Is the PocketFinder the best GPS tracker for Alzheimer’s and other loved ones?
Pocket Finder – Comprehensive Review
I did a full comprehensive review of this product in hopes that it would help anybody thinking about options to safeguard a loved one. This is not a fail safe and shouldn’t be relied on as the sole barrier between you knowing where your family is and is not.
These are only my opinions and not a paid endorsement from PocketFinder. It is just an honest user’s review/testimonial.
Better than iTraq?
Definitely. That thing would state it was a mile or more away from where it actually was.
Better than Tile?
No doubt. The Tile device only worked off of blue tooth.
Pros:
– Best Product that I have find thus far.
– Extremely accurate in pin pointing location
– User friend App
– Takes an android style micro USB port which is virtually universal nowadays to charge.
Cons:
– Not 100% Reliable
– Not the easiest company to get a hold of (facebook message works best, but email is primary way for them to be able to really help you.
– Does not have a number to get a hold of if there was an emergency.
– Some times the app will log you out and I have had some trouble logging back in.
Battery often dies when the battery life indicator shows it has over 10% battery remaining. But sometimes that’s either tech or just timing.
Please share it if you know anyone who could benefit from the device, like it if you feel it was userful, and hit that subscribe button if you want to see similar content or what new projects I may be up to.
Hello Fam! I over the last 6 months (starting in August of 2017) I started a Vlog Series to document the journey that I’ve experienced as a caregiver and son of a Father with Alzheimer’s disease.
This is the very first season of “Our Journey” and to drive engagement and some audience, I tried interjecting as much variety and locations as possible. This #ENDALZ Vlog series was made to inspire anyone else who is living the same or similar experience with a parent to document and share your journey as we can all learn something from each other.
If you have any interest in donating or contrinuting to the VLOG in anyway, please send us a message, leave a comment, or make a donation!
Sn.1 Ep.1 #ENDALZ TRAVEL TRIBUTE VLOG
The Providence Bridge Pedal (Portland, OR)
Sn.1 Ep.2 #ENDALZ TRAVEL TRIBUTE VLOG
Hurricane Irma (Deltona, FL)
Sn.1 Ep.3 #ENDALZ TRAVEL TRIBUTE VLOG
Matt Morgan wins Longwood Commissioner (Orlando, FL)
Sn.1 Ep.4 #ENDALZ TRAVEL TRIBUTE VLOG
Asking for Donations – (Call to Action) – Orlando, FL
Have you ever sat back in your chair, mind wandering, and thought to yourself “Why does this keep happening to me?”
Short answer: Patience
Longer Answer: This Blog Post
Focus is Key
If you’ve read this far, let me start by saying “I appreciate you for trusting”. These are the words that resonate for me when hearing that same very statement. The only reason you’ve been missing it the whole time is because you already know that you the focus is within you, you just can’t commit to where you want to focus your time, energy, or patience.
Grind It Out
The title kind of speaks for itself. Don’t let these thoughts overtake your passion. Continue figuring out what you’re good at and the talents that will best serve not only your clients, but your friends, loved ones, or anyone else you think could use your help or knowledge in some way. BUT NEVER STOP GRINDING!
Know That You Have the Chops
I have struggled with this for the longest time. Why? Because… well… there are too many insecurities to list. But in short, and in reality, everyone knows that you may have the ability to create great content. But stop focusing on proving yourself… AND JUST DO THE WORK. (if the work you are doing is what you LOVE).
Never stop learning, never stop grinding, and know you have the Chops.
Working with women isn’t the easiest thing for most men to do in a safe and productive way. Women likely understand this concept much better than their male counter parts. I am writing this post to breakdown what working with smart, talented, young professional women should be about….
Let’s begin!
Focus on Your Craft(s)
Anyone who knows me, KNOWS I am not the best communicator when it comes to one on one talks or business decisions. My talents exist elsewhere. What working with a collaborative team may allow you to realize is that you shouldn’t try to wear every single hat in your Entrepreneurship and business. Just try to focus on the things that you are the absolutely most talented at and forget the rest.
Be Respectful of Everyone
Stop focusing on the women, yes. Duh… That’s common sense. But no, it isn’t for most men. Whether it’s their time, their attention, or their God given talents… You should never try to take advantage of a client, a customer, a friend, a family member, OR a woman. Just know that whatever you put out into the universe will likely be picked and read in today’s new digital media landscape.
Decide Who You Want to Work With Early
(A little more personal on this one) But I recently switched myself and my father (and hopefully my brother soon) over to plant-based nutrition for both nutritional and compassionate reasons. In short, I plan to be choosier with the clients I decide to work with, the people I decide to surround myself with, the mentors I choose to learn from, and the values of the business owners and their life goals.
Like most of you reading this, I too am still learning about life. Okay, every SINGLE person reading this should still be learning about it! If you are not on that train, you’re really missing out.
Whether it’s dusting off an old motivational book, pressing play on a friend-recommended podcast about side hustles, or just attending new and somewhat awkward networking events, we should all constantly and consistently improve ourselves in at least one way or another every single day.
This past August I had the opportunity to travel to Portland, OR (not to be confused with the one in Maine) on a client tip about a really cool-sounding bike event called the Providence Bridge Pedal. So, on somewhat-of-a-whim and as a regular Critical Mass monthly bike rider in Orlando, FL I decided this was the event I was going to plan my big 2017 vacation around. It sounded like the perfect opportunity to experience a new city, it’s people (yes, bicyclists are people too), it’s cracked pavement, cobble-stone streets, and their perpendicular (come-to-find out) train tracks (Please enjoy this Vlog I made on a day I ate shit finding that last part out the hard way).
But Back On Topic! I am writing this post to hopefully share the recent wisdom that has been bestowed upon me after many failures and success in 2017 and some of 2018. 🙂
So, without further ado… (sorry, I don’t normally write these Blog Posts myself so I know it’s going to sound cheesy AF.)
Learn that You Are Not Going to Get It Right the First Time. (On YouTube or Anything else.)
Shit. You aren’t even going to get it right the tenth time to be honest (and I am definitely not only speaking of the YouTube part. Shiiiiit, I’m not even talking about video at all).
Although this Business Week Article smashes the stereotype of needing 10,000 hours of “deliberate practice” in order to become a world-class performer, there is a lot of truth in this theory or way of thinking.
My biggest challenge when it has come to producing halfway-decent video content has not been learning the newest/best/most-affordable camera equipment, figuring out the timing or masking of edits in Adobe Premier Pro CC, or even the basic/abstract things like understanding depth perception or the two-thirds rule. Granted, there are many things that I need to improve upon, but you will easily learn all of these things in time …hands-on. My biggest challenge was creating the story. Which begs my to always ask myself: “How do I make this engaging or interesting to present to an audience?”
I want to share a quote that is taken from the insanely popular Film maker and fellow YouTuber, Casey Neistat. It was taken from one of my favorite videos on YouTube that helped inspire me to become a filmmaker.
“Story is King. Everything serves the King.” – Casey Neistat (Yes, I’m a fanboy.)
The hardest part of Vlogging or Filmmaking for me has been the story…
Let’s face it (and I have had to tell myself this on more than one occasion) No one gives a shit about your stupid aerial footage drone footage or your time-lapses (regardless of the song you didn’t pay to play behind it) unless it’s tells a bigger story… Like one of my first Vlogs that I made last year visiting Bocagrande Colombia that organically acquired 2.4K views because there isn’t as much great video content being produced in South America as there is in North America.
I have over 2 TB of content stored across multiple devices from the last few years alone and I still don’t know what the hell I am doing sometimes.
There Is No Stronger Marketing Tool than Your Network (On YouTube or Anything Else.)
“Well, what have they worked on recently?”
“She has been in the industry for 15 years and has been in a Winn-Dixie commercial.”
“I may be shooting for Delta Airlines this Quarter.”
Sometimes you have to cut through the bullshit and get better at networking. One of the most valuable things I have learned from my last job as a Technical Solutions Coordinator (aka cold-calling sales agent in the tech industry) is that there is no better sales tool than a live conversation.
After attending one of my first networking events recently, I was able to make a couple of amazing connections in a relatively short period of time. In hindsight, I wish I’d have stayed longer, talked longer, or made STRONGER connections given the opportunity.
Anywho! After the event I was asked to get lunch with a CTO and Film Production manager with no clear agenda (which can be okay and result in some of the best meetings). Emails went back and forth, pleasantries were exchanged, hell! we even locked down dates/times to have a personal lunch and get to know each other more. However, one of the parties flaked/rescheduled last minute. At this point, I got pretty annoyed because I was meeting these folks an hour away from home, I take care of my dad full-time, I’m trying to build a successful digital media empire from scratch, and I am valuing and prioritizing my time a lot more in 2018.
I replied to their emails that I would prefer to have an agenda set before even trying to schedule another meeting and was answered with the casual “we are meeting to network” reply. That’s great, but that was not satisfying enough for me (after wasting what felt like an hour on email) to invest another 4 hrs just to for it to not possibly not turn into anything…? *Scratches Head Emoji*
Sends final email reply to the group and told them the best ways of contacting me
…hours later, scrolling through social media… their face comes up in my feed or suggested friends…
and being unsatisfied with how the email interaction was left, I sent a DM explaining my feeling towards the potential opportunity to the person I met out the mixer and learned so much about him and the person he wanted to connect me with and follow-ups are in place!
So… Here is what I learned about myself. I hate emailing. Just get me in front of a client, just let me know that they are live typing, just let me see there freaking faces!!! and I will close them for a next step when the opportunity presents itself every time. 2018 will be less emails and more FaceTime (literally and figuratively). Video conferencing is another tool I plan to use a lot more this year.
I, like most people doing something unfamiliar, didn’t bring my A-game to the event that day. When in a room full of accomplished professionals that are looking to grow themselves and their business, if you aren’t walking away with five new solid connections, you are doing it wrong. If you have a particular set of skills that you have to offer and there are 50 people in the room, at least 10% of those people need you so badly and you wouldn’t even know it.
Learn that the Work You Put In Will Determine Your Outcome (On YouTube or Anything Else.)
Speaking of work… (Yes, I am getting better at segwaying too.)
I was recently invited to film the 7th Annual National Convention and Award Ceremony for a large and ever-growing business headquartered right in Sanford, FL. Little did they know I have only owned and operated my own digital camera less than 12 months ago.
Anyway, my responsibility was to just insure that these seven speakers (and franchisees) remained in frame with decent audio levels. Not a lot of work, sure but what was also on in front of the camera was where the golden nuggets were found for me on this project.
One by one, the convention speakers in my room shared their successes and how the business worked for them.
They shared knowledge on how to maximize your advertising dollars and where you should be looking to invest next.
But the biggest take away I stole from this convention, that I get to share with the world now is to:
H.A.V.E. S.Y.S.T.E.M.S. (It doesn’t have to be an acronym either.)
I, like most milenials, likely suffer from A.D.D. or A.D.H.D. In other words, I recognize that I have challenges focusing. That is not to say that I don’t have great ideas and the skillset to executre on them. Maybe you can relate. But over the next few months I will be workin on systemizing my workflow for the day, the week, the month, the year.
Question: Who will manage your business when all of your managers are sick?
Answer: Systems
You can Blaze Your Own Gosh-Darn Trails (On YouTube or Anything Else.)
So often we are so concerned with envying someone elses career status or being better than our competition.
I say “fuck the competition”.
We are in 2018 people. There is no reason to focus on anyone else achievements unless it serves as a catalyst to inspire your own self.
There are just too many opportunities out there for you to spend another minute focused on what somewhat else has or is doing only to compare yourself to an unrealistic goal.
My advice?
1. Figure out what you are passionate about.
2. Do that thing. (even if it’s just a hobby to start)
3. Get really fucking good at that thing.
4. Figure out how to monetize.
I didn’t go to film school. Hell! I didn’t even finish my AA degree from Seminole State.
Another gem I have to share on this subject taken from a recent James Alturcher Podcast https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/01/loretta-breuning/ is this: Instead of thinking “I bet people are talking shit about me behind my back right now.” which is our automatic thought pattern and “default… we should start thinking about all of the positive we are contributing to the world and change the phrase to “I bet people are talking positively about right now.”
I may be paraphrasing the above quotes, but the reality is that they’re are likely more people singing your praises than they are throwing your name through the mud…. unless you are a crappy person or have really negatively friends.
You Should Never Stop Learning (On YouTube or Anything else.)
This is my second self-written Blog for my personal website. So, I’m pretty new at this.
I don’t even think I would re-read my first post.
I am not a writer, nor did I do exceptionally well in High School English… But as I write this second piece (which I am sure is riddled with grammatical errors), I have no doubts that another will follow and content will improve.
I am going to get really Meta on anyone reading this right now by wrapping up this blog-post explaining how I learned to write a blog post.
Through my network, I was able to connect with a young, brilliant writer who came straight out of college to work for one of Orlando’s most successful PR agencies. They, much like myself, felt restricted or restrained by the metaphoric bars of corporate America telling us what to do and when to do it.
After quitting their jobs and freelancing for major online and print publications, they get published by Rolling Stones for doing an amazing piece likely set their own soul on fire.
Oh, back to how their interaction helped me learn to blog (Did I mention I probably have A.D.D.?)
I was able to connect this amazing writer with an equally amazing Yoga Athletic Apparel company through modern technology and a networking/sales manager’s dream tool.
It’s called Threeway. -_-
You see, when you can connect two or three or thirty-something amazing people with one another and just listen, observe, and apply meaningful input… more doors, more opportunities, and more magic will happen.
Be a fucking sponge.
Also, I wouldn’t be an entrepreneur if I didn’t mention that we can offer you industry-researched, SEO-integrated blogposts for all your WordPress sites to help grow that brand credibility.
Why Should Entreprenuers Focus On Film Production?
With the increase in readily available camera and video editing equipment, business owners and marketing professionals alike are finding film production to be the best way to increase engagement, boost sales, and establish credibility among there audience. If you don’t have any camera equipment or video editing experience, don’t fret. There are ways to capture and edit videos on some of the latest smart phones like the iPhone 8, iPhone X, LG V30, Therefore, you have to ensure that your videos are of the highest quality as the success of your business relies on this factor. Consequently, it is so important that you hire a company that has the experience and expertise required to produce high-quality corporate videos.
A Target Audience of Visual Learners
Today’s consumer audience is no longer comprised of auditory learners. However, while they are primarily visual learners, no two individuals process information in the identical manner. Based on recent statistics, we know that consumers remember 10% of what is heard and 20% of what is seen, yet they remember about 50% of what is heard and seen. Ironically, there are still dozens of businesses today that fail to see the benefits of corporate video production.
The Impact on Your Business
Digital technology is leveling the playing field in business today. It is cost-effective and readily accessible. The business owner or corporate executive who has a message to deliver and knows the audience he or she wants to deliver it to will be able to capture more market share by being a little more savvy than his or her competitors. If you’re still reluctant about incorporating videos in to your business operations and marketing strategies, here are 8 key reasons to consider using this valuable business tool:
Videos are extremely versatile when it comes to promoting your company and the products or services you offer.
Videos are more cost-effective and much easier to produce than ever before.
Videos can enhance your company image by sharing more about you and your company’s personality.
Videos encourage sharing more than text, especially where different social media channels are concerned.
Videos engage your target audience up to 250% more.
Videos generate more visibility and exposure by building a stronger offline and online corporate presence.
Videos make it easier to get your point across and provide valuable information.
Videos promote creative genius by using graphics and images to create interest in your company and the products or services you have to offer.
The bottom line is that corporate video production services in Orlando can be a useful tool for announcing new products or services, communicating with clients or customers, training employees, and updating product or service information. If you have been searching for the right service, it is essential to look at the experience and quality of videos that the company has developed over the years. It is best to work with a company that has prior experience working with similar industries as your own business. It will help them customize and develop the right video for your requirements.
My biggest challenge when it has come to producing halfway-decent video content has not been learning the newest/best/most-affordable camera equipment, figuring out the timing or masking of edits in Adobe Premier Pro CC, or even the basic/abstract things like understanding depth perception or the two-thirds rule. Granted, there are many things that I need to improve upon, but you will easily learn all of these things in time …hands-on. My biggest challenge was creating the story. Which begs my to always ask myself: “How do I make this engaging or interesting to present to an audience?”
Speaking of work… (Yes, I am getting better at segwaying too.)
So often we are so concerned with envying someone elses career status or being better than our competition.
