Why? Because you can't change anyone else. Don't be jealous. You don't want to be like them. You want to be like you. Find your own way. Your unique approach to the world is what people find interesting. You're doing it right. Yes, you are and keep the focus on you by helping others. When … [Read more...]
My business changed me
In January of 2009 I visited my friend Rick Littrell in the Boston area. We talked printing, social media, variable data, personal URL's and all sorts of other fun stuff recovering printers in the social space talk about. World Changer. Over lunch at a cool, small town New England pub, we agreed … [Read more...]
The idea box idea
After reading Mitch Joel's The Internet Is Your Media Lab, in the comments I shared an idea to add a simple "tip box" to my blog. Your blog after all, is your media lab, right? Racing down the rabbit hole The next thing I know I'm spending a few hours on a rainy Saturday morning figuring out how to … [Read more...]
Creativity and drawing: skill or mindset?
The following are notes I captured at a recent Translator lab hours session. It's not the drawing that's creative, it's the thought. Sketching isn't drawing. Drawing or sketching is the output of the creativity. ...and that can be applied without the sketch. how "good" or "bad" is talent or … [Read more...]
Start at the bottom of the list
I find myself needing to refer back to Getting Unstuck Now more than I would like. Having observed other successful people, perhaps this is just what happens as you begin to take on more success-related projects. The project "to-do" list grows longer and longer. To get unstuck this time I took a … [Read more...]
Success, more easily achieved
I've heard it said that the thing successful and non-successful people have in common is that they both hate doing the things required to be successful. The difference is the successful person does those things anyway. It's Work. The path to success is not particularly difficult. Many, many people … [Read more...]
Don't get ahead of yourself
Do you find yourself wanting to get too much done and jumping ahead of where you are supposed to be? I am constantly reminding myself to finish what's on my desk and work those opportunities. Some time needs to be spent on future business and planning but not too much. In my case, the speaking … [Read more...]
9/11 – There are no guarantees
I've only blogged about the horror that 9/11 was, once that I can remember. I'm a far different person than I was when I wrote In Memory Of three years ago. So, from the ashes of my experiences around 9/11 rises a Phoenix of hope. Hope tempered with the reality that life offers no … [Read more...]
The basics matter
The basics never really change and sometimes in the "moment" of working on the complex fun stuff we forget that. A sale is not a sale until their check clears your bank. Be nice, treat others as you would like to be treated. The customer is always right, even when she is wrong. (If you can't … [Read more...]
Know what you have the power to own
This is not a post about material possessions. It's about me not trying to fix you and you not trying to fix me. Know those times when I'm really tired, cranky, hungry, withdrawn? Yes, you know what I'm taking about because it happens to you too. Here's the deal. Think about how you are feeling … [Read more...]
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