#021 - Back like I never left

Daniel L

Aug 14, 2024 — 1 min read

After a weekend in the woods of West Virginia, I have finally recovered from the 15 mile trail relay race. It taught me that preparation is key. If you want to put on a good performance make sure the hay is in the barn. Just like software development, endurance is an important factor. The endurance to continuously learn new skills, improve your existing ones, and adapt to any and every situation is just like training for a distance race. Almost every day of the week I run or workout in preparation for races. Why should building an application be any different? If I can show up and make progress 5-7 times a week, the possibility of success are drastically increased, similar to training for a marathon. Enjoying the process is also part of the goal as well.

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#045 - Committing (and sticking to it)

An update on this blog. Initially I wanted to keep this as a pseudo diary to keep track of my journey through entrepreneurship. So far, I have written 44 entries. That is pretty good. It hasn't been everyday but it's been about 5 times a week.

#044 - Following up

In the past I have fallen into bad habits where I don't follow up or respond in (what I think) is a timely manner. Sometimes it's hard to stay on top of things due to life's responsibilities that seem to pile on. Creating systems

#043 - Go farther together

As my entrepreneurial career begins in earnest I am starting to gain clarity on what it means to me. I like the idea of being a solopreneur, but am starting to realize the importance of having like-minded people to work with. In the past 48 hours I have had two

#042 - Pick up the phone

I've always had trouble asking for help. For most of my life—both in school and at work—I spent too much time not asking for help when I could have really used it. Recently, I've been working on changing my mindset around this. Instead of

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#045 - Committing (and sticking to it)

#044 - Following up

#043 - Go farther together

#042 - Pick up the phone