BenandJacq in the Browser

Big Ups To CopyBlogger, and How You Are Not Doing Well Enough.

Ben — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:18:06 +0000

I’m still ironing out some kinks in the design around here, but I thought I’d add a new blog post to the mix with a bit of an update from today. I just joined My CopyBlogger and I’ve got to say, this is a pre-sifted goldmine. Just walk in and pick up nuggets. But you’re [...]

Anybody Else Want to Beat the Averages? I Did.

Ben — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:03:41 +0000

On Thursday I posted a link to my employment bio on a couple of social media profiles, with the specific goal of monitoring how it performed. Let’s discuss. I broke it into 5 parts, because otherwise it’s tough to see how far down the page readers go. Making them click on “read the rest by [...]

START by Jon Acuff: a Review.

Ben — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:14:39 +0000

I’m on the super-secret launch team for Jon Acuff’s new book START, launching April 22nd, and I think I just broke the first rule of launch team. Here are my initial reactions to the book, having finished reading it last night. Full disclosure: I was given a free copy, but am under no obligation to [...]

Say It Where Somebody Can Hear It: Part 5 of My Employment Bio

Ben — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:36:45 +0000

(this is part 5. you should start the story here if you haven’t already) If you’ve never been fired, I highly recommend it. Nothing to date has compared with the level of clarity and grounding that has taken place as a result of getting let go from a job I thought I took for the [...]

Call a Mechanic, We’ve Blown a Tire: Part 4 of My Employment Bio

Ben — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:35:06 +0000

(This is part 4. You should start the story here if you haven’t already.) In November of 2012 I went “all in” on a cold-call sales job at a great little company named Wingswept in Garner, NC, which would give me more predictable hours and room for my side gig through the holiday season. I [...]

Sing Like a Web Developer: Part 3 of My Employment Bio

Ben — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:34:26 +0000

(This is part 3. You should start the story here if you haven’t already.) I had commenced the butt-kicking and name-taking in my career at AT&T a year earlier. But as a creative dude, I salivated at the thought of a career (or side gig) making something. In April of 2011, that opportunity arose at [...]

Birth of a Salesman: Part 2 of My Employment Bio

Ben — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:33:14 +0000

(This is part 2. You should start the story here if you haven’t already.) My first 8 years out of college were spent like most in my generation: finding out how I fit into the universe, followed by haircuts and real jobs at drive through windows. From there, it was on to AT&T, where I [...]

I Lost My Job, Not My Identity: Part 1 of My Employment Bio

Ben — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:32:55 +0000

(Want to skip to the punch line? Part 5 outlines the types of jobs I am suited for and how I can help you.) I earned my undergraduate degree in Pre-Unemployment (with a focus in early 21st century barista trends). Actually, make that degree “Religious Studies” and the focus “Early American Religious History” and you’ve [...]

Steve Jobs: A Tragic Fascination.

Ben — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:44:21 +0000

I joined Audible.com last month (thanks in part to my new 30 minute commute) to listen to audio books. My first pick was the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson. Here’s a crack at a review of it. First off, it is phenomenally written, and the narration of the audio book is superb. There were [...]

Thanks for a great 2 Years!

Ben — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:31:36 +0000

I just finished my first week with my new job. I’m sure you’ll skip down to the bottom to read all about that, but I don’t want to get ahead of myself. In January of 2011 I met with my pastor to ask his advice on when it is appropriate for a grown man with [...]