Hocus Pocus”Now where’d I put my focus? Do you think successful people just wake up, say hocus pocus, and start their day focused? Hardly. They’re not born that way either. Well, they might be born with the “marketing gene”or the “dynamic salesperson gene”. But they’re not focused simply by existing. So, don’t think of staying focused as something you’ll do when you get to a … Read the rest…
A little horn blowing about why my words and music are good for business You’ll never have a hard time finding agencies, PR people, and other “creative” types who can put together a really cool advertising campaign. They’ve been around as long as business, and they know how to construct slick, polished ads for you. The trouble is, your competitor just might be doing the same … Read the rest…
I’m not sure, but I don’t think I’ve ever suffered from writer block. There have been times when I didn’t write as much as others. But I’ve never had an actual writer block. Instead, what happens to me is what I call “writer flood”. My head gets flooded with ideas. Ideas for books, for pictures, for characters, for music and lyrics to go along … Read the rest…
Fit Or Fat What are you looking at? Have you had a night where you just couldn’t sleep? So you got up, went into the living room, turned on the TV, laid on the couch, and watched infomercials. Right? I mean; unless you have some premium movie channel (which we don’t because the description is an oxymoron) you won’t get much on TV at … Read the rest…
Even in this troubled world the Lord sustains me I know I’m not alone when it comes to having troubles in this world. In fact, no one on Earth escapes trouble. And there are billions of people who are far worse off than me. Most of them don’t even realize just how much worse off. So, I have a distinct advantage over them. Because … Read the rest…
From this moment forward stop saying fail forward. Lots of well-meaning people are using the expression, “fail forward”. And it makes me cringe every time I hear it. In fact, I’m actually pretty darn sick of hearing it. Especially from people I like and/or respect. I wish they’d stop using that nonsensical phrase and get back to much more appropriate words. And I know … Read the rest…
“Community is everything” The message is everywhere I just listened to another podcast, from a guy I respect, where a big part of the message was “community is everything.”And while I certainly get what he’s talking about…and it makes sense…I also know something he might not have considered. A big community is everything until it’s not. Building a huge community, these days, isn’t as difficult … Read the rest…