SUMMARY: I've been feeling restless about my progress, and have again been wondering why I haven't been as motivated to work despite having all this inspiration surrounding me constantly. It comes from my excellent group of peers both online and offline. And perhaps that is the problem. This is my first attempt to put it into words.
SUMMARY: In last month's review, I set forward a master resolution: make a good living working with people I like and respect. The emphasis, right now, is on making. Empire building, as I like to think of it. Building the means by which I can make progress toward that goal. And since I'm not a real big fan of walking, I'm learning to build vehicles that will carry me there with quirky style.
SUMMARY: A chance encounter with an acquaintance resets Dave's understanding of Excellence and Productivity.
Every Friday I try to make it over to the Nashua Jelly, which is our local version of the nationwide co-working trend that started in NYC. If you have a regular job, you have no need of the Jelly, because you ALREADY have social interaction at work. Freelancers and the self-employed, however, often suffer from a deficiency in human contact as we toil in our basements and home offices. The Jelly is a way of regaining that contact and mixing up the routine; I find that it's a great place to bounce ideas off other creative entrepreneurs in a relaxed environment, and I always leave feeling energized.
To help promote our local Jelly, Elise at Studio 99 asked if I'd be interested in making our own video, since the NYC Jelly video portrays a different crowd than ours; we're generally older and less tech-oriented. I shot about 20 minutes of interviews and 20 minutes of coverage, crossed my fingers, and then extracted about 3 minutes of material with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. This was the first time I worked with DV source from my camera, and I was surprised that Premiere didn't crash on me ONCE. That made the editing process much more fun :)
I just posted the video on Viddler...enjoy!
After years and years of not having a dedicated design website for myself, I've finally gotten something up at design.davidseah.com.
SUMMARY: Progress is being made on my 2010 Groundhog's Day Resolutions, and in today's review I lay out what's been working. Plus, you're invited to an April 8 pow-wow in Concord, NH if you are in the area. Details in the main article.
SUMMARY: Need perspective? Why not create your own Fantasy Board of Advisors?
SUMMARY: I'm retiring the WORLD DOMINATION category here on the blog, because EMPIRE BUILDING more accurately captures what I want to do; I explain why.
SUMMARY: A recorded podcast session with music teacher Angela Olszta humoring my requests to play a bunch of keys, chords, and play with musical structures for a multimedia music project I've wanted to do for quite some time.
SUMMARY: I haven't been blogging as frequently as I'd like, but there's a good reason: I have had to spend more time building infrastructure of a technical nature. However, I've also realized that this is a form of procrastination, and I'm acting like a Ph.D. student dragging his feet on his dissertation. I outline a few of the things that are helping me through, and share two new insights that are helping me push through on my new design website.
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