I put these sticky notes by my desk earlier this year. It’s cheesy, but they say: “Where do you invest your…”, and there are three things listed: • Time• Money• Love And anytime I start to get sucked a little too far into my work, I think about where I’m making those investments. Maybe I … Continue reading "Where Do You Invest?" The post Where Do You Invest? first appeared on danoshinsky.com.| danoshinsky.com
About a decade ago, I made a commitment to start writing more on danoshinsky.com. It was a small thing — the goal, at first, was just to have a place to write. I was in a job at the time that involved a lot of technical writing (subject lines, captions, stuff for SEO), but I … Continue reading "Take More Swings." The post Take More Swings. first appeared on danoshinsky.com.| danoshinsky.com
One of my favorite things to do after one of my teams loses is to check the message boards or comments where fans of that team post. After a win, fans are always in a good mood. Their team won, the team’s players are heroes. It’s just one win — but hey, this probably means| danoshinsky.com
There was a wonderful story the other day from Ben Malcolmson, right-hand man for NFL head coach Pete Carroll, in which he wrote about finding your true identity. He told a story about a talk that Pete once gave: During his talk that day, Pete asked the room: “How many people here have a philosophy| danoshinsky.com
I’ve done a few AMAs on Zoom this year. These are private calls where teams can join and ask me, well, anything. They don’t tell me what they’re asking in advance. They show up, surprise me with questions, and give me the chance to share a few ideas back. They’re a lot of fun to … Continue reading "Finding the Right Signals." The post Finding the Right Signals. first appeared on danoshinsky.com.| danoshinsky.com
15 years ago, I quit my job at a TV station, moved to Biloxi, Mississippi, set up a basic website, and started publishing stories about the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I was my own reporter, editor, photographer, publicist, IT team — I did it all. The end result was a fellowship, which led to … Continue reading "Keep Betting on Yourself." The post Keep Betting on Yourself. first appeared on danoshinsky.com.| danoshinsky.com
We went on a hike this weekend. It was only four miles, but it took four hours — we started at about 8,000 feet, then went more than 1,000 feet up a mountain, all while I carried a two-year-old in a carrier on my back. And as we went up, I kept thinking: There’s no| danoshinsky.com
Last summer, I set a weird business goal for the year ahead: I wanted to try to play golf or go skiing at least 50 times over the course of the calendar year, starting September 1st. And you might be thinking, “Dan, that’s not a business goal! That sounds like a personal thing!” But for … Continue reading "Make Time For It." The post Make Time For It. first appeared on danoshinsky.com.| danoshinsky.com
I often wish the hours for our day care were a little better. Drop off is at 8:45 a.m., pick-up is at 3:45 p.m. There are days when I’m cramming five or six calls into that window, then driving right back to pick up Ben. (Lunch sometimes happens in the five minutes between calls. ) … Continue reading "Embrace the Limitations." The post Embrace the Limitations. first appeared on danoshinsky.com.| danoshinsky.com
I was sitting on a hill yesterday in town, at a free concert in the park, with my son. He was eating a corndog — his very first. (He loved it.) The sky was blue, the air was cool. We’d biked up to the show together on the path behind our house. And I was thinking| danoshinsky.com
