Rocky Tilney

Stuff I Love is sort of like Oprah’s Favorite Things without the freebies (sorry). This is part 1 in a multi-part series, we’ll post the next one when we have more stuff we love. Freshbooks I love Freshbooks because they took the mundane but necessary task of accounting and made it fun and simple. I tested [...]

Today we have so many potential distractions like Facebook and Twitter, it’s easy to lose track of time and get caught up in reading posts or tweets. Even e-mail can be a “time suck” if it’s not used with discipline. I decided to start a little experiment and track my entire day for two weeks [...]

During the last two weeks of December I start my goal planning sessions preparing for 2010. I really look forward to this time of year as it allows me to focus on my business for a change. I’d like to share my process with you as well as some insight into goal planning. I don’t [...]

When I was in middle school, my science teacher (Mr. Miller, the best teacher ever) once gave the class the following analogy: “Rules are like ropes on a wooden plank bridge, without the ropes you have to walk slowly and carefully, maybe even crawl. There is no goofing around without ropes. With ropes, you can [...]

Remember the movie Short Circuit from the mid-80’s? An experimental robot (#5) gets electrocuted and becomes “intelligent”. It escapes from the Army base where it was designed and instead of destroying everything in its path, it looks for “inputs”. “Number 5 needs more inpuuuuts!” Often times we focus on inputs. We read far more than [...]

I admit it. I’m a foodie—big time! Today I received the latest issue of Gourmet magazine and it was like Christmas morning—sans the wrapping paper and nagging relatives. I gnawed through the cellophane, reflected on the cover photography for just a moment,  then I dove right in. I read it cover to cover, then I [...]

Working 9-5 or any other similar schedule is the norm in America. It’s when America wakes up and when America comes home. It’s also happens to be the worst time of day  to be productive. Here’s why: Traffic: Everyone needs the roadway, subway, train, or bus at the same time everyday. These are peak commute [...]