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Why You Need to Stop Thinking and Take Action
Maybe you need to ask for money, drop some annoying weight, leave a destructive relationship, or stop pouring that …
Humble Pie
Every time we fail we get a choice—admit defeat, or roll up our sleeves and get to work. Either way, it’s a lesson…
My Million-Dollar Lesson About Public Speaking
When I got into the business of speaking I actually didn’t know it was a business. I thought public speaking was something …
Time Management is Broken—Here’s What to do Instead
I admit it - I was lying. For more years than I care to admit I promoted the well-worn myth that there is time for everything…
The Spiral and the Flywheel
We all have gaps in life. You may want to exercise more, eat better, earn more, find a path through a forest of …
The magic of boring routines
This morning I lined up a podcast, hit play, and headed out the door for a run. This wasn’t some extraordinary…
How to get started on your goals with small wins
I’ve noticed a problem I think we all share. It’s an insidious disease that seems to have infected pretty well everyone…
Goodbye 2023
Like so many years recently, this one felt pretty messy. Our news feeds were full of wars, surprisingly blatant criminal …
I am a volunteer
I volunteer. For all too many years, I was head-down, obsessed with business. My family was young, I needed income…
My cartoons are (yikes!) online.
It’s been a while. Earlier this year I was writing a lot. Most blog posts. A couple of book ideas came and went and then…
How to sell your business for more money
Anyone who takes a ‘we’ll figure out how to profit in the future’ attitude to business is being ridiculous.” - Jason Fried, Rework
What, me worry?
I was in a car the other day with a radiologist and a neurosurgeon talking about hypertension. This conversation…