Creative Lessons
Lessons that emerged from the work
The "2-Minute Rule" Google rule for learning
When I'm reading a book, like a book on investing I read last night, I often come across terms I don't know. For example, last night I highlighted "backdoor IRA conversion" "529 account" and a few other terms I didn't
Why failure is often better than "it's not ready yet."
I used to be worried about failing... and but now I'm worried about not failing enough. When your biggest fear is how you're received by the market, it's easy to delay making any real progress. When something becomes important to you, like a new
Why is it so hard to stay consistent?
I’m planning to write more, to publish, maybe daily and it has me thinking about the topic of consistency. So maybe you want to write more too, or study more, or get to the gym, or prioritize something in your life that you’ve left by the wayside. I’
Life By Invitation
No one is successful alone. Everyone is interconnected and interrelated. The majority of our modern lives are supported by others. The grocery store is a cornucopia of interconnected supply chains, deliveries, crops grown...It's only now that it's breaking down that we're seeing how
The best (unknown) business books for entrepreneurs: Badass, Making Users Awesome
As entrepreneurs and creators in the market today, we desperately want to stand out. But what is it that differentiates a product or service from its competition? Is it marketing? Is it timing? Is it luck? Is it quality? This book, Badass: Making Users Awesome by Kathy Sierra, pulls back
Planning Your Time (Mondays)
If time is your enemy, it plans you. If time is your friend, you plan time.
Finding time for important projects
I've always wanted to write a book, in fact, in my future I always pictured myself having multiple books, maybe more than 5 or 10. I've looked up to authors like Seth Godin and Ryan Holiday, and while I felt a kinship to them I haven&
Ensuring your voice is involved in your work
Deciding between the commercial value of your work and what you are most excited about is always a difficult balancing act. I, personally, have aired on the side of excitement – meaning, I have to feel some connection to what I do, there needs to be some thread there that interests
Trading Uncertainty for Desire
“Should” “Have to” “Try To” are all common phrases I catch myself saying. All of us do. We “want to”… “try to” be or do or accomplish something. Hidden in each of those phrases is the undercurrent of an alternative set of emotions: Shame, guilt, and self-doubt. When we find
Embracing Being a Generalist.
My interests come in go in waves, typically over about a two year time frame. I find something new, and I obsess about it and pretty much devour everything I can on the subject, to a point, then I move on. I go deep enough to get the general framework,
