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Get gas on the way home
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. - Auguste Rodin During the week, I wake up at 6 a.m. I wake up…
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Good ideas should travel.
I’m writing Peel Your Bananas Before Freezing Them, a book about branding, marketing, creativity, and life. Here you’ll find the ideas I’m exploring along the way—practical advice, personal lessons, and the occasional reminder to get started.
You just have to dare to begin.
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Growth Mindset
Greatness comes from facing challenges
In 1923, when asked by a New York Times reporter, "why do you want to climb Mount Everest," George Leigh Mallory famously said, "because it is there."…
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You are correct and you are wrong
Is it possible to be right and wrong at the same time? In a word, yes. A little over a decade ago, I was in a workshop…
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When someone reveals their character, believe them
The great Maya Angelou famously said, "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." The first time I heard this quote was my…
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Is unintentional feeding causing you unintentional growth?
What you feed, grows. Even when it's unintentional. Nowhere has this been more apparent for me than as a father learning to be a better parent. Children…
Read piece Marketing
Is this blog for you?
My work isn’t for everyone. Neither is yours. And it doesn't have to be. But have you ever thought about who your work is for? In this…
Read piece Success
Have I told you about my mums?
If you want to be successful, you have to be consistent, and you have to grow from failure. Consistency and failure are the two pillars of success.…
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How to grow your Twitter following the right way
The person with the most Twitter followers wins, right? Isn't that what we are all told? It's what most of us believe. Here's how you do it:…
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Learn a skill, raise your value
Before I went to school for communication, I was working in the music business as a musician and music producer. I still work in the music industry…
Read piece Motivation
Charge your phone every day, or your battery dies
Maintaining motivation is a habit, like charging your phone. If you don't do it every day, your battery dies. Dictionary.com defines a habit as "an acquired behavior pattern…
Read piece Content Creation
How to publish your podcast
So you've created your podcast, now what? I launch and manage podcasts using SoundCloud as a one-stop-shop, and it is a fairly simple process. So, I decided…
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Are you willing to do what it takes?
I was watching HBO's "Belichick and Saban: The Art of Coaching" this week, and something Nick Saban said stuck with me. Saban was talking about how he…
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