, wordpress, work, Writing 1 Comments

So – I’m behind

Man, being sick really put me behind the eight ball (old saying. Look it up.) I am behind on several projects, not the least of which is some posts I promised Sf Signal. I’ve got a couple nights of podcasting to do this week before I can...

August 18, 2010 Patrick Hester ill, Life, sam kane, sick, work, write, Writing 2 Comments

Random thoughts for June 29, 2010

/begin random thoughts The balance between work and not work is always a tricky one. You have to work in order to succeed (sorry if I just burst a bubble there for you – it really is true. Promise). You have to enjoy your work or you...

June 29, 2010 Patrick Hester balance, cat, cats, dakota, Life, random thoughts, routine, shadow, space, Technology, work, Writing 2 Comments

Random thoughts June 23 2010

/begin random thoughts I don’t know a thing about carpentry, but I’d really like to learn.  The problem with going so digital all the time is that the analog can absolutely baffle us.  I don’t know a thing about cutting and...

June 23, 2010 Patrick Hester distractions, home, house, Life, random thoughts, work, Writing 3 Comments

Random thoughts

Random Thoughts /begin random thoughts You never really realize how dull, dark and dingy your work area is until someone changes a light bulb. Have you noticed that? If you work in a typical office building, you probably have fluorescent lighting...

June 15, 2010 Patrick Hester 3D, Life, Movies, work 1 Comments

The squeaky wheel

When was the last time you gave someone a compliment? I’ve noticed that people tend to complain more than they compliment, which bothers me on so many different levels. The old saying goes, ‘the squeaky wheel gets the grease’...

June 10, 2010 Patrick Hester complain, compliment, customer service, Life, work 3 Comments

The Hallmark Religion

I once participated in the planned creation of a new religion. When I was living in Chattanooga, TN, I worked for a corporation called Gemline.  Sadly, that company is no more (it was a great / fun place to work overall).  Anyway, almost every...

February 15, 2010 Patrick Hester corporate life, cube life, hallmark, humor, Life, parody, religion, work 0 Comments
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