I am Jared Latigo, a husband, father and Christ-follower, who's passion is doing things right, doing things intentional and growing every day. I believe that we were all put here for an incredible reason and that our passions are a gift that allow us to fulfill a particular life plan. Also a pretty avid fan of sandwiches.
Coming out of this hard work scenario you’ve been on with me, I wanted to talk a bit about investments. When you invest in something, you expect a return. You put in $10, you expect at least $10.01 back. Hopefully… Read More »Investments. But not the stock market kind.
How-to books are all over the place. I wrote a little about this yesterday but I wanted to expand on my thoughts. The top read articles online are “how-to” or have a number such as “7 secrets to…” attached to… Read More »The secret shortcut to…
If you haven’t read yesterdays post, do so now. — The hard work is hard not only because it’s hard to do, but it’s also hard to identify. At least, that’s what I’m finding. I could be totally missing something,… Read More »There’s no real how-to book for the entrepreneur
I’ve been reading a lot lately about the hard work. The stuff that matters. Not that other work doesn’t matter, it does, but the stuff that changes things for the future is what I’m talking about.
I can write web code like I write my ABC’s. It’s not hard anymore. It was at one time, but not anymore. So I’m searching for the spots where I can make a difference. Where it will really pay off so I’m not just working to fill time.
Anyways, more on this later this week but I want you to read this. I’ve read it almost every day since I came across it a few weeks ago. Something about it really struck me. What do you think?
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From Seth Godin. September 3, 2007. Here’s the post on his blog.
I’m working today. In fact, if I’m conscious, I’m working. That’s largely because it doesn’t seem like ‘work’ today. I’d write this blog even if no one read it.
More and more people are lucky enough to have a gig like mine… work you’d do even if you didn’t have to, even if you didn’t get paid to do it. This is a bigger idea than it seems, because it changes the posture of what you do. Different motivations ought to lead to different results.
Sometimes you just need a break. A break from the busi-ness of life. The business of life. And life in general. Time to reflect. To think. To clear your mind of all the garbage floating around in today’s society. But… Read More »Time for a break.
This was an inevitable post. I saw the LEGO movie the other day with my awesome family and I had some thoughts I wanted to share. I’ll try to not spoil the movie if you haven’t seen it, but if… Read More »The LEGO movie thoughts that you knew were coming
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