A business bag secures and organizes your business essentials while you travel. Here I am packing the Jack Spade messenger bag for action on the road. I'll probably never consider any business bag the "perfect bag." For me, however, the Jack Spade messenger bag comes closer than any I have owned … [Read more...]
We Interrupt this Blog For Public Service Announcements
Do you have a pair of new or gently used shoes you can spare? Do you need a T-Shirt? Got a few extra smiles to spread around? Then, this is the blog post for you! Soles For Jesus. My friend Ryan is helping to collect 10,000 pairs of shoes for needy people in Africa. If you're like me, there are at … [Read more...]
Success is Progress Towards Your Goal
Too often we view success as achievement of the goal. Isn't that really succeeded? Success should be defined as measurable progress towards your dream. With this definition you know when to say "I've succeeded" and it's time to set a new goal. Start with a goal. For example, I set one to … [Read more...]
Small Business B2B Social Media Platform
How should a small business leverage social media to sell to other businesses that are almost always much larger concerns? Stop selling to the business. Instead start introducing yourself and engaging with the people who make up that business. Social media allows you to connect to more people in a … [Read more...]
Social Media & Business Lessons From a Jewel Concert
Last night I had the pleasure of attending a Jewel concert with my wife. Here's the three things I learned from Jewel last night after she made sure we knew her Twitter handle @jeweljk. 1. The power of your story. Last night it was just Jewel and her Guitar. Between songs she told the stories … [Read more...]
Pick Yourself Back Up
Each day of your life you are going to have small stumbles and sometimes big falls. In your personal life and your professional life you will make mistakes, it's inevitable. None of us, not any single one, is perfect. You woke up this morning and all the rest of it can be fixed. Think about that, … [Read more...]
Amazing Content Means Taking a Stand
During the #unGeeked conference last week I was able to capture Scott Stratten (@unmarketing on Twitter) thoughts on the craziness of book endorsements. Scott takes a stand. Here we have a man about to have his first book published and he takes on the publishing establishment by having a whole … [Read more...]
Business advice from a Deziner
Yesterday I went to share business advice with my friend Cindi Thomas (@deziner) and one of her partners in Translator Mark Fairbanks (@MarkFairbanks). First, how can you not love that Cindi picked a Twitter name one can't forget - Right? If you watch the video you'll see I managed to forget her … [Read more...]
Find the fun
Find the fun in everything you do. Life is just that simple. For months now I've been watching the people around me I consider most successful. They laugh, they smile, they joke about almost everything. Yes, even the serious stuff. Yesterday the 10-12 hours a day I work and the ever increasing … [Read more...]
Moms – take care of yourselves OK?
I am not the only man who has noticed that when women become Moms many (if not all) stop taking care of themselves. I know to some extent this is just a Mom thing us Dads will never understand, but I still have some thoughts on the subject. Take care of yourself. All my advice in this post can be … [Read more...]