Brian Gilham

👋🏻 Hi everyone! I want to share a project I think is really important. Change Together is a free guidebook for small-to-medium sized businesses designed to help them take steps toward diversifying their workplaces. It's the result of a year-long partnership betweenTechGirls Canada (TGC) and TWG. Essentially, this pilot project was designed to explore, test and report on a set of strategies for...

Hi everyone! 👋🏻 For a few years now, I’ve had a secret goal: write a book. I’ve always admired people who teach what they know, write, edit, record, and sell their work. Developers, designers, writers, and countless others are in a unique position; they have the means to both create and share, or sell, the things they create. I’ve successfully sold products in the past — everything from an icon...

Hi everyone 👋🏻 Side projects have played a huge role in my career, friendships, and quality of life. I’ve just launched a free email course titled, “5 Side Project Mistakes Developers Make.” It’s a week’s worth of lessons, one per day, full of stories, tips, and advice for planning, executing, and shipping side projects. I’ve managed to ship 10+ side projects over the last few years while...

To become good at our work, we have to put the hours in. A deadline, announced publicly, forces you to stop being precious. It kills perfectionism and resistance to just getting shit done. The more deadlines I set, and commitments I make to other people, the more I’m able to get done. What works for you?

Have you ever found yourself close to finishing a side project, only to become stymied by one last task you need to complete? You have to figure out how to integrate Stripe payments. Or you’re futzing around with the landing page design. You know you should just ship the damn thing but, for whatever reason, you can’t. That's what this week's episode is all about 🙂

👋🏻 Hi! This week's episode is all about caring about the right things, and bringing value to those around you. The Monday Mailer Podcast is still super new, but the reception has been great so far. If you have time to give it a listen – it's only a minute or so long! – I'd love to know what you think 🙂

Hi everyone 👋 I've been running the Monday Mailer for six months now, publishing every Monday – no matter what. I talk about shipping side projects, productivity, and doing your best work. Anything that falls under the banner of "Trying to get better at the thing you do", really. I share one short article per week. It usually takes about 3-5 minutes to read, since I don't want to eat all of...

Hi everyone! 👋 This week's episode is all about exploring new things in our careers and side projects. You never know which one will turn into something great.

Ahoy! 👋🏻 I publish the Monday Mailer, a weekly newsletter about shipping side projects, productivity, and doing your best work. There was a ton of interest in audio versions of some of my articles, so I'm happy to share the Monday Mailer podcast. It's my first foray into the world of podcasting – after picking up some tips from a few people more savvy than I – so I'm sure there will be kinks to...