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Frictionless Blogging

By |2020-02-03T11:32:50+13:00January 16th, 2015|Content Marketing, Excellence|

I'm writing this post on my phone, and I'm hitting 'Publish' before it's ready. This is one of the few blogging ideas that can make Corbett Barr stop and say, "Hey, I've never heard that before." He was interviewing Leo Babauta of Zen Habits, as part of a Fizzle course called Start A Blog That Matters. [...]

How-To Video Screencast Tutorials

By |2020-02-03T11:33:03+13:00January 11th, 2015|Marketing, Pura Vida MultiMedia|

People who know how to make a screencast tutorial have an undeniable advantage in communicating complex ideas on the Internet. Video screencasts are easy to make, and with a few video skills, they can look really good. But what really makes a great tutorial is: Storytelling. The web is a visual menagerie, and as you [...]

The Year of the Hermit

By |2017-12-30T19:15:59+13:00January 7th, 2015|Tarot|

This year, the Tarot card I have drawn on my birthday is a mighty fitting one for where I am in my life. The Hermit has two interpretations: the recluse who lives alone, or, the returning hero, who learned fantastic new things during a solitary journey into the wide world beyond. This card is drawn when [...]

Why Breaking New Years Resolutions Is Good For You

By |2018-01-01T17:46:49+13:00January 4th, 2015|Excellence|

I think New Year's Resolutions are okay to break. The purpose of a resolution isn't to stick to a plan, but to calibrate which habits are the right ones for you, right now. Disclaimer: I break most of my resolutions within a week. My birthday is January 7, and I believe that holidays and birthdays [...]

New Years Resolutions 2015

By |2015-01-01T14:00:48+13:00January 1st, 2015|Excellence|

New years resolutions really resonate with me. Sometimes, I can make them stick, and keep better habits; other times, I break my New Year’s Resolutions, and learn plenty from them. Resolutions seem to have fallen out of style, despite evidence suggesting that new habits stick better when you start them on important days, and besides, I [...]

2014 annual review

By |2014-12-31T12:10:54+13:00December 31st, 2014|Introspection|

2014 was a good year. The year before was a year of great upheaval for the Huntress Clan; we moved 4 times, left Costa Rica, and returned to the United States. 2014 was a year of landing, of digging roots, and gaining momentum. The two regular habits I use to look at the year past and the year ahead, declaring [...]

The Breath of the Neutral Mask

By |2017-07-07T13:19:23+12:00November 9th, 2014|Adventure, The Good Stuff|

Who are we before we become the character? That is the question that the Neutral Mask seeks to answer. "There are three masks: the one we think we are, the one we really are, and the one we have in common." - Jacques Lecoq It has been years since I have studied the deep and [...]

Eating GMO-free keeps me healthy and fit

By |2014-10-26T13:29:48+13:00October 26th, 2014|Excellence|

My body is in great shape, and I am healthy and strong, all because I made the commitment to eat GMO-free in 2002. Without laws requiring genetically modified food to be labeled in the United States, if I want to exclude GMOs from my diet, I have to be extremely selective about the food that I [...]

The Unconventional Treasure Hunt 2014

By |2016-12-10T16:11:59+13:00September 18th, 2014|Pura Vida MultiMedia, Uncategorized|

For the World Domination Summit, I made an Unconventional Treasure Hunt at WDS 2014. It was a scavenger hunt of riddles throughout downtown Portland, each riddle leading to clues hidden in small treasure chests throughout the city. My passion for treasure hunts is pretty big. When I told the WDS Adventure Czar about my idea, he thought it was bizarre and [...]

‘The Happiness of Pursuit’ Book Review

By |2016-12-10T16:11:59+13:00September 16th, 2014|Blog, Pura Vida MultiMedia, Reviews|

Chris Guillebeau is a champion of adventure, and his latest book is an analysis of the mechanics of modern quests. He profiles dozens of adventurous people in his latest book The Happiness of Pursuit, to contrast the different quests they have pursued. Through his chapter-by-chapter formula, he distills the essence of adventure down into something [...]

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