Rolling Snowballs: My Mindset for How I Build Things Online
In the last couple of days and in multiple conversations, I’ve used the snowball metaphor as a way to describe where I am currently — Starting Again — and for how I’m approaching what comes next. You get the idea of the snowball …. it starts with just a small ball of snow clumped in
How The Design of Our Physical Space Can Affect Our Mental Health
A couple months ago I was introduced to a great young entrepreneur in Tulsa named Josh Kunkel of Method Architecture. We’ve had a couple of lunches and I love his passion and knowledge of both architecture and entrepreneurship. So I asked him to let me interview him so others can hear it firsthand. In this
The Biggest Question Everyone Asks Me And The Unsexy Answer
The #1 question people ask me after leaving the company I started (and sold last year) currently is: What are you doing next? The best answer I have so far is: I don’t know, yet, but I’m following a path to know better. It’s not one that most appreciate or want to hear. We crave
Ideas Suck, Starting With Discovery, Then a Shotgun
Been trying to get the content machine going again and decided to record a couple quick thoughts via my voice recorder. Both of these are around 1-2 minutes in length. I’m publishing these to open source my thoughts as I begin the phase I’m terming as “Starting Again” and hoping they are helpful for others considering
This Ridiculous Life Podcast Now On Its Own Domain + Plus A Special Interview Episode
Two things to announce about our This Ridiculous Life podcast … First, Lindsey decided she wanted to interview me instead of our typical banter in light of my announcing that I’m embarking on a new adventure professionally. It’s titled Live. Late-Breaking News. You can listen below … Second, we got the podcast its own domain
Embarking On My Next Adventure
I started writing this post almost two weeks ago. But it’s been lingering in my heart for a while. I kept this post in draft with just a few words, more like musings on a napkin instead of an actual outline. Part of me wanted to get it done and out. Part of me wanted
TRL Episode 4: The Year of the Cousins
After a long hiatus, we used our Day Date to record a couple new episodes of This Ridiculous Life podcast. In this episode we talk about the Year of the Cousins and how special it’s been to hang out with our family, with plenty of shenanigans and a trip to the North Pole. Hat tip:
How to Read Strategically
For most of my life I’ve been a voracious reader. I’m naturally curious. And found books to be the easiest, fastest, most affordable way for me to better understand the world, get a different or even bigger perspective on life and then very honestly … to get ahead and stay ahead, especially in business. Books
Friendship Is Not Competition
Friendship is not competition. There’s a big and vast difference. Sure, our monthly poker game is cool where maybe I lose $50 to get a night full of camaraderie and entertainment. Or our fishing trip where we see who can (or cannot) catch the most fish. And yes, arm wrestling in the middle of the
Smiles Are Free
Over the weekend, I had the honor to be the keynote speaker for WordCamp Baltimore. (My theme was “Living Life as an Iceberg or a Ship,” which should be on WordPress.tv shortly and hope to share online very soon.) But I want to share a little experiment I tried on Saturday. As I walked to