I’ve been writing for publications since I was 15 years old and spent a large part of my career working for newspapers and magazines, in addition to the blogging I’ve done. And in the last year, my approach to writing has been revolutionized by mind maps. In fact, my entire creative thought process has increasingly been [...]
It’s been well over a year since I had our chief designer, Ty Carlson, for our Creative Services team redesign my website … but recently asked him to put on a new coat of paint. Ty is one of the most talented web designers I’ve known, redesigning some of Oklahoma’s largest blog sites this year [...]
I readily admit it … I’ve been an entrepreneur full-time for 5+ years now, having enjoyed a measure of success I never dreamed of … and I still wrestle with insecurity on a regular basis. It’s just part of the job. And those who overcompensate for it are typically the most arrogant ones that fall [...]
Too many times in my life I’ve met people who were miserable in their work. They either hated the work they did or couldn’t stand the people they worked with … and with each day they gave something of themselves to that 9-to-5 prison cell that they couldn’t ever get back. Too many people are [...]
I’m resetting my attitude and approach to competition somewhat. I’ve said before that although I hate competition, like we all do if we’re honest, it’s a fact of life in business. My previous thoughts and attitudes about competition in business have indicated that I’d rather obliterate ALL competition, or that’d I’d prefer not to have [...]
I have a feeling I’m going to be stepping on some toes this year. In fact, I know I will. So I’m writing this NOW as it’ll be a point of reference for me LATER. This is an overdue post, by the way. I posted this last week for our team as a reminder when [...]
People talk about the “risk” of entrepreneurships way too much as well as the fear of failure. But the biggest risk I see in life is … REGRET. I’ve posted about “regret” several times here at the EntreLab and even given talks mentioning my fear of regret that one person referred to as my “demon [...]
