Short term solutions vs long term solutions
I’m sick right now. I caught some sort of cough thing (not Covid) when I was in Virginia for the holidays, and it’s miserable. I’m throwing everything I can at it – Mucinex, Sudafed, zinc, vitamin C,...
View Article6 things entrepreneurs should do in an economic downturn
On my personal podcast recently, I shared my take on “the upcoming recession” (spoiler: I don’t think we are in nor will we be in one, and if we do it will be markedly different than any past one and...
View Article3 Frameworks That Changed My Life
Those of you who know me, know that I’m all about personal development. I work hard to improve myself, for my own good but also for the good of others. By working on myself, I’m a better husband,...
View ArticleThe Bar Is (Hilariously) Low
Want to know how to succeed in business? Do the work that others are not willing to do, or simply just are not doing. My wife and I own a couple of properties. As such, we have different contractors...
View ArticleAre you still selling during the proposal process?
Imagine you’re going somewhere to meet up with friends. You’ve plugged the location into Google Maps, you know what time you need to leave, and your friend is waiting for you to pick them up. You get...
View ArticleBuilding A Business Is Like Growing A Plant
Let me tell you about Fiona. Fiona is a philodendron that my wife acquired shortly after we moved to San Francisco and got married in 2014. For those three years, Fiona hung in the corner of our...
View ArticleMaybe You Need To Do…More?
I talk to a lot of business owners and in-house marketers. A common trope I hear is that they’re testing different marketing things, but they’re not sure which ones work. I have a theory that I’ve...
View ArticleIf not now, when? (A reflection on anxiety and choice).
My family moved into a new house in March 2023. With an expanding family and my wife and I both working from home, we needed more space. Part of the change was going from 1 bathroom to 3. While this...
View ArticleMy 2023 Recap
What a year, y’all. This is my 2023 recap and is meant to chronicle the big things that happened, both good and bad. I’m going to break it down across work, personal, health, personal development, and...
View ArticleLeaving It All On The Table
I’ll be transparent with you – from about the end of 2021 to mid-2023, I dealt with pretty intense burnout. Because of that, I did the work I needed to do to sustain my businesses, and even launched...
View ArticleHow To Use Pricing Strategically As A Growth Lever In Your Business
Pricing. It’s one of the topics in the entrepreneurship/startup world that’s full of ideas and anecdotes like “raise your prices!” (which isn’t necessarily wrong most of the time) and “charge for...
View ArticleMore Work, Sooner – The Secret to Success
There’s a concept that has served me well throughout my career that I’ve never been able to voice before until now. It’s the concept that doing more work than the next person, as fast as you can, is...
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