I’m content. Dreams can come true if you put in the desire.  July 10, 2012 marks the day a partnership was made with 8BIT. I’ve been staying in touch with these guys for awhile now and because I want Resimplify to be a solid publication for the world of design and for all you lovers of design I reached out to them. Check out a little video explaining Resimplify. Having a team of like-minded and passionate people is hard to come by.  8BIT is a band of digital rapscallions. We build Standard & we’re passionate about publishing. Their main product is a WordPress theme they call Standard. That’s what Resimplify is being built on. Right now sketches are being drawn up. Be sure to stay updated all up until launch day right here! Back to building Resimplify…
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I’m content.

Dreams can come true if you put in the desire.  July 10, 2012 marks the day a partnership was made with 8BIT. I’ve been staying in touch with these guys for awhile now and because I want Resimplify to be a solid publication for the world of design and for all you lovers of design I reached out to them.

Check out a little video explaining Resimplify.

Having a team of like-minded and passionate people is hard to come by. 

8BIT is a band of digital rapscallions. We build Standard & we’re passionate about publishing.

Their main product is a WordPress theme they call Standard. That’s what Resimplify is being built on.

Right now sketches are being drawn up. Be sure to stay updated all up until launch day right here!

Back to building Resimplify…

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Right now I’m putting in many work hours. In front of my 5-year-old MacBook Pro on my $30 collapsible table from Target sitting on my overpriced IKEA chair I’m putting in these hours. Many hours meaning I only sleep the required amount my body needs to function. That’s 6 to 7 and then back to chair. The desk. And on the computer to work on what I’m striving to create for the world. Do what you love. This phrase has been around for years I’m sure but only recently has it actually been something worth living up to and practicing every waking day of your life. Figuring out what makes you tick or that something you truly love to do is an everlasting journey so you must start somewhere. I learned early on that I know how to read into people and help them out. Sure I could be a therapist that actually listened and helped people instead of just telling them what they want to hear. I could be Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting. But, did I want to be? Helping people was certainly a priority but anything worth doing is helping out someone. Construction workers, mechanics, nurses, hair stylists, and athletes all help out people. I needed to figure out what I wanted to do that would help people. Prior to attending college in 2007 I dreamed of being an architect. While exploring the scenery I couldn’t help but see buildings as a piece of mankind that helped define how we interact. Thing is I didn’t know until now that “helping define how we interact” is the underlying love I have for what I want to do in my lifetime. In college, I would make many mistakes that included: breaking up with a girl I truly loved, not fulfilling my promises in my fraternity, not being responsible for my high spending, and not being able to build something. I have all these ideas, which is what later made me believe that writing is a desire of mine, but I needed to build something that I could be proud of and show others. Rather than just building something to show others I focused too hard on changing the world and when I would reach the point where I didn’t think I could change the world the project would die. This would happen for three years while at Iowa State. Truth is I didn’t know who I wanted to be while figuring out what I wanted to do. Many nights I cried to sleep. Many mornings I cried in the shower. I was stressed. I was lost. I needed clarity and motivation. As I write this I can tell you this much… I make mistakes. I know why they’ve occurred. I seek to better from them. I laugh at almost anything. Movie references aren’t my thing. I don’t hide my emotion. I rather stay up than sleep. I can be very blunt. I’m not good with numbers. I like my independence but also seek to please others. I have a hard time saying no. I’ve learned to say “no” and be what some would see as an ass. I could talk more and do enjoy a good coffee talk. Point is that I am who I am and if I’m willing to be honest with myself I can stop figuring out who I am. Just take each day as it comes, live it, and learn from it to embrace a better tomorrow. This might be wisdom. This might be a self-reflection. This even might be a pep-talk. All I know is the phrase “do what you love” means a lot to me and I’m pushing myself to finally do that. I know who I am and I know what I want to do. Just have to work now and build it out. I love what I’m doing with Resimplify. What are you doing? Much thanks to Jeff and Kerem for inspiring to write this from-the-heart entry. Also want to dedicate this to all my friends and family.
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Right now I’m putting in many work hours. In front of my 5-year-old MacBook Pro on my $30 collapsible table from Target sitting on my overpriced IKEA chair I’m putting in these hours. Many hours meaning I only sleep the required amount my body needs to function. That’s 6 to 7 and then back to chair. The desk. And on the computer to work on what I’m striving to create for the world.

Do what you love.

This phrase has been around for years I’m sure but only recently has it actually been something worth living up to and practicing every waking day of your life. Figuring out what makes you tick or that something you truly love to do is an everlasting journey so you must start somewhere.

I learned early on that I know how to read into people and help them out. Sure I could be a therapist that actually listened and helped people instead of just telling them what they want to hear. I could be Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting. But, did I want to be? Helping people was certainly a priority but anything worth doing is helping out someone. Construction workers, mechanics, nurses, hair stylists, and athletes all help out people. I needed to figure out what I wanted to do that would help people.

Prior to attending college in 2007 I dreamed of being an architect. While exploring the scenery I couldn’t help but see buildings as a piece of mankind that helped define how we interact. Thing is I didn’t know until now that “helping define how we interact” is the underlying love I have for what I want to do in my lifetime.

In college, I would make many mistakes that included: breaking up with a girl I truly loved, not fulfilling my promises in my fraternity, not being responsible for my high spending, and not being able to build something. I have all these ideas, which is what later made me believe that writing is a desire of mine, but I needed to build something that I could be proud of and show others.

Rather than just building something to show others I focused too hard on changing the world and when I would reach the point where I didn’t think I could change the world the project would die. This would happen for three years while at Iowa State.

Truth is I didn’t know who I wanted to be while figuring out what I wanted to do. Many nights I cried to sleep. Many mornings I cried in the shower. I was stressed. I was lost. I needed clarity and motivation. As I write this I can tell you this much…

I make mistakes. I know why they’ve occurred. I seek to better from them. I laugh at almost anything. Movie references aren’t my thing. I don’t hide my emotion. I rather stay up than sleep. I can be very blunt. I’m not good with numbers. I like my independence but also seek to please others. I have a hard time saying no. I’ve learned to say “no” and be what some would see as an ass.

I could talk more and do enjoy a good coffee talk. Point is that I am who I am and if I’m willing to be honest with myself I can stop figuring out who I am. Just take each day as it comes, live it, and learn from it to embrace a better tomorrow.

This might be wisdom. This might be a self-reflection. This even might be a pep-talk. All I know is the phrase “do what you love” means a lot to me and I’m pushing myself to finally do that. I know who I am and I know what I want to do. Just have to work now and build it out.

I love what I’m doing with Resimplify. What are you doing?

Much thanks to Jeff and Kerem for inspiring to write this from-the-heart entry. Also want to dedicate this to all my friends and family.

You need to figure out what it is you want to do with your life and then figure out which of the choices in front of you help to get you to that goal, take that choice. It might not be the best paying option on the table but if it’s the one that gets you closer to the goal that you eventually want to get to, it’s the right one to make.
Mike Monteiro

Source: cl.ly

Craftsmanship

No matter what you do — designer, baker, electrician, architect, author — your job is your craft. Learn to think of your work as practice towards becoming an absolute expert at what you do. Craftsmanship is not a destination; it’s a life-long discipline.

This is why I feel establishing and holding values is very important to “perfecting” your craft. Reminds me a bit of the 37 Signals manifesto.

Source: davegamache.com

gary:

Summer Fridays 2010

I had a really tough time tracking down 7 DIFFERENT people on Friday only to find out all 7, yes 7, were gone for the day. What are your thoughts on Summer Fridays?

Comment I left: 

If you are taking a break from what you are doing then what you are doing is not what you truly love. Even when you think you have succeeded, but your passion is there, you should still WANT to work everyday, in this case at least Friday.