My friend, Jennifer Faught, just shot me an interesting email. Her question was pretty simple: as creative entrepreneurs, we do a lot of self-discovery work. Passions, values, core, strengths. As we discover these things, how do we keep from sounding like we’re bragging? How do we keep away from boastful? How do you self-promote without…
I’ve been extra reflective lately. At random and frequent intervals, there seems to be plenty to remind me that this year is SO much different than last year. SO much better. SO much happier. I get a daily email that offers a simple quote for the day. Today’s quote was from Queen Elizabeth II, and…
I’m listening to Amy Grant Christmas music right now. Anyone else a TOTAL Amy Grant Christmas music fan? As in, listen to it year round? As we all bustle through this holiday season, wrapping up 2013 projects and getting excited to dive head first into everything 2014 has to offer, I’d like to encourage you…
For the next fifteen minutes, the ball is in everyone else’s court. I’ve spent the past two days getting caught up on clients, projects, and the inbox. I just stepped back from the computer, and realized that I’m in a moment where I’m waiting for calls and emails to be returned, and feedback to be…
A couple of years ago, I heard Simon T. Bailey speak. It was one of those talks that impacts you, but when you walk away, the only thing you have left is a nugget. And this was the nugget I heard: Let go of the old to make way for the new. In some ways,…
A couple of months ago, I was faced with the question: what did I want to make happen? It didn’t take me long to answer: “A difference.” You can’t become real without wanting to help others. The desire to be real, to be authentic, comes first, because that’s what builds powerful brands, right? But as…
I’ve been blessed to be gifted with some major clarity on my brand lately. Wait, we talk about “brands” a lot. Maybe I should clarify: I don’t mean brand, I mean my life’s work. I’ve spent a lot of time observing and researching, and educating myself on, the concepts of internet marketing this past year….
I really should be sleeping. Awake last night until 4 a.m., and then up quickly at 7:45, my alarm clock being a two-and-a-half year old who spilled his cheerios on the floor in front of the TV. I made a quick effort to get Authenticate, the e-program, launched, and then it was afternoon. So I…
The older I get, the more my limitations surprise me. You know that phrase, “You can be anything, but not everything”? Every time I read that mantra, I find myself inwardly rebelling. “WHAT??!?!?” screams my determined dreamer mindset. “Who says?” (That’s the playground throw-down talk coming out.) This quickly escalates to “NOOOOO!!!!” (Tantrum.) Followed by…
