web02.fireside.fm Sat, 09 May 2026 00:38:02 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Pencil Problems - Episodes Tagged with “Goals” https://www.pencilproblems.com/tags/goals Wed, 09 Jan 2019 06:45:00 -0500 Kent Fenwick (@kentf) and Nick Shim (@nim342) talk about their side projects, their day jobs, technology, the future, philosophy, 90s action movies, and much much more. en-us episodic Conversations on getting started, and finishing. Pencil Problems Podcast Kent Fenwick (@kentf) and Nick Shim (@nim342) talk about their side projects, their day jobs, technology, the future, philosophy, 90s action movies, and much much more. yes Pencil Problems Podcast kent.fenwick@gmail.com Episode 45: Getting the Book Published and It's a Business Not a Side Project. Goals for 2019. https://www.pencilproblems.com/45 ac631871-5068-4656-8b82-d4c1486a5e4a Wed, 09 Jan 2019 06:45:00 -0500 Pencil Problems Podcast full Pencil Problems Podcast Nick and Kent talk about their goals for 2019 and how a motivational video from Arnold has changed both of them in meaningful ways. 1:07:31 yes <h3>Description</h3> <p>Nick's book will be published.<br> Kent decides to stop packing boxes.<br> And Pencil Problems will become a media conglomerate, all in 356 days.</p> <h3>Things we talked about</h3> <ol> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNDA-o9yJNw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Arnold YouTube video</a></li> <li><a href="https://ryanholiday.net/finding-a-mentor/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Ryan Holiday - Getting advice from mentors</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Kitchen-Confidential-Adventures-Culinary-Underbelly/dp/0060899220" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Kitchen Confidential </a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Predictably-Irrational-Revised-Expanded-Decisions/dp/0061353248" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dan Ariely - Predictably Irrational</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://medium.com/pencilproblems" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Pencil Problems on Medium</a> </li> </ol> goals, Arnold Schwarzenegger, podcasts, motivation, mentors Description

Nick's book will be published.
Kent decides to stop packing boxes.
And Pencil Problems will become a media conglomerate, all in 356 days.

Things we talked about

  1. Arnold YouTube video
  2. Ryan Holiday - Getting advice from mentors
  3. Kitchen Confidential
  4. Dan Ariely - Predictably Irrational
  5. Pencil Problems on Medium
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Nick's book will be published.
Kent decides to stop packing boxes.
And Pencil Problems will become a media conglomerate, all in 356 days.

Things we talked about

  1. Arnold YouTube video
  2. Ryan Holiday - Getting advice from mentors
  3. Kitchen Confidential
  4. Dan Ariely - Predictably Irrational
  5. Pencil Problems on Medium
]]> Episode 33: Project Update + Goals + WWDC https://www.pencilproblems.com/33 dbd2cd3d-6608-40fa-a3a9-0268e6850b21 Sun, 24 Jun 2018 07:00:00 -0400 Pencil Problems Podcast full Pencil Problems Podcast Nick is back from Apple's worldwide developer conference (WWDC) and answers Kent's questions about it. Before that Nick and Kent talk about their progress towards the goals, they set a few weeks ago for their side projects. Nick is doing well, Kent isn't. 53:29 yes <p>Nick is back from Apple's worldwide developer conference (WWDC) and answers Kent's questions about it. Before that Nick and Kent talk about their progress towards the goals, they set a few weeks ago for their side projects. Nick is doing well, Kent isn't. </p> Nick is back from Apple's worldwide developer conference (WWDC) and answers Kent's questions about it. Before that Nick and Kent talk about their progress towards the goals, they set a few weeks ago for their side projects. Nick is doing well, Kent isn't.

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]]> Episode 14: A time for selling https://www.pencilproblems.com/14 37fbdd5b-82ad-4bdf-a0be-b9ef8e62de7e Thu, 04 Jan 2018 07:45:00 -0500 Pencil Problems Podcast full Pencil Problems Podcast Nick and Kent talk about the future of pencil problems, their goals for the podcast in 2018, whether or not Nick should dabble in the black hat world of e-commerce, personal goals, las vegas buffets, zig ziglar, kent's crypto corner and so much more. This episode is a MUST download. 1:57:23 yes <p>Nick and Kent talk about the future of pencil problems, their goals for the podcast in 2018, whether or not Nick should dabble in the black hat world of e-commerce, personal goals, las vegas buffets, zig ziglar, kent's crypto corner and so much more. This episode is a MUST download. </p> Nick and Kent talk about the future of pencil problems, their goals for the podcast in 2018, whether or not Nick should dabble in the black hat world of e-commerce, personal goals, las vegas buffets, zig ziglar, kent's crypto corner and so much more. This episode is a MUST download.

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