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Navigating Bad Advice
When one sets out to do something of their own, they are often met with a plethora of parties offering them their “input” whether it was solicited or not. Sometimes the advice is solid and comes with the best of intentions. However - other times the advice is...
The Importance of Setting a Deadline
I plan to launch a website so I can leverage it to get work… at some point once I figure out what needs to be on it. I plan to have business cards designed so I can attend networking events… at some point when I know how I want it to look. I plan to start a blog so I...
Resourceful Reading List Part 2
About a year ago I released a blog entry on various books I recommended to my colleagues and clients to help them with inspiration, motivation, idea generation, business development and the like. You can read the original list by click the link here. I've decided to...
July 2012 Featured Talent Interview with Jen Jewell
On a recent trip out to Los Angeles I had the pleasure of meeting and spending most of a day working with personal trainer and WBFF Pro fitness talent Jen Jewell. Apart from doing a fantastic job on camera, she has a great drive to succeed in the goals she sets for...
What the project really means
I was chatting with a colleague of mine who develops and designs websites for small businesses. What he saw (at the time) was a routine planning for this his latest client's website ended up being so much for for the client. The process of having him redesign their...
Return from Los Angeles and a Test of True Passion
Last weeked the James Patrick Photography team spent five days in the Los Angeles area working on a variety of projects with a wide array of talents which included published and well known fitness talents, competitors trying out for the 2012 Olympics Team USA, fashion...
June 2012 Featured Talent Interview with Carey Lea
The team just got back from working in Los Angeles at a series of fantastic locations including a gritty cross fit gym, a secluded mansion as well as a gorgeous beach. Check out some of the behind the scenes photos of us and our team at the James Patrick Photography...
What is your startup project?
It was brutally hot this past Saturday in Phoenix. The kind of hot that zaps all of your energy right out of your body the moment you walk out your front door. Yet despite the heat outside, nearly 200 people gathered together at the Changing Hands bookstore in Tempe....
FMI Roundtable Recap: Differentiating Your Brand Online
This article is part 4 of 4 which recaps the roundtable discussion that were held at the recent FMI conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. After splitting the attendees up into four groups, we assigned each a separate topic for them to discuss. Feel free to click below to...