Published: January 6, 2026 Introduction In this article, I want to talk about my depression and how it impacted my ability to form friendships. Not just healthy friendships, but friendships at all. My goal is to help people understand why a boy or young man… Read More »Waiting For The Bell: The Connection Between Men’s Depression And Friendship
It’s the last day of 2025, and I’m driving into work on a Wednesday morning. The sun’s barely up, and my mind is already racing through everything I need to get done today. But instead of mentally rehearsing my to-do list, I find myself thinking… Read More »What Are Three Of My Big Struggles Headed Into 2026?
Nobody packs a parachute on the way down. I got some pushback on a LinkedIn post yesterday—someone said I was “kicking people when they’re down” by talking about job market realities. Fair enough. So here’s the practical follow-up: six things you can actually do, whether… Read More »Your Parachute Won’t Pack Itself: 6 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career
I saw a post on LinkedIn the other day that got under my skin a little. Not because the guy was wrong to be frustrated — he wasn’t. He’s out of work, and that’s genuinely hard. But his frustrations revealed something I keep seeing in… Read More »Why Being Overqualified For A Job Is A Problem (Plus Other Old Guy Advice For Job Seekers)
Introduction Contracts are one of the most important tools for managing a small land surveying business, yet the profession does a terrible job teaching people about them. In this foundational episode, Landon Blake shares two painful stories from his first five years running Redefine Horizons—stories… Read More »PYBOTM Episode #36 Show Notes
Introduction This is Part 2 of Landon’s essential contracts series, and it gets into the surveying-specific stuff that can absolutely destroy your business if you get it wrong. While Part 1 covered general contract fundamentals, this episode tackles seven critical considerations that are unique to… Read More »PYBOTM Episode #37 Show Notes
Here are accurate show notes for Episode 40 based on the actual transcript Episode 40: How To Crush Blood Sucking Parasites As Part Of Your Business Development Hook/Introduction Ten years ago, a civil engineer named Chad gave Landon one sentence of advice that could have… Read More »PYBOTM Episode #40 Show Notes
Why This Episode Matters Here’s something that might ruin your day: that little © symbol you’ve been putting on your CAD files, technical reports, and survey drawings? It’s doing almost nothing to protect you. Most professional consultants — surveyors, engineers, architects, GIS specialists — operate… Read More »PYBOTM Episode #42 Show Notes
Episode 41: Why Civil Engineers Make Horrible Clients Show Notes – Putting Your Business On The Map Podcast Why You Need to Listen to This Episode If you run a technical consulting business, this episode might save you from financial disaster. Landon Blake picks a… Read More »PYBOTM Episode #41 Show Notes
This article is part of my series on depression. In this piece, I want to talk about what has happened to me over the last three months, and it has to do with my childhood abuse. Then I want to connect that to the healing… Read More »What Is The Power Or Remembering And Forgiveness When Struggling With Depression?