Recently, I had the privilege of co-hosting a Starve The Doubts show with Jared Easley where we interviewed Chris Ducker on his new book, Virtual Freedom. Chris shared some really great advice, much of which was centered around business and the importance of building…
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It won’t always work… but it might (It did for me)
For the past two years with our music school, we’ve gotten the majority of our new students through free workshops. However, the workshops haven’t been as effective any more. Six months ago, I told Claudia about my idea of distributing door hangers as a new…
Entrepreneurship Living Intentionally Personal Growth
How starting a business magnified my necessity for personal growth
For me, with starting a business, it became painfully evident early on that I needed to learn how to do things better if I was going to make my idea work. And I’m not talking about learning how to do the accounting or discovering the…
My love will be back in a few minutes with $170 extra in his pocket. He spent the morning mystery shopping and bam, we have $170 that we didn’t have a few hours ago! We have done this quick rounding up of money many…
This past weekend we were supposed to have our winter concert for our music school. We were expecting about 150 people and had been working towards it for months. There were a lot of moving parts to the event – rent the facility, find…
We started this blog two years ago as we embarked on a quest to live more purposeful, intentional, and exciting lives. A lot of amazing things have happened since then as we pressed forward in the adventure of life. We’ve connected with many great…
Recently, I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts, The Read to Lead Podcast, where the host, Jeff Brown, had author Chris Brogan on the show. Jeff asked his guest, “If you had to narrow all the business lessons you’ve learned down to…
A little compliment can make a big impression on someone. It doesn’t take much, just a kind word, an observation, a word of encouragement. Those little things will brighten someone’s day and make them remember you for a longtime afterward. Claudia and I are…
Reading books and blogs and listening to podcasts has had a powerful impact on my life over the past few years. All the new thoughts, ideas, and real-life stories have helped me think in new ways and take often scary action in new directions.…
I love legal pads. Yes, the bulky, yellow pads of paper which, in the age of smartphones and tablets, seem pretty unsexy and old fashioned. Don’t get me wrong, I love technology too. But technology is only a tool, and it is not the best tool…
