Quartet #8: The Best Piece of Advice I've Ever Received, a Free Image Resizer and More

The weather is finally gorgeous here in DC and I am fighting the urge to just go hiking every day instead of doing any work!

Trying to strike a balance between staying in shape/maintaining my mental health through hiking and keeping my portfolio career moving foward. Happy to report that I think I'm doing a pretty good job but it remains a work in progress.

And without further ado, here are this week's ideas...

Quartet of the Week

1. Free Social Media Image Resizer Some of my favorite tools are ones that do one thing and one thing really well. This is a perfect example of that.

There are plenty of places on the internet to resize photos but this one is super easy: Drag and drop the image, click the social platform you need it for and you're done. No Googling the dimensions for each platform - it just does it.

This tool doesn't do much but what it does it does well! I bookmarked it.

2. What We Can and Can Not Control I occasionally need a reminder about the things in my career and in life that I can control and equally importantly, the things I can't.

This infographic from Reddit reset my mindset in a way that I appreciated so I'm passing it along!

3. The Best Piece of Advice I've Ever Recieved The best piece of advice I've ever received came in the form of some tough love and I didn't neccesarily want to hear it at the time.

But it was very generous of that person to share it with me and I'm forever grateful they did.

4. A Personal Digital Reset I just found this article so haven't had the chance to implement any of it yet but I am absolutely going to do so. I appreciate articles like this one that give a broad point (making the case for a digital reset in your life) while also laying out specific steps you can take to implement change in your life.

I was especially intrigued by the mention of encountering only intentional information online. That point really has my brain churning!

This Week's TEM Episode

TEM277 features a quote from Leonard Cohen about the dangers of waiting for inspiration. His insights are nuanced and wonderful and got me fired up!

My Final Thought of the Week

Here's a quote to send you on your way:

“Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.”

—Vince Lombardi

Everything I'm doing today, both good and bad, is shaping who I am to become tomorrow.

In terms of my career, how am I spending my time and energy today? Is it based on decisions I made in the past? If so, would I make the same decision today?

As Seth Godin likes to point out, all of our previous work is a gift from our former selves. But it's a gift we don't have to accept.

Alll I know is that whenever I make time to evaluate my actions, habits and character, I'm always happy I did.

Cheers, Andrew The Entrepreneurial Musician

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