How do you expect to finish if you never start?
As a college athlete, I won a conference championship & was voted captain. Then, I helped build a multi-million dollar furniture company. Then, I chased a lifelong dream by writing & publishing a book (Believe EG21) about the incredible true story of the '05 CSU football team. I love to learn, teach, & question the status quo.
Rules are not a bad thing. The larger an organization grows, the more rules it has to adopt. It’s a simple concept that anyone who has gone through the pains of starting a business will tell you. But the difficult part happens when you find yourself enforcing your rules just because they are the rules and you forget what they stand for.… Continue reading When Rules Get in the Way of What’s Right #isupportpaulroof
Woodworking is therapeutic to me. It gives me something on which to focus my creative energies. It lets me use my hands in a constructive way, something I do not do during my daily work. One thing I love about woodworking is that it makes the carpenter slow down. I have found that the more I try to rush, the… Continue reading My 3 Step Process for Creating Quality Work
Marketing is a difficult concept to grasp for some people. It is a very broad term that encompasses a lot of actions and decisions in an organization. It includes everything from your company attire to your mission statement. And of course it includes everything you’re already thinking about like the company Twitter account & the magazine ads you just finished purchasing.… Continue reading 5 Ways to Improve Your Next Marketing Campaign
What is content marketing? To some its a buzz-word that has been floating around for some time now, right up there with “scaling” & “passive income.” It sounds more complicated than it really is, like a broad concept without a tangible definition. To make it simpler, break it into two words and elaborate. First word: content Your content is information you produce… Continue reading The Ultimate Form of Content Marketing
I have a friend leaving for China tomorrow. I couldn’t be more proud of him. Miles told me he was thinking about it back in January and I fully encouraged him to do so. In fact, I told him I wish I could accompany him, just to see what’s out there. He, by his own admission, has been trying to find… Continue reading Leaving Your Comfort Zone… And Moving to China
Are networking events actually worth attending? I’ve always been curious of what people get from these gatherings. Some people swear by them and others despise them. I had an epiphany last week during an event that may seem very obvious. There are certain ‘Connector’ personality types that benefit from these gatherings more than most of us. The epiphany wasn’t that these… Continue reading How to Network like a Pro
Going all out scares people. What do you do once you have nothing left? There’s no turning back. If you stop saving some for later, you have to be fully committed to something. Commitment is rare these days, which is why a lot of people don’t push themselves to empty. Hipsterism embodies the “I’m too cool to commit” attitude. But here’s… Continue reading Why Going All Out is a More Effective Strategy than Saving Some for Later
Seth Godin is a person of great influence on me. He has written a dozen best-selling books, is known as a thought leader in today’s marketplace, and he blogs every single day. One of Seth’s “platforms” (I hate that word) is that showing up is underrated. I have heard him say that multiple times in blog posts, podcasts, and in… Continue reading What does it take to be great?
