“I know this already.” So, are you practicing it, or is there a self-discipline issue at hand? “I’ve already tried that.” OK, so have you tried your hardest? Have you tried to the best of your ability? Have you consulted an expert about how you could try harder? Have you raised your hand and asked…
Earlier last year, I had a conversation I remember very clearly. I was parked outside the location of my son’s tutor, waiting for him to finish up. The car was running, and it was chilly outside. I had something on my heart, and I needed to share it with my friend on the other end…
From the outside, small business ownership (or, entrepreneurship), can look big and scary. A lot of people dream of owning a small business, but stand on the sidelines, and just assume that entrepreneurship couldn’t possibly be for them. In fact, sometimes, we’ll go to great lengths to avoid the call of entrepreneurship. We’ll blame confusion,…
After dropping my kids off at school one morning, a thought occurred to me: you’re never in too deep. If it was too deep, you’d be drowning. And realistically, most of us aren’t literally drowning. We may feel like it, but, let’s face it: we can be pretty good at drama. And since we’re talking…
Tomorrow morning, I hop on a plane to head back home after a few amazing, full, and paradigm-shifting days. I’ve been in Nashville for the past few days, attending Jeff Goins’ inaugural session of Tribe Intensive, an amazing marketing workshop, as well as hosting a mastermind-style intensive of my own. Because I’m tired, I’m keeping…
Seth Godin once said in an interview, “Books are like souvenirs of ideas.” As I sit here, befuddled about what my fingers should talk about next, I look around the room, and sure enough, my eyes don’t land on books. They land on ideas. The current idea floating around in my mind has something…
Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night, restless and unsettled? Have you ever felt called to action, but you’re just not sure in what direction? Have you ever seen injustice, and wished your pointer finger was a magic wand, because you know you’re supposed to do SOMETHING? I think we all…
Big progress. Little progress. Old progress. New progress. Short progress. Long progress. High progress. Low progress. Bad progress, good progress. Fat progress, skinny progress. Pretty progress, ugly progress. Perfect progress, flawed progress. It doesn’t matter what kind of progress you’re making. The amazing thing about progress is that it all counts. What doesn’t count: Stationary….
Welcome, ye who hail from Huffington Post Small Business. I wish I was writing with exuberance, but I’m a little deflated at the moment, I’ll admit. We’re kindred spirits, though, you and I, so I can admit that. Small business owners gotta stick together, right? I just returned from my monthly “Posse” meeting. It’s a…
