
Getting Coached To Start Your Business
Nearly all of the best athletes in the world have one thing in common. They have a coach. Despite the fact that many of them have reached the highest levels of their sport, they have someone on their team to help push them. Coaches make sense for entrepreneurs too....

3 Tips To Get Back On Track
Whenever there is a milestone in the year, I find myself reflecting. I try to take a look back at the goals I set for myself this year. Am I close to accomplishing them? Am I on track? Most importantly, do I feel like I am really putting in the work to make them...

Shoot Your Shot
I was having a conversation with a group of fellow content creators this week when something stopped me. One of the members of the discussion was asking how to get great guests for their podcast. The question was simple, "I don't know these people. How do I get...

What Are You For?
Here is something I have noticed over the past several years in America. We spend a great deal of time, energy, and money to define ourselves by what we are against. We spew vitriol at the thing we are against and we insult anyone that might dare to disagree. It...

Who Is Your Story Serving?
One of the challenges I run into when creating content and marketing is that I am selfish. It's not that I am a bad person (I hope). It's just natural that when we sit down to create, we have our own perspective. I certainly do. I have the story I want to tell and...

Is This Story Serving Me?
I love the movie Bull Durham. It's one of my favorites of all-time. It's a funny movie about a minor league baseball team starring Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, and Tim Robbins. And while I love it because of its irreverent humor and great dialogue, I think it has...

What Will You Do with the Hard?
I despise it when people say things like "If you find something you love, you will never work another day in your life." It's a cute saying, but it's not true. Regardless of how much you love your chosen profession, there will be times when it is hard. There will...

Chasing The Metrics
Yesterday I wrote a blog post that "worked." It immediately got feedback on social media. People engaged and commented and shared the blog. Today I looked at the numbers on Google Analytics and they told the same story. The numbers were measurably better than the...

I Need To Get To Quadrant 2
I have a project at the office that I am really excited about. It's a big project that, if successful, could have a great impact on the company. But it's a long-term project, and it's brand new, so there is no well-worn path of which to follow. In other words, it's...

The Simple Rule About Change
Here is a simple rule about change. If you want something different than you have, you have to be willing to do something different than you have done. I think most of us, upon reading this, would nod and say "sure." Of course, that is true. It's why I said it was...