I've moved most of my writing over to findspace.me as of October 2022.
Thoughts
My latest writing, inspired by all facets of life.
What’s Your Relationship with Your Phone?
Can you answer this question? Have you even considered it? This is a recurring topic that’s been plaguing my conscious for the last couple years… so I figured it was…
Your Children Are Watching
Ever heard the phrase, “Kids are like sponges?” Well… it’s true, and a lot more than you think. To start, let me explain why I think this topic is important….
COVID as a Message from Mother Earth
My wife shared a post with me recently around COVID’s affect on humans vs its affect on the Earth. To summarize what she shared with me – COVID has thrown…
Reflections & Suggestions from Early Stage COVID-19
It’s currently March 31st, 2020. The World at large has been turned upside by the infamous virus known as “Coronavirus” (COVID-19). Like many people, I have a plethora of mixed…
A Family Trip to Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
We recently took a 7-day family trip to Guatemala. The experience was simply amazing. Here’s a recap of the story – The intention This trip was intentionally designed from some…
2019 Retrospect
2019 was a great year. Here’s my personal retrospect in annual fashion. But first, why do I do this? What’s the purpose of self-reflection? I find writing/blogging to be immensely…
One Business or Many – When and Why You Should Diversify
A common trait for entrepreneurs is the constant notion to create. We are driven to build new things, and most of us cannot turn this off. With this notion comes…
Building a Marketplace from Scratch – Part 1: Early Learnings
So you wanna build a marketplace? And… you’re thinking about building it from scratch? If so – you’ve come to the right place! I recently joined forces with John Doherty…
Business Growth Mindset – How Full is Your Glass
One of my business partners and I had an interesting discussion recently around how we’re approaching growth. I came to a powerful reflection that it’s a complete mindset. Let me…
10 Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago as a Software Engineer
The last 12+ years of my career have been a rollercoaster of design, coding and product development as a software engineer. During that time, I’ve had a plethora of ups…
A Front Row Brotherhood Experience
I recently had the privilege of attending the 7th Front Row Dad’s Retreat in San Diego. This event was truly something special. Here’s the recap – For starters, let me…
The Secret to Reaching Goals – Mental Toughness
What’s the secret to reaching your goals? Well that’s quite the question, isn’t it! And depending on who you ask, you’re very likely to get a lot of different answers….
Father First Mentality – Why I Joined Front Row Dads
Eight months ago I started listening to a podcast that would forever change my life. That podcast is Front Row Dads (FRD). It’s for family men with businesses, NOT businessmen…
CaboPress 2019
Last week I spent 4 days at CaboPress – the best business conference in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. This is a blog post to encapsulate the experience and reflect on…
Ali’s Thankful Thursday 6/6/2019
This is a completely random post around gratitude. I woke up today extra grateful for what I have. Life and business are great right now. So, I’d like to take…