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Want to make an impact that authentically becomes influence? It’s fairly simple but takes effort. But you can’t fake it.
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…
You want to know a police officer like I do? Then watch this … and see humans who care, who are funny, who serve and protect. I worry about him every day. But my brother Matt is a human, with a wife, with kids, with a calling. Watch this and see him like I do.…
I had the opportunity to give the keynote talk at WordCamp Ann Arbor in October 2016. In this talk I share what I think are the keys to surviving and thriving in the very future — Pivot and Purpose. Here is the full video: Here is the slidedeck: How To Survive & Thrive In the…
I had the podcast interview I did with Marcus Couch and Jeff Chanler on WP Weekly transcribed … you can listen to the interview here as well. My talk and slides on Mental Health and Entrepreneurship, mentioned in the interview, are here. *** Intro with music in background: This is WordPress Weekly, your source for the…
My mom texted me this photo last night and I immediately asked to get a print so I could hang in my office. I want to tell this story in person to everybody who visits me. This is my grandfather’s first business on grand opening in July 1967. It was a drive-thru restaurant in Big…
For the past couple of months, I’ve been asking a new question as we consider or get close to green lighting big ideas, opportunities, projects and partnerships. How could this fail? It’s the question I find asking myself, or our team, or whoever we’re working with … not as a way to be pessimistic about…
One of the most frequent questions I get from freelancers, solopreneurs and developer-entrepreneurs is on hiring their first employees. I’m working on an in-depth post (or series) on this topic … but before I get too involved sharing my experiences, thoughts and ideas, I’d like to get some input from you. If you’re a freelancer,…
It’s taken me a while to finally realize that “the conversation” isn’t on my blog. In fact, unless you’re like Penelope Trunk (an awesome, sharp writer with big-time exposure) and blog about going to your first day of marriage counseling (or even something remotely controversial), there’s a chance the conversation isn’t on your blog either.…
Besides fear and loneliness, one of the things that pops up quite a bit is paranoia …. Paranoia about competition Paranoia about the market Paranoia about expanding The best ways to fight paranoia, I’ve learned, is by focusing on what you’re doing and trusting in your original vision.