Become A Contagious Leader

Become A Contagious Leader

If you are a leader of an organization, or you want to be a leader, you need to create ideas that spread.  You want to have influence. As a matter of fact, you need that influence in order to lead effectively.  That is why you hear all of the time, your title does not...
What Is Holding You Back?

What Is Holding You Back?

There are more tools to create than ever before.  Whether you want to create a video, a song, or write a book…you can.  And you can do it for very little money.  As Seth Godin talks about in his blog today, it used to cost $1 million to create a studio-worthy...
7 Ways To Snap Out Of A Funk

7 Ways To Snap Out Of A Funk

Here’s a news flash.  There will be a time you get down.  Regardless of how “happy go lucky” a person appears to be, they will have time when they feel off their game.  It happens to all of us.  It certainly happens to me. And one of the most...
Supporting New and Different

Supporting New and Different

Here’s something strange that I have found to be true. We all want new and different things.  But many of us are not willing to support things when they are new and different. And secondarily, when things are new and different, we are not particularly patient...
Enjoy the journey…not just the vacation

Enjoy the journey…not just the vacation

Years ago, I surprised my wife with a quick getaway.  It was a trip around her birthday and I went to great lengths to keep it from her.  Considering the fact that I hate keeping secrets like this, I was proud of the effort.  I planned the trip, booked the flights,...
I Got A Message On Linkedin

I Got A Message On Linkedin

I got a message on Linkedin this morning. Now most of the time that might be met with a collective groan because it was probably an unsolicited sales pitch.  You know the one.  It comes from a random stranger that knows NOTHING about my business but promises to grow...