How To Establish a New Habit In the back of your mind, every day, there is a goal that you want to accomplish. Whether it’s a new strategy, a new business process or a personal change in your life; it sits back there, day after day, scratching at the door, wanting to be let out. […]
My Commitment To A Digital Disconnect
Two Thousand One Hundred Eighty Four Hours Per Year I spend much of my daily waking hours facing some type of digital device. Whether it’s managing email from my many accounts, or preparing CAD documents for our next construction project, or updating our business systems in Evernote. I could be working virtually with my team […]
5 Steps to Unleash the Significant Power of Sleep
5 Steps to Unleash the Significant Power of Sleep I love to sleep, but the truth is that of all my many skills, sleep may be one of my weakest. I know it’s important and I know it has a direct effect on my health and wellbeing. It even has a direct effect on my […]
The Significant Power of White Space
White Space in Design White space is the empty space between and around the elements of design. Every graphic design has white space, but it is often ignored or used incorrectly. White space is often viewed as empty space ready to be filled with a photo, a headline or more information. You’ve seen white space […]
How to Develop an Email Management System for Architecture Firms Using Evernote
Every day hundreds of email messages arrive in my inbox. I recently moved all my email services (personal and business) to Google Apps. Today our email is powered by Gmail, which thankfully screens the inbox and reduces my SPAM from hundreds of unwanted messages to dozens. Some SPAM still found it’s way into the Mail app on my […]
A Holiday Challenge: Full Media Blackout
The holidays are a beautiful time of year. We are invited to slow down and spend time with family and friends. Stories of love and giving are everywhere we look. We are reminded at this time that every day throughout the year, we are blessed. But, as we enter the final month of the year […]