The other day, I got an invite to a popular designer site called Dribbble. It’s been around for quite some time now but sadly I feel like I’m jumping in at halftime on the dribbble train. Oh well. To be honest dribble is a site I visit often (almost daily). In fact, the site was [...] Read more – ‘My debut shot on Dribbble — “Alley Oop!”’.
After some crazy planning, designing, developing and we’ve finally launched our first annual Cyber Bundle on MOJO Themes. We had the pleasure of working with some talented sellers throughout the MOJO marketplace and include their items within this bundle. The MOJO Cyber Bundle includes 18 total items. $579 Worth Of Items For ONLY $30! Yep. It’s [...] Read more – ‘MOJO Themes Cyber Bundle – $579 for $30’.
Perfect quote of inspiration for any entrepreneur. This is a quote from Steve Jobs back in 1974 and for some reason really hit home to me and what I’m working on. I designed a simple graphic for it, feel free to use it anywhere you’d like. Read more – ‘Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.’.
Surround yourself with people that are more talented than you. As a boss, as a team, working on a project, playing sports, you get the point, you should apply this. Don’t be afraid to do this. Let’s face it, this is something people fear. You’re initial thought is to worry and feel threatened of losing [...] Read more – ‘Talent.’.
And so it begins. The journey of “Ridin’ Solo”. Big changes are happening in my life right now. After almost 5 years of working full-time for a well respected online ad agency, I’ve decided to spread my wings and take a shot at pushing my own ventures (*cough MOJO Themes) to the next level. That’s [...] Read more – ‘A New Chapter.’.
Hey everyone! It’s been quite some time since my last post but hey, rather than dwelling on what’s already in the past, it’s time to get back to the grind. Anyway, I wanted to reflect on the past 6 months of what I’ve been working on non-stop. Aside from the fact that I’m still learning [...] Read more – ‘Launch Now & Don’t Look Back!’.
Yes, I know. I haven’t posted in quite some time but I thought this was worth sharing. This is how I spent my Tuesday evening. As a kid I loved Teen Wolf and somehow I ended up drawing a juiced up teen wolf. Sort of odd but at the same time pretty cool… Read more – ‘Teen Wolf on Roids’.
Let me explain. I’ve been busy as of late. In the coming weeks I’m about to unveil a project I’ve put all my passion, heart and straight up hard work into. Getting up around 5AM to ensure all of the minute details are figured out to working late until 2AM making sure our website launch [...] Read more – ‘Monsters are Bringing MOJO Back.’.
It’s not me it’s you. No but seriously, it’s you. It’s your fault. You’ve lost that lovin’ feelin’. Since Twitter went mainstream, I can’t seem to figure out if I LOVE or HATE Twitter. The value for me is fading. I get so tired of going through the crap trying to be shoved down my [...] Read more – ‘My Love, Hate Relationship with Twitter’.
This past Father’s day was my second in my short “daddy career” but will be remembered forever. To me, it’s an absolute privilege to be called a dad so to have a day for all of the dads out there makes you feel that much more special. The past 18 months with my son have [...] Read more – ‘My 2nd Fathers Day will be a tough one to top!’.
This is a completely raw single cut of one of Isaac’s songs called – Greed & Hate. Meaning there’s absolutely no editing, just pure awesomeness. Isaac is in the final stages of releasing his fully-funded debut album. I wanted to share one of my favorite songs from his album. Be sure to check out Isaac [...] Read more – ‘Greed & Hate by Isaac Farr’.
I can’t even begin to describe what it’s like to be Dad. The last year and a half has flown by. Luckily, we’ll have pictures like this to hold onto. Read more – ‘Easter ’09’.
I want to throw out a thought that has really made me think. Are you great at one thing or good at many things? Occasionally, I like to take a step back and think about where my focus is, my motivation is and if I’m moving in the right direction. If you don’t know me [...] Read more – ‘Are you great at one thing or good at many things?’.
I have quite a project in progress right now and I think it will be fun to share my experience along the way. Currently we are in the process of finishing our basement. This is something my wife and I have been wanting to do since we bought our home 2 years ago but this [...] Read more – ‘New Project – Finishing the Basement’.
Hey! Check out the new look of my site. Let me know what you think by leaving me a comment below. I have been toying around with the design of my site forever. I am always looking to change things up and move things around. I finally decided on a clean & sophisticated look. The [...] Read more – ‘Sophisticated Look’.
Originally uploaded by Lucky † 13 I was going through my photostream on Flickr and I came across one of the coolest photos. I am friends with “Red Sox Nation” where a group of insanely talented photographers post some great pictures about the Boston Red Sox. This is truly one of the “Greats” I love [...] Read more – ‘Number 522’.
Today I wanted to share a productivity app called Evernote. I wrote a post about tips to stay organized awhile back that touched on Evernote. I have been using Evernote on my Mac and iPhone for that last month or so. Evernote has really helped me stay more organized and remember things. The app is [...] Read more – ‘Evernote Tutorial’.
This is something I should have wrote about a long time ago, but of course I just never had the time. Tonight I started going through my old docs on my computer just to clean things up. I stumbled into some old hockey albums and just started laughing as I went through the pics. The [...] Read more – ‘Lake Placid Pond Hockey Tourney – 2005’.
I came across this video the other day and I thought it was so funny. Out of all the social networks I seem to be using Facebook less and less. Maybe it’s because of what my end goals are for using social media don’t seem to mesh well with Facebook. Anyway, this will give you [...] Read more – ‘Facebook in Real Life’.
So it begins.. I have made the jump back into school to finish up my degree in Business Marketing. Over the last couple years (yes, years) I have been quite busy with life. Getting married, having a baby, you know… life. Well it seems like now is a good time to buckle down and finish [...] Read more – ‘Back to School’.
Seems like as the days roll on I keep having to remember more things but my memory is shrinking at the same time. Add on regular life “stuff” and before you know it things are piling up and you’re making a few people upset. Including yourself. I’m sure anyone reading this know’s what I am [...] Read more – ‘A few tips to stay organized’.
Are you using a Mac, and need a quality Screen Recording Software? ScreenFlow might be what you’re looking for. ScreenFlow is easily one of the better Screen Recording softwares because of the ability to edit the video once you’ve recorded it. It also takes advantage of your iSight camera. Recording both your computer screen and [...] Read more – ‘ScreenFlow – Screen Recording Software for Mac’.
Is the Nikon D60 Worth the Price? So lately I find myself very intrigued with photography. So much so that I am thinking of taking it up as a hobby. With the technology out now you really don’t have to know much about photography to take amazing photos. It’s killing me smalls. Now having a [...] Read more – ‘Nikon D60 – I want to hold you dearly’.
Timeout I need a water break… Lately, things have just been crazy busy for me. Family, work and just life have been moving a full speed ahead. Of course these are all good things. Everyday I come home to my amazing wife and little boy, I get to see the newest trick he learned and [...] Read more – ‘What I’ve been up to lately…’.
There is no question I love Mac everything and I will never be without one. Just lately my Apple gear is really being lame. Both my MacBook and iPhone are just being lame. So for a few weeks now my MacBook has been a bit weak in the battery department. I charge it throughout the [...] Read more – ‘Dear MacBook…’.
So my site is having a issues… I think I am making them up in my head though. I can’t seem to decide what I want this site to be about. I created this site thinking it would just kind of get lost like every other site on the web but after posting often lately [...] Read more – ‘Not sure…’.
Take the Isaac Farr Favorite Song poll! I just used Poll Daddy to create a custom poll for visitors to vote on their favorite Isaac Farr song. Head over to Isaac Farr’s website to vote on your favorite Isaac Farr song. Thanks, JR Read more – ‘Take the Poll… Vote for your favorite Isaac Farr Song’.
If you haven’t heard Isaac Farr’s music then you need to listen to this kid. Currently he is playing in California. The sound he brings is one of a kind. How can you not Digg this? read more | digg story Read more – ‘Isaac Farr is finally bringing some fresh music!’.
My little brother, Isaac Farr is an insanely talented musician. Isaac plays all kinds of instruments and most importantly he writes his own songs. Recently he moved to California to try and get his music out. So far he has got his foot in the door to play in small gigs and just recently was [...] Read more – ‘Isaac Farr – Check Out his Music!’.
Did you know your know your blog can get stale? I didn’t either until my good friend, Aaron gave me a wake up call. I figured I better get on here and at least write something so I can get the staleness out of this blog. This past week or so have just been pure [...] Read more – ‘My Blog Is Getting Stale?’.
It’s easy to forget sometimes how important these two things are in your everyday life. Over the past 2 or 3 weeks I have noticed something different about how I have been prioritizing my time and my goals. Not only that but focusing and surrounding myself on how I view things and most importantly the [...] Read more – ‘Focusing on Myself and My Time’.
Thanks for stopping by The Official Blog of J.R. Farr. I’m excited to announce the launching of this blog. I have always had the desire to create a personal site for myself. Just never had the time. Well here it is. Enjoy… Read more – ‘The Official Blog of J.R. Farr’.
