Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. – Thomas Jefferson If you’ve never been in a situation that required you to be […]
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Love, in 140 Characters
[This is a video post, so you might need to click through if you’re reading this via email or RSS.] We had to take Angela to the hospital yesterday, but this post […]
An Overview of the Small Business Life Cycle
What stage of business are you in? And, more importantly, what stage of business are your customers and clients in (if you work with businesses or entrepreneurs)? I’ve been working on this […]
Launch Fatigue and How Not to Be an Infomercial
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Marissa Bracke. I’m exhausted. I spend more time trying to discern valuable, stand-alone content and content that’s pushed primarily to hoist an offer on […]
Behind The Scenes: The Home Edition
If you couldn’t tell, there have been a lot of things happening for us this month. I held off on writing a bonfire this month until I knew something more definitive, but […]
What Would You Keep If You Had To Pay To Keep It?
I’m going to take a cue from Ken and approach the horse… Angela and I are in the middle of doing a ton of paperwork and planning for our impending move to […]
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Every Day
Toward the end of last year, Angela and I had started to get out of sync with each other. It’s not that we were fighting or even spatting, but rather that things […]
Aligning Strategy and Compassion
Today’s post is a conversation I wish someone would’ve had with me years ago before I started my entrepreneurial journey. I may not have been able to understand it then, but it […]
Do You Have the Weirdo Syndrome?
“Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.” – Judy Garland One of the things that comes up over and over again in my conversations […]
What Lift Off Was All About (For Me)
[This post contains a video that’s about 6 minutes long. If you’re reading this via email or RSS, you might have to click through to see it.] I mentioned in the March […]
Why Formulas and Trends are Often Dead Ends
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Ken Robert from Mildly Creative. Have you ever followed a foolproof formula into a big, brick wall? Have you ever rode a sizzling hot […]
Smoke, Mirrors, and Lemonade
Having the skill to reframe experiences, perspectives, and statements is a powerful skill to have. It can help you get the most out of life, and it’s a critical skill to have […]
Should You Be A Tour Guide or An Expedition Leader?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Cath Duncan from Creative Grief Studio and Remembering For Good. If you’re getting inspired, being productive and creating ideas and things, there’s going to come a time, […]
Your Happiness Counts
Looking at the title of the post, you’re probably thinking, “Duh! Of course it counts!” Really? You know this in theory, but I’m betting you don’t apply it as often as you […]
Behind The Scenes: The Talk With George Edition
It’s about the time where many people will start sharing their annual reviews, and I’ve been thinking a lot about this recently for other projects I’m working on. The review I’ll share […]
What if? (#2)
What if… We stopped waiting for permission to be content and started working towards it? We spent less time thinking of what we can’t do and more time just doing things that […]
Effective Reading Strategies and The Bottom-Line Book Club
Want to learn more effective reading strategies? Check out this free podcast with me and Cath from the Bottom-line Bookclub.
Getting Hijacked by Kids and Jammin' with Johnny
There’s been a lot going on around here lately. I’ve been spending a lot of time creating a few things, and between helping clients, creating stuff, and working through the big Guard […]