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September 29, 2009

Shut up! Announcing your plans makes you less motivated to accomplish them.

Shouldn't you announce your goals, so friends can support you?

Isn't it good networking to tell people about your upcoming projects?

Doesn't the “law of attraction” mean you should state your intention, and visualize the goal as already yours?

Nope.

Tests done since 1933 show that people who talk about their intentions are less likely to make them happen.

Really great article by Derek Sivers. Take a read: Shut up! Announcing your plans makes you less motivated to accomplish them.

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September 29, 2009

How Much Are You Looking to Spend?

I spend a fair amount of time developing quotes for websites. Heck - I’m even travelling to the Netherlands to talk about my approach for quoting and planning ExpressionEngine based sites. One of the tougher aspects of quoting work is that initial feeling-out of the prospective client. Do they want steak on a hamburger budget or are they realistic about the costs involved for what they want?

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Good article about one aspect of giving quotes for potential projects. Really great insight!