Lately, a lot of people have been asking me, “What’s up with the Triple Seven thing that you’ve been putting in all of your videos?” Well, the answer to that is simple, but to fully explain it is beyond the scope of this article. However, I can give you the gist of it with a simple statement… from now on, [...]
Note: If you’re easily offended by vulgarity, you might want to skip this article… Quit Your Bitchin’ Now, if you’re anything like me, you can’t stand it when other people want to bitch to you about their job. Aren’t you sick and tired of listening to other people complain about their job? Doesn’t it just grind your gears? Or, maybe [...]
I Am A Gringo This might surprise you, but building Swollen Thumb Entertainment doesn’t bring in a lot of money for me. It certainly doesn’t pay the bills. Suffice to say, I am forced to work at a “regular” job until I can get my business on its feet. However, I am not a big believer in having a “regular” [...]
??Self improvement is one hot industry! It seems that just about everyone wants to become the very best person that they can become, and are always searching for new ways to improve on aspects of themselves that they consider to be lacking. The problem is that so many of us make the excuse that we don’t have the time or [...]
In many ways, a career is like a child. It starts out small, and then grows up. And much like a parent will put a lot of time and energy into making sure that a child will grow into a successful and well rounded adult, the same came be said for those who go on to “raise” a successful and [...]
I’m going to be extremely blunt with you right now. If you are, in any way, in the process of making money for yourself in which you don’t answer to a boss, then you are running a business, and you need to have a business plan. Without a business plan, you are doing yourself and your business a great disservice [...]
Beware of vampires Vampires are very real. They are not just fictional creatures. They are a metaphor for people who will suck the lifeforce right out of you if you let them. I refer to negative people as vampires because that is how I see them. These people live for no other reason than to go around sucking the blood [...]
YOU Are Vying for Attention! Let’s face it. First impressions are highly important. As much as we’d like to pretend that the world doesn’t judge us based on first impressions, we all know, deep down, that it truly does. Simply put, if you can’t grab people’s attention immediately with whatever you are trying to do, then you’ll have an uphill [...]
We All Have Purpose One of the hottest industries right now is graphic design. It seems that EVERYONE is getting in on this industry and is offering to draw logos, design webpages, or do just about anything that a client would need, graphic wise. With so many people getting in on this industry, you’d think it would be overly-saturated. But [...]
Be Mindful! What do you think of when you hear the phrase “The Greater Good?” Chances are, you may think of any number of things, because it is a fairly vague term. Some of you may think of paying it forward or superheroes. You may think of personal sacrifice for the betterment of others, or if you’re really nerdy, you [...]
