How do you expect to finish if you never start?
“One minute to start!” said the announcer over the loud speakers. I clicked my Nike running watch to “Stopwatch” mode. I wiped my sweaty brow one last time before the gun fired and I took a gulp of muggy, Charleston, SC air before forcefully exhaling. My warm-up felt good, my shoes were broken in, and it looked like the rain would hold off… Continue reading How To Use Discipline To Execute Strategy
Anyone can start. In fact, it’s easier now than ever to start something. Websites are cheap, information is abundant, and the economy is shifting to embrace the freelancer lifestyle. But, starting isn’t indicative of success. For exactly that reason, anyone can start. So even though we’re in the age when everyone gets a trophy, you won’t get much credit for starting. Starting… Continue reading The Most Indicative Trait Of Success (You’ll Never Guess)
I recently completed my first book. I refer to this experience as “a journey” with anyone who is polite enough to ask. I started the journey two+ years ago and I’ve grown tremendously during that time. “The impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and abundantly… Continue reading 6 Of The Most Painful Self-Publishing Mistakes I Made While Publishing My First Book
A few weeks back I was eating lunch with a friend. Besides the amazing pulled squash sandwich, nothing was out of the ordinary. The conversation, which is par for the course, touched on topics ranging from sports to life to books and all the overarching themes that go along with each. We came to the topic of work and she explained that… Continue reading How To Fill Big Shoes
Scene One: The designer scrolls through to the sidebar widget. He doesn’t like it. He tests it: fully functional. He tweaks the color, adjusts the width, and he ultimately comes to the conclusion it is “pretty good.” He’s not charging premium prices and he only knows how to do so much. He’s his own engineer and there is more work… Continue reading The Artisan vs. The Amateur
Everyone gets a trophy. That’s how it’s been for a few years now. We’re starting to see some of the repercussions entering the workforce with entitlement stamps on their resumes. Just because you earned a piece of paper, doesn’t mean you get to make $60,000/year in your first job. Aside from little league sports, trophies are not given for participation. You don’t… Continue reading Your Mom Wasn’t Lying When She Said You Were Special
I went ten months without a job. I spent most of that time lost and confused, not knowing which path to take. And when I finally chose one, I didn’t know if it was the “right” one. All I could do was forge forward and trust that everything was going to work out. I put my story into a book.… Continue reading Giving to Gain
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?
