Owning A Business
Owning a business is about doing the right thing and having the confidence that what you’re doing is going to work.
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Gun for Hire: Introductions
Doing web work for yourself, clients, *and* a local web agency requires some fancy footwork at times. I'm not sure I've read too many blogs about going from flying solo to sitting at a desk (not like a corporate stooge, thankfully), so perhaps this will help some people
Five by Future
Lots of changes are coming down the tubes; what does that mean for the network as a whole?
On Websites (Part 1)
Websites should be simple tools that illustrate what we do. When I decided to remake this site, I had a clear vision in mind, but it’s all about perceptions and choices. Part one of two dealing with our goals and "missions" online.
Searching for Home
My name is Charles Kimball Hicks, IV, but you do not know me by that name.
OT Prophets
Reading about the lives of the prophets in the OT is really hard. I can’t imagine some of the struggles they went through, much less the things they had to surrender so that God would be most glorified in their lives.
Edison.
What we do to stay busy may not be where we should spend our time. Do you work because you want to improve the area around you, or to meet the false expectations you established? Don’t deify Edison’s principle; I urge you to pause before you ruin your reputation with empty promises.
Day of Rest
By most people’s standards, I probably don’t have a lot of crazy adventures. That said, this last week I was up in Omaha, NE to launch a big project I’ve been working on for the last four months.
Goldilocks.
Goldilocks, Ecclesiastes, and Zappos. Being stuck in the middle isn't a great place to be, even though we really love that place in our culture. Do we know how to progress steadily, or will the constant din of shoe-swapping, bed-hopping, and taste-testing wear us out?
Sherlock.
What pieces of what you'd like to do can you be doing today? If there aren't any, you might need to re-configure your expectations of the future. Can you cut out something silly to get 10x more of something important? I'm wildly fascinated with the way Sherlock is portrayed *between* solving cases; let's take a look.
Clackity.
I haven't published much RSAGS™ as of late, because I've neglected the time of day when I should be "making the clackity noise." Even though I believe polish is one of the most important things in creative work, it's also really tough to keep moving your hands if you have to stay in the lines every time.
Boom.
Over the last several years, I have re-designed this site about a dozen times. I'd like to explore the idea behind this change, what drove me to this point, plus a bit about content strategy and the way our brains work. I love that stuff.