Reading Notes: 07/24/10

There’s lots of great writing out there, and I thought I’d share my favorites from last week. TEDWomen: Brilliant or Belittling by The BrandForward Blog – I was traveling the day this post went up, so I didn’t get a chance to read it until...

Rockstar Roundup: 07/23/10

As I navigated this past week, I realized that one of my favorite things about social media is that you can easily use it to share how someone has made a positive impact in your life. But the character limits kept tripping me up. So, I decided to start using my blog...

Do What You Fear

Ever wonder what canopy tours, tattoos, and sales calls have in common? Me neither. But I should have. Turns out they are quite similar. Check out my recent post on the Imagine More Blog to learn why.

State of Social Media in Corpus Christi

Yesterday, Holly Hoffman and I released a special report about the State of Social Media in Corpus Christi. We stumbled across some data we’d gathered last November in preparation for a conference and decided to check updated numbers out of curiosity. To say we...

Building an Untemplater Business

For several weeks now, I’ve been writing a series over on Untemplater about how to build a business that generates revenue without being a ball-and-chain to the owner. It’s a framework I’ve been thinking about and developing for several years,...

How Big Is Your Swan?

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been learning that resilience is a crucial skill for success. Inspired by the writings of Tom Peters and Nassim Taleb, I’m confident that I can grow my ability to adapt to tough situations. Developing this skill (and the...

Freeze

Do you remember playing Simon Says as a kid? “Simon says jump.” “Simon says touch your toes.” “Simon says FREEZE.” After this past week, I certainly do. I came home from a great Mastermind Group meeting about noon on Saturday (April 24) and thought I was settling in...

E-Book Launched!

It’s complete! My first eBook, The Ultimate Lifestyle Redesign, is available today for free download. It’s all yours. Download it. Read it. Share it. (And let me know what you think.) The best roadmap for redesigning our lives has existed for centuries. I learned that...

What do you do?

We’re all familiar with that question, right? We hear it when we meet a new friend or reconnect with an old one. And the answer used to be simple: “I’m a CPA.” “I’m writing a book.” “I homeschool my daughter.” And...