Each month, my friend Bob Borson over at Life of an Architect organizes a growing group of architect bloggers to coordinate a single post on a single topic released simultaneously on a specific day. We call it #ArchiTalks. Read posts from past topics on Google, Twitter and Facebook, by searching for the hashtag #ArchiTalks. This month, the #ArchiTalks theme is "Work/Life". Check out the links at the bottom of this post for many more posts from many of my #ArchiTalks friends. As small … [Read more...]
Living an Integrated Life as a Small Firm Architect
I am a day late with this post. It was a crazy week at Fivecat Studio and the weekend was packed with activities for the kids. (Have you ever gone fox hunting with a HAM radio?) Life lately has become one long busy day after another, running from project to project, trying to keep all the balls in the air. Even my nights have been preoccupied with priorities. Hence this late post. (Despicable Me 2 preempted much of my Sunday night writing time.) Living an Integrated Life Much of the current … [Read more...]
Living a Balanced Life as a Small Firm Architect
As small firm architects, work/life balance plays a critical role in the success of our businesses, as well as the success of our families. In Annmarie's and my case (and I hope it will be the case with many sole proprietor and small firm architects) our work and our life have integrated themselves into one continuous and often wonderful experience. For those who fight this integration, the constant struggle between these two most important roles leads to a failing firm, or worse... a … [Read more...]