This was where I really found my voice as a writer. I talk about career, entrepreneurship, motivation, fear, and observations about the world around us.
Reviewing My Three Words 2019
December 30, 2019We’re almost at the end of 2019! Before I release my three words for 2020, I’d like to look back and my three words for this year. My three words for 2019 were leader, helpful, self-care. As these are not goals or resolutions, I only really have my subjective opinion on how well I lived ...Mountains
November 20, 2019So as not to ‘bury the lede’ I’m starting a new company. If you want to skip the backstory and jump to that part of the post, go here. At times, the top seems so very far away. I’d been working in the Social Media industry for the last 11 years of my life. I grew an ...The Consumer Revolution
October 24, 2019Go to your Promotions tab inside Gmail. If you’re not a Gmail user, just stop by your email and see how many newsletters you’ve gotten in the last few days. Now… How many of those did you deliberately subscribe to? How many have you opened recently? Now open Facebook, or Twitter. Who or what do you want to hear ...The Three Lenses
October 22, 2019I originally published this post on August 2014. I made some small changes and I am republishing it. Life is a true potpourri of experiences. There are moments of breathtaking beauty. There are moments of profound sadness. We see unimaginable wickedness.We see acts of selfless courage.The human experience presents a vast array of differences across people ...Tech Theft
October 22, 2019By now you’ve probably heard the story… Snapchat created the stories format, a vertical photo and video platform designed for content to expire and disappear in 24 hours. Then, Facebook-owned Instagram wholesale stole the idea. Years later, Instagram is the dominant story platform and anti-competitive practices win again. I want to advocate that Snapchat return the favor ...The Responsibility to Opt-out
October 21, 2019“If you’re not interested, please reply with STOP” “Just reply “DELETE” if not relevant.” “If you wish to be removed from our mailing list, please reply” Seth Godin published Permission Marketing in 1999. And despite having nearly 20 years to “get the memo,” far too many people have either ignored the message or have concluded that the benefits ...Less
October 21, 2019I have been spending A LOT more time on Reddit lately. It’s got me thinking. Maybe I’m gravitating toward Reddit because I didn’t get on it early and start following loads and loads of stuff like I did on other networks. Maybe it’s because on Reddit, there is no social proof game to play (ok, there’s Karma, ...Competition
October 18, 2019I’m fascinated with competition because I’ve simultaneously seen it bring out the best and the worst in people, including myself. Win…even if it costs you Back in the early 90s, my friend Adam had a Sega Genesis. I did not have a Sega Genesis. When we would get together, we would play game after game of NHL ...Career
July 25, 2019Sometime in our youth, we’re introduced to the idea of work. Along the way this idea is developed and expanded. Some talk about it like a “necessary evil” Some see it as a vehicle for changing the world Some advocate for a safe route Some tell you to avoid the safe route at all costs Many will talk ...Need
June 25, 2019Not “need” as in: food, water, and shelter. Need, as in: what do you really need in your life? One of the easiest ways to answer this is to move. As you’re bubble wrapping your shot glasses from Charleston, cleaning out the back of your fridge and packing boxes full of miscellaneous little knickknacks, you’ll have a renewed ...