Why I Don’t Do New Years Resolutions

I took last week off to re-evaluate my business and life in general. Here are X things I learned from spending 7 days up in my own head (and to be fair, a few Starbucks locations). 1. Clarity releases energy 2. My daily decisions are heavily weighted by my primary...

Improving My Self-Leadership Skills

I’ve talked to 2 different people about this in the last couple days. Both of them highly successful, highly respected. One felt self-leadership was one of their strengths, the other felt it was one of their weaknesses. So what it is? The dry definition is: Having a...

The Time & Space to Think

I dipped into a little Soren Kierkegaard this weekend, and was blown away by his commentary on one of Jesus’ statements. His commentary brought out this incredibly rich, multilayered meaning that I overlooked for 30 years. It reminded me to keep fighting for the time...

What’s the System For That

When I journal I write down 2-3 current problems in my business. One thing I’m working on is changing my internal reaction to these problems. I want to change from asking: “How do I get this problem off my plate?” …to asking the much better question… “What’s the...

Focusing on Decisions

Tony Robbins talks a lot about decisions. Besides the applications to improve my life, I’ve been trying to increase my focus on decisions in business. In various situations I’m asking myself, “What decisions do we have to make to keep moving forward?” Here are a...

Marketing Equals Relationships

I’ve been thinking a lot about marketing through the lens of relationships. It’s a great diagnostic tool for solving a marketing problem. For example: If I want more clients, I need more relationships, both on the sales side and the operations side. (More...