Working In Good Faith: A Necessary Requirement

Every successful conversation, business interaction, or random encounter all have something in common. In this particular circumstance that commonality is working in good faith. What is good faith? For our purposes it means that both sides are open to a multitude of outcomes or are open to finding a solution that works for both parties. […]

Back Alley, Big Business: The Game of Money and Clients

Street deals have existed since there have been streets and money to be made. Multi-billion dollar industries still sell on the streets or in shops in the area. It all comes down to “how legal are these products and services? While we should play our game of money as clean and legal as possible we […]

Three Symbols of Power for Men: Objects of Success

“Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed. And unto this, Conan, destined to bear the the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga.“– Introduction to Conan the […]

When the Story Ends: Copywriting and Emotion.

It’s been a while. Too long, really. So I thought I’d come in and talk about something that was on my mind. Clearly that’s going to be emotion and copywriting and how that ties into to storytelling. But first let’s set the scene. I’ve been in a nostalgic mood today. I was thinking back to […]

Oh, It’s That Kind of Party: Internal Communication and Strange Ideas

Today we’re going to explore two ideas that have been on my mind lately. Those ideas are how groups communicate within themselves and how some individuals/groups hold onto ideas that make very little sense to me. Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of work away from the blog. I’ve been getting new clients and spending […]

Simple Tasks and Basic Business: How Not to Start a Partnership.

I’ve been enjoying Sea of Thieves lately and it struck me that it is a perfect analogy for the freelancer market. You’re hired by various firms or collect random jobs in order to get paid. If this is not most freelance websites I don’t know what it is. At the core of the game you […]

Self Motivation and Outside factors.

Self motivation is a going to be a big topic soon. Because we’re getting closer to New Years and all those resolutions that people make. However today we’re going to be talking about how we motivate ourselves and the outside influences that contribute to our lives. We’ll look at two examples, one real, the other […]

Human Capital Innovations Podcast

I had the chance to talk to Jon at Human Capital Innovations. It was an enjoyable chat and I hope to talk more with him in the future. If you want to see how it went, you can listen here. https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/podcast/episode/1b42efd9/s25e30-what-the-next-generation-of-leaders-need-to-succeed-with-trent-gander

The Cost of Naivete: Not Knowing the Game

Recently I had to attend a convention. It was a mixed bag of results. I got a break from my normal routine and recharged myself. I also got to network with people in different industries and attended various group activities. One such activity really “Harshed my mellow” during the event. It was a series of […]

Bad Leadership: Micromanaging

It is generally accepted that we don’t quit hard jobs, we quit terrible bosses. And with terrible bosses comes terrible leadership. All of the complaints my close friends have about their job comes from how their leadership or bosses are behaving. So we’re going to look at an example of bad leadership and what you […]

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