February 4, 2022 I want to take a moment and write about how thankful I am and how blessed I’ve been during this entrepreneurial journey so far. My boss, who owns the birdhouse business I work at, makes deliveries to some stores in the Chicago and St. Louis areas. On one of his trips, he …
It’s game over. I’m so screwed. I don’t know what to do. Everything feels like it’s falling apart, and I just want to scream. I’m aware I sound like a little girl but I’m so upset right now. Let me start at the beginning. This week I took a few of my clocks into the shop …
January 28, 2022 It’s design time this week and I’m creating some new clock designs. In the first 2 weeks, I spent a good deal of time googling unique clocks and getting ideas for things to build. I found several different designs that I have saved on my phone that my girlfriend and I picked …
The Lie “Real Entrepreneurs invent new things and disrupt current markets.” I used to believe this, as I think many people do, and I’m here to tell you why I believe that is a load of garbage. I used to think that in order to be successful as an entrepreneur I would have to come …
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January 21, 2022 I didn’t spend much time on the clocks this weekend because my girlfriend and I took a trip out of town to a town that has more than just a Walmart in it. Unlike our town. We went to Lowe’s where we looked at some potential stains for the clocks, as well …
January 14, 2022 I bought poster boards today, and I am going to spend some time making some stencils tomorrow. I really think this will work very well. The number stencils also came in which is very exciting. This weekend, when I came out to the shop to work on my clocks, I ran into …
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January 7, 2022 It was a cold Saturday morning, I loaded up all my pallet wood in the back of my Nissan Altima and drove to work. I was excited to get started building clocks and couldn’t wait to get inside. Usually, my boss and his wife work on the weekends since their woodshop is …
Circle jigs are very useful jigs that can be used to make circles of all different sizes. Without a jig to cut out circles, it’s almost impossible to get consistent perfect circles. It is even harder to cut out the circle at the exact size for your particular project. With a circle jig, you can …
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When starting a business, I think one of the most important things you must ask yourself is “Where do I need to improve to become more successful?” While this list is long and ongoing, for me personally, time management and productivity are definitely on that list. This article is written with entrepreneurs in mind but anyone …
“Real Entrepreneurs invent new things and disrupt current markets.” I used to believe this, as I think many people do, and I’m here to tell you why I believe that is a load of garbage. I’m here to do my best to redefine (mostly for myself) the word entrepreneurship. The way that I’ve viewed entrepreneurship …
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