The lessons you need most, learning the hard way, and big dreams: part 1

Sep 9, 2011 | Crafting Your Career, Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply, Life

I’ll be honest, My face hurts. It might be from the lack of sleep, or the fact that my face is currently crushed against a table in a coffeeshop, where I’ve inadvertendly placed my head down for a quick snooze, and now I’m covered in drool and...

Feedback is O.K.

Sep 8, 2011 | Post-It

One of the most important things we get from this world is feedback. Information about how we’re doing. What people like, and don’t like. How to make things better. As a kid, falling on the ground, scratching your knee – that’s feedback....

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

Sep 2, 2011 | Post-It

What’s the Urgency? [Post-It]

Aug 27, 2011 | Motivation, Post-It

What’s the urgency in what you are doing? Who’s putting pressure on you to get everything done right now? What can wait? Too often, we chase dreams and deadlines and ideas in a rush-rush-rush world, bombarded by things with seeming urgency. Some things can...

Business Is Not A Dirty Word: And 15 Other Important Definitions

Aug 15, 2011 | Money + Finances, Professional Development

The words “business,” “sales,” and “marketing” sometimes get a bad reputation. All of a sudden it seems off-putting if you look for sales or you talk about strategy. Sometimes I just say the word “strategy” and...