From our family to yours, Happy New Year! — The Gapinski Family, Cumberland Island, GA.
Personal
Work Anywhere
Technology has allowed me to work anywhere. Sometimes I get bummed when the weather is perfect, and I’m stuck in the office. Then I remember I have a laptop and Wi-Fi hotspot. I can work anywhere.
Office Chair Drag Racing
The kids came up to the office after school for a quick visit, and we did some Office Chair Drag Racing.
The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer
Next week Thomas and I will run The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer, in Jacksonville Beach, FL. We ran it last year (my first time and Thomas’ second time). This video captures my experience as a first time marathoner.
Some of my favorite books of the decade (2000-2009)
I love reading. When I was younger, I devoured fiction like finger lickin’ fried chicken. But during the first part of the decade, I read mostly non fiction. I was just starting my business and needed to learn new computer programs all the time, so I would just buy a manual and figure it out. I believe in traditional education, but I learn best by doing. I’m a self-proclaimed autodidact—at least when it comes to some of the technical stuff I do here at Motionbuzz. After I discovered the free video tutorials on YouTube, I stopped buying how-to manuals and began reading more books about the big picture (of business and life).
Inspirational Husband-and-Wife Internet Entrepreneurs
Since 2004, my wife Sonja and I have worked together at Motionbuzz.com. The practice of working with one’s spouse isn’t revolutionary. Family farms and Mom-and-Pop businesses are the cornerstones of the American Dream. However, this arrangement still requires patience for newly indoctrinated spousal business partners.