A Gamer’s Guide to Achieving Work Life Balance
Don’t miss the free template & guide below We all wear many hats, I know I have a few myself: Husband, Father, Brother, Son, Friend, Manager/employee, Entrepreneur/Blogger/Podcaster for ClassicallyTrained, Gamer…just to name a few. I’m sure you have a few … Continued
Podcast EP 09 – Level Up In Real Life
Episode 09 features more important life lessons from video games – the concept of leveling up. The Importance of Leveling Up Originating in role playing games, the idea of leveling up has become ubiquitous across all genres of video games. … Continued
Life Lessons from Video Games: Skeuomorphism & Journaling
Did You Remember to Save? Since the days of battery based save systems on the NES, I’ve been an almost compulsive game saver. I find myself creating multiple save states in some games – at one point, I think I … Continued
Podcast EP 08 – Interview with Curtis Fletcher: Leadership, Parenting & Hiring
Curtis Fletcher is a Spectaculum Artifex (Creator of the Spectacular). Self described as part wizard, part warrior-poet, and part wiseguy, Curtis Fletcher has held a wide range of roles from CTO to VP of Strategy; from Web Designer to Director of … Continued
How to Keep People From Mashing Your Buttons
I’ve seen many people handle situations very poorly when they don’t get their way. Think about the last time that you were in a store or some other public place, and a small child was throwing a temper tantrum. Embarrassing, … Continued
Podcast EP 07 – 3 Ways to Make Work More Like a Game
listen to ‘Ep 07 3 Ways to Make Work More Like a Game’ on Audioboo Welcome to episode 07 of the ClassicallyTrained Pocast – THE source for Life and Leadership Lessons from Video Games. In this Episode I look at … Continued
Boost Your Productivity with a Final Fantasy Inspired Coffee Elixir
The Elixir in the Final Fantasy Game Series is an extremely valuable and rare item, that in most cases completely restores your health and magic points. It would be great if something like this existed in reality – imagine the … Continued
