Category: Post of the Moment

Taken away by first tax season, then nonprofit founding, I was struggling.

After the gala, I had to catch-up.

I was busy, and there’s still a ton to do.
My firm decided to hire a colleague to help. Not another contractor, but a full-time employee. It’s great!She’s to the point where she can get things done.

*Whew*

Lots of work, work, work. Naturally, I needed to travel.

After long weekends in Amsterdam and NYC, then catching up from those, I can say “I’m back.”

Kickin’ ass and taking names. Kicking ass, because I can’t help it. I’m just me, and people say that’s what I do.

I’m taking names, usually for two reasons: either they’re a potential client or a potential friend, or both. Usually I just want to learn more about them.

So of what does ‘being back’ consist? This weekend is a good example:
Last night, I hosted a drive-in movie event.
Today, I went to a French conversation coffee event, now I’m at home working real quick. Then, I’m going to host an event at an awesome distillery. Before then, I’m working and maybe owing the lawn.

I will also likely go to the Uptown Swingout tonight, too.

Then tomorrow will be doing everything at home I didn’t do yet, plus getting everything ready for my gal to kick ass this week.

I was going to put the “I’m back” song by Aerosmith, but this video let me know it’s kind of inappropriate, so don’t watch this video. It’s not approriate:

I thought I’d make a post on my personal blog for tax season:

It’s tax season. I’m working and busy.

That’s your update.

As 2015 closes, I’m doing what I’m good at: Working a bunch.

But it’s different this time. The difference?

This time I’m actually focusing! It’s weird….

I’ll tell you to where I am and where I’m planning on going, give or take, at this point, subject to change….

First I’ll talk about my non-business stuff:

I feel like I’ve never had more energy or looked better! For those who know me, that is a well controlled energy.

I’ve been very happy lately, especially with myself. I don’t think it’s directly related to a lady-type, but it maybe an indirect result. But yeah, the independent piece is kind of important.

There are a lot of people out there who are really independent, or so they claim. And they are, mostly.

But then there’s my level of independence. Unlike everyone who talks about their independence, I actually am independent. Being financially independent is the crux of independence because that means my time is independent. I love it.

Now that I’ve left the Strib, I’ve been getting back to some things. I’m making events occasionally. It’s nearly impossible to make a huge one bc of the proximity of the holidays.

Some people may think that my events are very impulsive. In reality, I have 7,000 members, so making them suddenly is how I control size, yet I let the market rule. Someday I’ll actually post about my event beliefs.

My health is very good. My diet is a very strict “reasonable” and I exercise sometimes.

Second, I’ll talk about business stuff:

In reality, I’ve been short on time lately. I’m trying to do business events soon because it’ll allow me to make all my value-added tax work available to more people because they’ll do their own accounting, instead of me doing it for them and billing them for it.

That’s one of three event-types I’ll be doing for business.

So I’m designing a website for that. Thinking about hiring someone to do that.

I’m also still doing some 2014 returns bc they delayed getting me info. I have bookkeeping too.

All whilst working blog posts, updating my website, and building for my 2016 tax season.

I love who I am, and I love what I do. If course I work with numbers, but I must read for work. I’m also in sales. I can talk, so I can talk about the one thing I sell…. Me.

My goal for 2016 is huge growth. If course I have a number, but I won’t share it here.

All I know is that I’m building to and looking forward to an awesome 2016!

Tomorrow is the first day when I won’t get up to and go to work, and I’m super excited because I will finally get to work!

The reason why I’m wrapped up at my work is because there is so much interest. On excited because I can follow up with people I met networking, people who have found me on Google Maps, or small business owners I randomly meet going through life.

The timing is perfect. I have time to get some things ready for tax season. 2016 is going to be incredible. I’m just excited to not have to go to work so I can actually get some things done.

Since only 40 people clicked my email blast of 1,200 about my news about the Strib, and my social share may have been corrupted – without all the self-promoting language and getting right to it:

Yesterday was my last day at the Strib. My firm has gotten so busy that I can’t maintain both. So I left the Strib to pursue my own venture with all of my focus for the first time ever.
I think I’ll be able to do very well.

That is all.

Happy Halloween!

It was a good Halloween. Multiple parties, and a fire has been lit.

I’m going for stable weather so it stays lot this time.

Regardless, I’m probably getting user to windy weather. I’d bet that i can broadcast in any weather!

 

 

On April 15, I went to Bar La Grassa and Freehouse with Lesya. It was an awesome time!

The spring deadline is great because if you have clients who are being a pain,  you just extend, and everyone’s okay with that.

In the fall, there is no extension. If a return is filed 5 minutes late, it’s an automatic 5% penalty.

This year, for me, 10/15 ended at around 11:40. My celebration involved going to the only fine dining open after midnight, getting a McFlurry, going home, and watching a movie (side note: Reasonable Doubt is a pretty badass movie).

But my Friday I had “off”, so naturally, toured potential offices for my business.

In the night, I misunderstood my friend and thought we’d hang out, so wasted it waiting for her to get back to me. While waiting I cleaned part of my house.

I’m now having dessert at BWW and watching the end of the Wild game.

 

I don’t know who is the right woman, but I do know about her.

She may be someone I already know (or am talking to her every day but need to spend time with her to know her), or perhaps I have yet to meet her or meet her again.

I read an article and thought, “Hell yes!” It was written for a female audience, but I identified with it in some ways.

Now, I’m going to say I’m a ‘Goddamn Warrior’, but the article describes me and, the reason I’m writing, the woman I think would be right for me. In short, someone who’s stubborn and crazy. I’ll run through some quotes:

“When it comes to taking bets on your heart, he is going to be high stakes—all the way.”
I have usually done this, but I just need a woman who won’t hold back either.

“This warrior of yours will crave your strength, and your intensity.”
Most women feign from intensity. I love when I have a conversation, and the smiles get bigger and bigger and quicker and quicker, as if it’s leading to some kind of conversational climax.

“[He] won’t be someone that you can manipulate or play with as you have in the past.”
While I’m a high stakes kind of guy (above), I’m terrible at playing games. Some people play games to slow down the “getting to know you” process. My subtleties have a shelf life of about a week.

“The difference is, unlike the others, he isn’t going to be scared off.”
Talk to women I’ve liked. I don’t scare, I don’t quit, sometimes to their distress….. (as in “just stop calling/trying to rendezvous”, not “I filed a restraining order”).

“Don’t try to run this time.”

If she runs, she shouldn’t run too fast because i should be able to catch her. But she should run, meaning 5Ks. That’d be solid fun.

“[He needs to know you’ll] still be there when he craves his freedom and ventures off into this world for a bit. You won’t always need to follow him, just as he won’t always follow you.”
I’ve become a very independent person, and it’s best if she was too.

A woman can be stubborn, and that’s fine. She doesn’t ever need to lose or give up. As the Piano Man explains:
She never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind

Life is awesome.

P.S. I’m a fucking warrior. I don’t need to numerate my badassness.

I will add more pictures and stories from Paris soon enough. It’s been very busy recently. So far we’ve gotten through the first part of one day.

J