Here are my goals for the first quarter of this year.  Let’s see how it did… Current Hard Work Projects: Continual Effort Projects: Create content for this blog at least 2 days a week. Create at least 1 outdoor cooking … Continue reading →

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It’s been WAY TOO LONG since I’ve done a Current Hard Work Update.  Truth be told, I’ve been quite busy working on lots of different things, but none of what I’d hoped to do based on my Current Hard Work … Continue reading →

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I’ll be at Jon Acuff’s Quitter Conference in Nashville, TN in September.  The Quitter Conference is a gathering of a couple of hundred people to help each other sort out how to close the gap between a day job and … Continue reading →

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Wow, what a busy week.  I can’t remember if there has been a week where my first post came on a Friday.  Way behind…  Anyway, here’s a short update on what’s been going on in our kingdom. We started out … Continue reading →

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We, members of the Hard Work Network, are trying a new thing.  We are putting a quarterly deadline on our Current Hard Work lists.  This serves a couple of purposes.  One, it provides a built in deadline.  Two, it keeps … Continue reading →

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I have 2 updates today.  One is about past performance and the other is a new opportunity. Last update, I mentioned that I marched past my goal of $500 of Ebay sales within a rolling 60 day period.  Well, as … Continue reading →

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In our culture, there is a lot of emphasis on going the extra mile.  Some people do it solely to stoke their ego.  Some people do it to be kind.  Either way, helping people is a good thing. I contend … Continue reading →

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This is my first Current Hard Work update since the end of January.  It feels like a long time ago… There’s been quite a bit going on around here lately, although much hasn’t been related to my current hard work … Continue reading →

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There are only a couple of things to mention for this update.  First, I haven’t made a whole lot of progress on my current hard work list, but I have been productive on some other projects, so I’m ok with … Continue reading →

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I finally finished the most challenging line item on my Current Hard Work list.  My pantry doors have been stained and installed.  It only took 2 years.  The worst part was that it didn’t take a whole lot of time … Continue reading →

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