Life
Our time here is short
RIP Kobe and Gianna Bryant. Kobe, you were a legendary athlete, and your love for your daughters was inspiring and beautiful. Thank you for the memories. Life…
Read piece Writing / Christopher Dauphin
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.
From Stop dreaming and start planning
The archive
Recent writing
Growth Mindset
Rebranding failure: cultivating a growth mindset
I have learned to love... well, appreciate failure. Let's be honest, most of us weren't taught to enjoy failure. It is demoralizing. If you let it, it…
Read piece Life
You have the time to do what you WANT to do
Over the course of your life there will inevitably be phrases that you hear which move you; phrases which shake you out of your trance and force…
Read piece Success
Sailing
When I was growing up in Miami, my best friend and I saved up and put our money together to buy a used 21' sailboat. It was…
Read piece Life
You have 6 months to live, what changes?
A thought experiment: If you were told you only had 6 months to live, what would you do differently starting tomorrow? What if you only have 6…
Read piece Success
Be ready
"Look, If you had one shot, or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted In one moment...Would you capture it, or just let it slip?" -…
Read piece Life
Don’t complain, adjust.
Short post today, just a thought really. Nobody cares to hear your complaining. Nobody. Complaints get you nowhere, in fact, complaining hurts your image and your relationships.…
Read piece Social Media
The only thing you need to know about social media algorithms
Social media algorithms are designed to keep people's eyes on the platform. If your content isn't interesting enough or isn't contributing to keeping people on the platform,…
Read piece Life
We live in an amazing time
#Solved This rubix cube has been floating around my house for a couple years unsolved, blatantly mocking all of us. I said, not today cube, not today. (Poor…
Read piece Goals
Have you written a plan to reach your goals?
Do you know the difference between strategy and tactics? Have you written out a plan to reach your goals? First, let's talk about the difference between Strategies…
Read piece Success
The secret to success
You can't get in shape just by reading about it, you have to work out. That's the entire message for today. There are no shortcuts to success;…
Read piece Life
Life is not a feel good mantra
"ALL YOUR IDEAS MAY BE SOLID OR EVEN GOOD .. BUT YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY EXECUTE ON THEM FOR THEM TO MATTER." - GARY VEE I love…
Read piece Get in touch