Category: Joel

That’s me you see in the top picture looking down.  Tolga took a picture of me belaying him.  The next picture is me crossing the creek.  Malibu Creek actually has a super fun traverse just to get to the climbing area! You can see a picture of it here: http://www.mountainproject.com/v/malibu-creek-state-park/105870845

 

Merry Christmas to everyone out there!

I am thankful for many things this Christmas Eve:

• My great supportive family – brothers, grandparents, extended family
• Good group of friends – Jarek, Fletch, Nick, Justin, Shawn, Kenny
• Living in a free country with free enterprise where I can start and run my business as I see fit (for the most part)
• Crossfit for helping me round out my fitness
• Rock climbing for challenging me mentally and physically
• The awesome team I have at Coalition who are helping to build amazing sites and achieve great client results

 

 

I have discovered that small incremental life hacks stacked upon one another over time leads to a vast improvement in your quality of life.  What are some examples of incremental life hacks that I use?

• I do burpees each morning, adding an additional one each day.
• I do some form of exercise each day (rock climbing, Crossfit, basketball, flag football, hiking, etc)
• Use a spreadsheet that emails me each morning and asks me to update it.

… read more “Incremental Life Hacks Lead to Vast Improvement”

For those of you who have not yet tried Quora.com, I strongly recommend it.  Tons of smart, well-written advice from successful people.  It is really helpful for getting expert opinions on just about any topic.

Two characteristics I have observed about entrepreneurs (both successful and unsuccessful) are:

1. Bring certainty into an uncertain world.  A business owner can never be sure if his employees will do the work or a client will pay.  He has to take fickle people and use a business model to translate that into certainty for both his customers and employees.  

… read more “2 Characteristics of an Entrepreneur”

For all of you people out there looking to sell an old website, please email me!  I am looking to buy websites.  You can reach me by using the contact form on this website or leaving a comment on the blog. Please email me your contact information, the URL of the website and the amount of money you are willing to accept for it.  … read more “Sell Your Website”

In the short amount of free time I have each evening after I go to the gym, I have been reading a fantasy book series “Malazan Book of the Fallen”.  I am currently on book 4 of 10 and am really enjoying it.  The writer Steven Erikson has created a really dark world that is pretty fascinating.  … read more “Malazan Book of the Fallen”