Digital Nomads: Date more to work less

I’ve got a little post about dating on the Digital Nomads site. It’s not one of my usual topics, but it does relate to working better and more efficiently. Really. Check it out:

Date more to work less

Be sure to leave some juicy comments, so I can feel loved.

Jedi Mind Trick: How can we make this happen?

Instead of asking or demanding for what you want, simply state your goal and ask, “How can we make this happen?”

Here are some examples:

Instead of:

“Can you give me a raise?”

Ask this:

“I’d like a raise. How can we make this happen?”

Instead of:

“Can I be your boyfriend”

Ask this:

“I […]

Putting the “I” in blog

I’m going through a bit of a blog crisis, so I’ve been looking more closely at the About page on this site. The word “we” is all over the place. Which is weird, because I’ve been going solo for awhile.

I do wish I had a team of magic elves maintaining and pumping out content […]

I’m back!

I’m now rested (fairly so, at least) and back in the swing of things. I’m working on refocusing the site, and posts will now be more frequent.

Also, I now have a little stint on Dell’s Digital Nomads blog. Check out a few things I’ve written recently:

12 essential services for the digital nomad Baggu: The […]

Chanpory does Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia

Hey everyone, I meant to post this earlier, but had trouble with my Internet access:

I’m taking a much needed vacation and will be out for the rest of the month on a Southern adventure in Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia–yikes!

I know I haven’t been posting much lately, but I promise I haven’t totally checked out! After […]

Please, Don’t Talk About Work at Lunch

Lately, all I do at lunch is talk about work. And by talking, I mean bitching. So instead of a nice leisurely lunch filled with lively conversation about politics, film, or just the weather, it’s another trap to fill my head with work stress.

So here’s my new rule for lunch: stop the shop talk. […]