Shooting for the First Time!
A few days ago, I learned how to shoot a gun for the first time. After years of speculating what it must be like (and making "plans" with people who promised to teach me but always failed to follow through)...it was exhilarating to finally pull the trigger! I'm not a...
Dancing Hard! (Or How Doing What You Desire Benefits Everyone)
Do you know what you really want in life? Are you close to that desire? Recently I've taken steps to infuse my life with things I love. For instance, I'm getting a kick out of learning advanced choreographies that I find on YouTube. Famous choreographers teach their...
Allowing the Right People to Show Up
For years, this was a constant theme in my life: Allowing myself to think about people who don't belong in my mental space. Recently while talking with other business owners, I could see that many of them struggle with this same challenge: they find themselves...
“What If I’m Wrong?”
Have you ever set out to do something your heart's been calling you to do... but fear crept in and you *stopped* .... because you were afraid to make a mistake? "What if I'm wrong?" you wondered. A lot of people are terrified of making a mistake...so they never even...
[Interview] How YNAB Promotes Its Budgeting App by Focusing on Customer Education & Success
This article was updated on May 9, 2024. YNAB (“You Need a Budget”) is an online budgeting app that helps people gain complete control over their finances. Founded by Jesse Mecham in 2004, YNAB teaches people how to look at their money in more empowered ways. For...
Anti-Inspirational Cupcake
Today I was doing some writing when my gaze wandered over to my calendar. It has an image of a cupcake for the month of February, along with a Walt Whitman quote that reads: "I dote on myself: there is that lot of me and all so luscious." I remember standing in Barnes...
Creating IMPERFECT Anti-Marketing That Attracts Perfect Fit Customers
Sometimes sitting there, I’m thinking, “WTF do I write today?” Sometimes there’s a 100 ideas sitting there, waiting to be sculpted and shaped into something readable…other days, there’s nada. I guess today I’ll write about this amazing guy I met recently. (And I’ll...
Should You Tell Everyone About Your Goals and Dreams?
Recently I've been talking to people who are extremely gifted at what they do -- but they haven't quite yet figured out how to monetize their gift to the fullest extent. In speaking with them, I could quickly see that most of their energy was going towards telling...
Protect Yourself from “Low Value Conversations” (LVCs)
A Low Value Conversation (LVC) is one that has little or no value. At best, it's small talk or chit chat. In its worst form, it can create or reinforce negative ideas in the minds of those participating in the conversation. LVCs are dysfunctional on some level,...
The Simplicity of a Task
As I was hand-washing my newly painted car, running the towel over the metallic black surface, watching suds spill over onto the pavement... I thought about how simple it is to actually carry out a task. Doesn't matter what the "task" is, it's always simple. For...
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