Dear reader, As an entrepreneur, I like to keep a broader eye on what’s going on in the world as it informs my business’s strategy and helps me to prepare for things happening wider that could affect my business. I’m all about being proactive instead of reactive, and this approach keeps my ever-present anxiety down. […]
I’m a skeptical person. My initial reaction when I see something happening is to think that I know better, especially when it’s something I know well (like marketing or sales or increasingly being a founder). I recently read the book Persuadable by Al Pittampalli which is, as you may guess, all about being open to […]
I just returned from CaboPress, my mentor/coach Chris Lema’s annual event in Cabo for business professionals, many of whom are in the WordPress space. Image via Chris Lema This was my third year at CaboPress, and maybe the most impactful of all three. I’ve written my other CaboPress reviews for 2017 and 2018 here and […]
Last week I was on vacation. To be honest, it was my first real vacation in over a year. Sure, my wife and I have traveled quite a bit and we technically had a vacation last year in New Zealand, but I was in the middle of a crisis in my business and I came […]
If you hang out in entrepreneurship circles enough, or maybe more pointedly in “wantrepreneur” circles where people talk about wanting to start a business, you’ll see a few statements recurring: “I just want to have a six figure business” “I want to be a millionaire” “I’m aiming for a seven figure business” There are these […]
Working for yourself is an incredible thing. You have freedom, you have flexibility, you can work from your favorite coffee shop or your pajamas or another country completely. Over the last three years I’ve worked from 20+ states in the US and 12 different countries. We’ve moved twice and I take most Friday afternoons off. […]
I spent the first week of October 2018 in Cabo San Lucas this year. This was my second year attending Chris Lema’s CaboPress, a mastermind-conference-retreat held at Chris’s favorite resort in Cabo. Here’s are some photos from my Instagram feed: View this post on Instagram Processing another incredible week in Cabo at #cabopress. […]
Are you an agency owner with an agency that does less than $250,000 per year in revenue, and you want to grow it to $500,000+ per year? I help agency owners grow from sub $250k to $500k+. Learn more. It happens to the best of us – we put time and effort into calls, proposals […]
I sent this to my list today while I’m out of the country at a conference in Mexico. I’m probably standing in a pool right now attending a talk when this publishes. Three years ago I wouldn’t have done that, or would’ve been in my room working on my computer instead of present. So I […]
There’s a dream that many of you might have, which is going freelance. The truth though is that going freelance is scary and hard. You probably have responsibilities in life. Maybe you’re the only breadwinner in a family, or maybe you just need to cover your bills each month on your own. But you’re tired […]
Last month was my 34th birthday. It wasn’t a special birthday and not a particularly exciting year, but we celebrated it in Steamboat Springs Colorado. Steamboat Springs is one of our favorite places in Colorado. We got married here, we’ve had multiple friends get married here, and we love to escape the heat of Denver […]
Do you ever feel like you need a break, like things are moving a bit too fast right now? Social media is a firehose. Everything feels important though rarely is anything actually super important. I think one of the challenges of our day and age is knowing what actually matters and getting to the signal […]
I sent this email to my email list yesterday on my 34th birthday. I’ve received so many personal replies to it that I decided to post it here. Hey there, and welcome to another Tuesday. It’s mid July which means it’s hot in Denver. My wife and I just returned early this morning to Denver […]
Congratulations, you’re signing consulting clients! Whether you’re a full time solo consultant or doing some work on the side of your full time job, getting your first client is a legitimate milestone. Of course, this is only the beginning. Once you have a sustainable pipeline of work, you need to figure out how to manage […]
Are you building a company and wishing it was easier? This is me. I’m building my company, trying to grow it, trying to do better work. And I am trying to do it while working fewer hours, because this is my year of no hustle. I am trying to be less busy. In my day […]