Nick Ohrn

Eventually I'll find the time to write insightful stuff here. In the meantime, enjoy this picture of me from my interview with Alex King at WordCamp Seattle 2011. It was taken by Morten Rand-Hendriksen and can be found in its original form on Flickr

2012 Goals

I've been meaning to post these goals since the 1st of the year, but better late than never. I try to make my goals challenging but achievable and I've separated them into several categories to help me stick to them. If you see a smiley next to a goal, it means I've accomplished it.

Fitness Goals

For my fitness goals this year I decided to push both for muscular endurance and strength. It will be a challenge, certainly, but I'm confident I can achieve all of the following:

• Squat 545 pounds unassisted for 1 rep
• Bench 405 pounds unassisted for 1 rep
• Deadlift 575 pounds unassisted for 1 rep
• Squat 405 pounds unassisted for 12 reps
• Deadlift 405 pounds unassisted for 12 reps
• Bench 225 pounds unassisted for 23 reps
• Run 1 mile in 5 minutes, 30 seconds at least once

Career Goals

Career goals are interesting beasts. I don't want my life to be dominated by your career but I personally get a sense of great achievement from producing good work for good people. I also know that I need to achieve certain milestones to be able to live the lifestyle I want. Those two things combine to make these goals what they are.

• Gross $180,000 in revenue
• Keep contractor expenses under $12,000 for the year
• Increase effective hourly rate (total project pay / hours actually worked) to $250 / hour (I bill per project, so this means work more efficiently)
• Reduce business maintenance expenses to less than $100 / month
• Go to a professional conference (I'm going to Future Insights Live - you should check it out)
• Release another product for sale

Personal Goals

Family, friends and personal time make up my personal life. In years past I haven't spent much thought or time on this and that was a mistake. With the passing of my sister last year, I came to a new appreciation of this area of of my life.

• Build A-10 Warthog model airplane and mount in office
• Build and launch a model rocket with Angela (my wife) with at least a D-sized Estes engine
• Launch a well-designed and inspiring personal website with a section for writing, workout recaps and info about me
• Model, texture and print a 3D model of enough quality that I can be proud of it (which means I'd be willing to hang it in my office and brag about it :))
• Contact Muscle & Fitness about being in the magazine - I just need to get tan and lose maybe 3 more pounds
• Write "Nick Ohrn's Guide to Fitness" explaining how I got where I am, what I do and how other people can to

This is me squatting 405 pounds for a set of 8. I love weightlifting.

Here are some really nice people saying nice things about me:

Nick Ohrn is an absolute joy to work with. He's professional and prompt, and delivered exactly what I needed. The code looks terrific and functions flawlessly. The job was done before our agreed-upon deadline, and Nick turned around the requested edits in minutes! He was kind enough to take on a simple plugin that is far beneath his capabilities in order to help our non-profit tennis center. I would recommend Nick to anyone looking for a rock-solid developer. - Niki Doyle