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2016 – That Year I Almost Worked Myself to Death

January 2, 2017 by Josh 3 Comments

I didn’t talk or write about it much when it happened, but 2016 was the year I almost worked myself to death. Toward the end of March this past year, I woke up one morning in severe pain and constant vomiting. I decided to muscle through it and sat down at my desk to work like […]

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Experiment! Our own, personal developer review boards

April 28, 2016 by Josh 4 Comments

I love being a freelancer. There are some that consider it a dirty word. I don’t. I have the opportunity to work with multiple teams on a variety of projects. It keeps the work exciting while pushing me to continually better my development, customer communication, and business management skills. However, when it comes to development, I […]

Filed Under: Business Development, Code, Personal Development, Thinking WordPress

Looking Back and Being Satisfied

September 24, 2014 by Josh Leave a Comment

I’ve expressed many times over the last couple of years the feeling of embarrassment and disgust that I commonly have when looking at my old code. About a year ago, I started working on a project with LimeCuda that had me excited, scared, hopeful and a bit overwhelmed all at once. Prior to starting this project […]

Filed Under: Career, Code, Personal Development

My Resolution to NOT Blog Everyday in 2014

January 4, 2014 by Josh Leave a Comment

Over the last couple of days, I’ve seen many people share their resolution to blog everyday this year. I personally think this is awesome! And why not? There are dozens of success stories from people committing to this challenge and seeing amazing results. Additionally, some of the most respected people within the WordPress community have […]

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Changing Perspectives while Getting Older

August 27, 2013 by Josh Leave a Comment

I always wanted to be a rockstar. I played drums for hours on end dreaming of life on the road and playing for thousands of screaming fans. Although I still dream of being a rockstar, drumming is not what I imagine (although I still love playing drums!). I want to be a rockstar husband and […]

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Recent Thoughts

March 27, 2013 by Josh Leave a Comment

In trying to grow and develop the way we do business, here are some thoughts from recent discussions and activities…

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A Lesson in Branding – Wrestling Style

March 22, 2013 by Josh Leave a Comment

Being a web developer, I am regularly a spectator in conversations about branding. During these conversations I always get the temptation to compare some of the ideas I’m hearing to famous wrestlers. Well here’s my white trash, redneck chance!

Filed Under: Career, Fun Friday, Personal Development

My First WordCamp Weekend

March 20, 2013 by Josh 1 Comment

I have been working with WordPress for over 3 years and this past weekend was my first time ever attending a WordCamp. Oh why didn’t I do this sooner?!

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Getting Comfortable with Code

March 1, 2013 by Josh Leave a Comment

If you are like a lot of respected WordPress developers, you probably don’t have a degree that is remotely related to the work you do with WordPress.  I can firmly say that my almost Accounting degree doesn’t  support my need to use PHP or the WordPress Codex.

Filed Under: Code, Personal Development

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