Jim and I knew that, no matter what time we picked for our weekly #shehechat, we would sometimes have conflicts. Jim travels frequently and we both have much going on in our professional and personal lives. A couple of weeks ago, we realized we had both signed up to attend an event on a Thursday … [Read more...]
7 ideas for the next step after a product launch
Have you ever reached the end of a project and then realized you aren't actually quite there? Me too. There are a couple of options when you reach this point: Quit or dig in and figure out how to fix or finish the project. You aren't a quitter or you wouldn't be reading this. So what do you say we … [Read more...]
Why you want to help start something
When Joe Sorge started Kitchen Table Companies (affiliate link) with Chris Brogan, he asked for my help filling the forums with useful and interesting content. I said yes because Joe is a friend; but that's not what this post is about. Instead, I learned the value of being a first mover in a … [Read more...]
Kitchen Table Companies Reviewed
By now you may have heard that my friends Joe Sorge and Chris Brogan have started Kitchen Table Companies. Kitchen Table Companies is a community for small business owners doing business the old fashioned way - around the kitchen table. Chris started there, so did Joe and hey guess what? - me too! I … [Read more...]
Stream of Consciousness Writing
The comments on The Calm Before The Launches post have shown me that part of what I gain by writing this blog each day is organization. By capturing your stream of consciousness, at quiet unhurried times, you are able to capture the important thoughts running through your brain. In my case these … [Read more...]
Take a Hard Right and Forget the 180
People often talk about turning their life around. Making a 180 degree turn. Really? Seems to me that means you went right back where you came from. Me, I took a hard right (90 degree turn) about a year ago and am darn glad I did. I was on the wrong path and going either way was not going to get me … [Read more...]
Success Runs in Your Second Nature
You have found your true passion when what you are doing is so easy it's second nature. Find work that feels easy, comfortable and second nature. When you have done this look at all the other aspects that come along with that work and find ways to live with them. I'd argue that having a crappy … [Read more...]