Don't Forget Mom!
Editor’s Note: This newsletter was originally published on Monday, May 2nd, 2022.
As a continuing service to those in the audience, here is your 6-day reminder. Sunday, May 8th is Mother’s Day!
All joking aside, if your Mom is still with you, be sure to take a moment to send her a card, make a phone call, or find some time to spend with her. (If you are a Mom, feel free to forward this email as a reminder to the folks in your life who should be remembering!)
I was lucky to have a great Mom. I understand that some people have challenging memories with their parents, but that was not my experience.
She often worked behind the scenes, but as my nephew can now attest from his high school baseball games – she was (and is) there! You need only listen to the radio broadcasts of his game to hear her cheers from the stands.
Too often we overlook the value that Moms add to our lives. Too often we see situations where a Mom might be going it alone working to raise her kids and only measure the situation from the perspective of what is missing (aka “Dad”).
Our Moms play a great part in our lives and it is not hard to see traits that they instill manifesting as we get older. Whether it’s a hug or a smile or a “look”, it’s most often seeking what is ultimately best for our lives.
Again, if your Mom is still around, take the time to connect with her this week. She will definitely be glad you did (and I expect that you will too).
P.S. If “Mom” happens to be the woman to whom you are married, *definitely* don’t forget! #YoureWelcome
Every time I have a programming question and I rly need help, I post it on Reddit and then log into another account and reply to it with an obscenely incorrect answer. Ppl don’t care about helping others but they LOVE correcting others. Works 100% of the time
— annie (@soychotic) April 29, 2022
I was looking for a good message about Success as we near the transition from Spring into Summer. This one seemed most applicable because so often we are looking for things to bring us Happiness when it is Happiness that leads us most effectively to things (like Success).
Whether it be my recent return to the outdoors and camping with Boy Scouts or writing on my blog or my day-to-day work, I can attest that enjoying what I do has led to better things overall.
From my vantage point, Finding Happiness in the journey has been key to achieving the goals (like Success) that I used to treat as a “destination”.
Also, keep in mind that Happiness is your response to the situation. We can be happy and find joy regardless of our surroundings. Being master of your response goes a long way toward mastery of what happens. You cannot control the event, but you can definitely control how you respond to it!
Have a great week!
I was CEO of AppSumo while it grew from $3m to $80m+ in annual revenue.
— Ayman Al-Abdullah (@aymanalabdul) May 1, 2022
Here are some thoughts on how to be an effective CEO: (1/x)
For those checking out the book reviews, I reviewed Twelve And A Half (Amazon affiliate link) by Gary Vaynerchuk. You can check out my notes at this link.
Keep a lookout as I have finished reading the following books and will be posting my notes for those very soon!
- E-Myth Revisited (Amazon affiliate link) by Michael Gerber [review notes link]
- One Million Followers (Amazon affiliate link) by Brendan Kane
- Content Inc. (Amazon affiliate link) by Joe Pulizzi
- Twelve And A Half (Amazon affiliate link) by Gary Vaynerchuk
Stop wasting hours choosing platforms to use...
— Niche Site Lady (@NicheSiteLady) April 29, 2022
Website - WordPress
Domain - GoDaddy
Hosting - BigScoots
SEO - RankMath
KW Research - Ahrefs
Images - Canva
Spelling - Grammarly
Planning - Trello
Analysis - GA & GSC
Email List - Mailerlite
Get to work!
Other Links
- How “The Great Resignation is becoming “The Great Mid-Life Crisis”
- Hiring Questions Interviews Should Ask (Of note, I’d add #12 – “Tell me about a time when someone didn’t follow your recommendations and it worked. We can all think of times “they” were wrong. What about those moments when they weren’t and what did we learn then?)
- Google Search Console URL Parameter Tool is now offline
- How to estimate your organic traffic potential for SEO
Bad News:
— Harsh Makadia (@MakadiaHarsh) April 27, 2022
Building a startup is hard.
Good News:
No-code is the magic pill to save time and money.
Here are 10 no-code tools every startup should know in 2022 🧵: