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As I’ve admitted many times before, I’d rather be heard than paid. It’s just the way I’m wired. Much more of an artist than a businessperson. And I’ve made peace with that part of myself.  However, as my business continues to grow, I’ve stopped telling myself and others that money isn’t important to me. Because that’s just not true. It’s really just false humility. It’s me overcompensating for the…

Your overarching business goal is actually quite simple. Get people to want you to come do things for them.  Let’s unpack the strategy behind each of the key words in that sentence.  First, get, meaning earning attention and trust through the delivery of unique value.  Second, people, meaning opening yourself to broad audiences in multiple spheres.  Third, want, meaning creating enough good in the world that the market targets you. …

Learning how to relate to money in a better way can be as simple as changing the way you talk to yourself.  For years, anytime I found myself with less money that I needed, I would start to worry to myself, crap, my bank account is dramatically low. But that kind of thought wasn’t serving me. I needed to eliminate the behaviors that stopped the flow of positive energy. I needed to…

All creativity begins with the moment of conception. That little piece of kindling that gets the fire going. That initial source of inspiration that takes on a life of its own. That single note from which the entire symphony grows. That single spark of life that signals an idea’s movement value, almost screaming to us, something wants to be built here. And so, in this blog series, I’m going to…

I recently did an interview with my friend Mitch Matthews on his new podcast, Dream. Think. Do. We talked about raising your hand for opportunity, never dreaming alone, being a cheerleader for other people’s dreams, protecting your thinking, outsourcing your weaknesses, creating opportunity filters, knowing your intrinsic triggers, and much more! Thanks to the team for having me on the show! LET ME ASK YA THIS… Do you have…

Last year I delivered a keynote presentation to 350 seniors at Sycamore High in Cincinnati, OH. This particular clip tells the story about failing, learning from failing and viewing failing as another chapter in the story of life. Enjoy! LET ME ASK YA THIS… What are you turning your failures into? LET ME SUGGEST THIS… For a copy of the list called, “50 Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Ask,” send…

It’s always cheaper to hire yourself.  The only problem is, once you get busy doing all the creative work, there’s nobody left to execute organizational tasks like selling and strategizing and networking and marketing and growing. Because unlike a traditional company, your enterprise isn’t boosted by a powerful machine working every angle. It’s just little old you. Doing everything.  And so, the goal is to construct a catchall. A…

All creativity begins with the moment of conception. That little piece of kindling that gets the fire going. That initial source of inspiration that takes on a life of its own. That single note from which the entire symphony grows. That single spark of life that signals an idea’s movement value, almost screaming to us, something wants to be built here. And so, in this blog series, I’m going to…

Hendricks once wrote that time is not something that’s out there. It’s not something we have or don’t have. Rather, we are the source of time, and we can make as much of it as we want. He says we have exactly the right amount of time to enjoy everything we’re doing.  Now, I had to read his book a few times before that concept fully sunk in. But once it did, I…

My first book went viral within weeks of its release.  The website received so much traffic, the server crashed. But I didn’t care. I felt like a rockstar. All my dreams were coming true at once. My work was being recognized, my voice was being heard and my brand was being talked about. What more could a writer want?  The only problem was, the traffic wasn’t converting. I didn’t…