I remember the exact turning point in the meeting at my publisher's office in New York. That slow grip of doom in my gut as I looked around the table at my agent, the editor and the assistant editor. As I was excitedly telling the story of my next book The Widest Net,...
It never fails: writing a book forces you to slow down and really think about what you want to say and, most importantly, what do people most need to hear? AJ Harper consistently says: A book is not about something, it is for someone. (italics mine) Knowing a book...
My son Josh is planning to go to medical school after completing his undergraduate degrees. To this end, knowing that clinical experience bodes well on a medical school application, he spent the summer doing an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) certification so he...
As if running a business isn’t hard enough when the market is stable, when things get rocky, it is easy to feel out of control. Our job when navigating the ups and downs of business, especially when you are working on streamlining and scaling, is to live what Jim...
I recently opened a letter I had written to myself at a self care retreat in December, 2023. In the letter, I described what my life would look like in December, 2024. The retreat leader Emily held onto the letter then mailed it so it would hit my mailbox a year...
10 years ago, when I wrote Body of Work, I was responding to a world that said "you can only be cool, creative and free if you work for yourself." That obviously wasn't true, as I knew plenty of cool, creative and freedom-loving people who worked for others in a...
"There are a million consultants/podcast hosts/coaches/authors/coffee shop owners/(insert your own profession) out there. How in the world can I stand out and share what is special about working with me?" "How can I come up with a new model when just about every model...
Image source: Thor's Hammer Mjolnir Explained "Should I price this workshop at $2499 or $3500?" "Do we want the format of the materials to be in PDF or videos?" "What is this organization's budget, and will I blow my chances if I ask for too much?" "What is the...
As someone who majored in community development in college, built online community for 20 years on social media, ran a brick and mortar community space for 8 years and wrote a book on a community-based approach to building a business, you may be surprised that I am...
Pictured: Josiah Owens, Lucas Petty of aidaddy, Pamela Slim and Darron Padilla Last week, I spoke at ISA: The Association for Learning Providers. We were in heaven for 3 days discussing learning design, measurement, business development, partnerships and performance...