A great show is only as good as the people in attendance In part 1, I discussed a few of the essential logistical challenges you will face in the course of putting together a live music event at your place

Throwing numerous concerts in the confines of my home has taught me many lessons about what makes a DIY concert work Organizing and producing a house show seems like a tall order to outside unfamiliar

Producing events requires both planning and the faith that disaster won't strike I've learned a fair amount the last year organizing, hosting, and producing music-related events. The many moving parts

My path to producing events was a serendipitous accident, one I'm both cherished and lamented I'm not going to lie. There are times when I wonder what the hell I'm doing as a 32-year old, upstart event

The last years has been a challenging, yet highly rewarding experience in event production I admit, as a 32-year old, I never possessed the ambition or solid mindset to become an event producer. In college,

All conversation inevitably reaches a lull, a gap where both parties are unable to come up with anything to say. It's easy to become paralyzed with self-doubt, excessive introspective analysis, and an

Upwork is the biggest freelance platform on the web, but is it worth the hassle? In Part 1, I discussed my experience using Upwork to gain freelance writing work. For starting out with no track record

Upwork is the biggest freelance platform on the web, but is it worth the hassle? I've been an almost full-time, mostly part-time freelance writer for the last few years. I certainly wouldn't claim to be

We all want a solution to our problems, to be instant and easy, but that's not how life works I admit. I'm guilty of clinging to the false belief that a simple, quick, and easy solution will solve what

Searching for truth can be a self-defeating trap I remember when I began my pursuit of answers to our world's many questions; namely, why is our civilization so screwed up and what are the root causes?

Every time I've taken the small, but significant step to stop and breathe mindfully, I wonder why I'm not doing this every day Life moves fast. We jump out of bed, go through our morning routine, make

Discovering Steemit changed my career trajectory, pushing me towards a familiar path One of the best aspects of the Steemit platform has been the way it rekindled my interest and passion for writing. I

Is beauty always destined to become average? This past weekend, my fiance and I headed to Salida, Colorado to look at a potential wedding venue. We've visited the Arkansas Valley/Central Rockies portion

In December of last year, I proposed to my long time partner at this incredible spot on the Colorado Trail. We stayed up the road at Creekside Chalets, a quaint resort in the midst of a large Aspen Grove

Unity exists in some terms and is impossible in others Unity implies a sense of wholeness, of a lack of separation among parts, of there being no real tangible distinction between groups or individuals.

With this month's SmartRewards Payout, I will have enough funds to get a 2nd SmartNode If you know anything about SmartCash, you know about the SmartRewards, which give you a percentage of the block reward

I've been enjoying my time back in Michigan with family for my sister-in-law's wedding the past week. One of the best parts of returning to my home state is seeing Lake Michigan, a sight unlike anything

We're staying at an old farmhouse for the week in preparation for my fiance’s sister's wedding. Karley posted some pics from our stay and we got a crazy text from a close friend, informing us that they

I'm in Michigan for my fiance’s sister's wedding. Northern Michigan is beautiful in the summertime, and this airbnb is a great way to spend our vacation. They turned the old foundation into a hangout spot

In meeting someone, one of the first questions that often is asked is "What do you do?" When someone asks this ubiquitous, slightly reductionist question, they're essentially boiling your actions