Mike Vardy

The Apps and Services I Need to Use More in 2013

I’ve tested a lot of apps and services over the past few years, and there are some that I’ve given more attention to than others. Some I’ve given more than a fair chance, and they’ve either become a part of my digital life or they didn’t. Maybe that’d because they didn’t fill a gap or […]

Today

Today is important. Not because it gives you a chance to get closer to where you want to be tomorrow, but because if gives you a chance to shape a better tomorrow. Today is fresh. It’s a clean slate. A blank piece of paper. What you do with it will determine whether the days to

2013: My Year in Preview

As this piece goes live, some of you around the world will have already finished ringing in the new year while others will be still waiting for it to arrive. Regardless, I wish each and every one of you a happy and prosperous 2013. As I mentioned yesterday, 2012 has been a banner year for

2012: My Year in Review

Last year I offered up a year in review post, and i’m doing it again this year. Only this time I can actually tell you what I did and didn’t accomplish in the year gone by that I’d set out to do – and I can also add to the list what I did accomplish

Resolve

I don’t do new year’s resolutions. I resolve on an ongoing basis. I like being nimble. I enjoy the idea of being able to be resolute on big things throughout the year as opposed to making them all at once — like at the end of a year where all I should be doing (and

3 Things for the Next 3 Days

While I often suggest that you shouldn’t start your new year as of January 1st (in fact, I’ve written a book that suggests that you should start it anytime you want), I do think that January is a month where reflection and recharging is in order. With that in mind, here are 3 things a

The 2012 Persons of Internet

Every year since I started this blog, I’ve been naming several people every year as my Persons of Internet. These are people who have made a strong impact on me during the year (Persons of Internet is a play on Person of Interest, after all), and also people who I expect to see and hear

A Different Take on Boxing Day

Today is Boxing Day in Canada. It’s a day where many Canadians hit the malls and box stores searching for bargain prices for the gifts that they either failed to get other in time (read: non-productivityists) or failed to get themselves. I am not likely to take part in the traditional practices of Boxing Day,

A Very Merry Christmas Indeed: The Front Nine is Now Available

Today’s a big day for a lot of people all over the world. This year, however, Christmas is especially big. That’s because today also marks the release date of my first e-book published through a manner other than on my own. Today is the day that my e-book The Front Nine: How to Start the