Business
The Meta Skill of the Artist and Entrepreneur
There are two ways to look at every situation... with fear or with curiosity and learning. The amygdala is an ancient part of our brain that holds fear. It's always been there to keep us safe. It interprets shadows as wild animals, and phone calls from our boss
The Entrepreneur VS The Operator
The Artist, the entrepreneur is built on failure. That is that their primary job is to try doing something that's never been done before. They ask "What if?" and follow that like a series of dominoes until they start off talking about one thing and suddenly
Work Today: Tools, Community, People
Today is just a constant stream of improvements to the suite of resources available to us. With each of these areas, our capacity grows drastically, and we create an extension of ourselves that creates leverage for the work that each of us does. 1. Tools – Imagine sewing by hand, when
Perspective for Brands in a Down Market
When markets shift, and things get tight, as business owners we don't need to panic. Instead, we need to take the necessary precautions to plan out a few to a dozen months that are lean so that we come out the other side even better. In short, we
The Meta Skill of the Artist and Entrepreneur
There are two ways to look at every situation. With fear or with curiosity and learning. The fear part of our brains is the ancient part, the one that has been there to keep us safe. It interprets shadows as wild animals, and phone calls from our boss as our
What is Marketing?
As marketers and storytellers, we put ourselves out there on behalf of the people we serve. We take emotional risks, by introducing new ideas to the people in our orbit. These new ideas were hard won in their own right; they come from the depth of exploration within ourselves. They
The Business Found Me
I've grown 10 years in the past 12 months. But somehow, I feel younger. Like my mind is much more open and... My financial situation hasn't changed at all. I didn't come upon $1million. It's my mindset that's done a
Business and Art
We see the tech titans and wonder if that could ever be us, but the truth is, we can’t. Not because we lack the intelligence or the grit, but because we lack the will. There’s another phone call that’s ringing in our heads and we want to