What would Tony (@BeMoreServeMore) do?

Aaron (my business partner) and I have developed a comical practice when considering the choice to either
go ahead with a decision or hold back and wait things out.

Both of us have had the fortune of being coached by Tony Scelzo of Rainmakers, who has had a distinctive impact on a lot of business professionals. Let’s say they number in the thousands (because they do). Read the rest of What would Tony (@BeMoreServeMore) do? »

Things that keep me up at night (understanding my why)

Motivational speakers often comment on the importance of your “why” and understanding exactly what your “why” is for doing the things you do. Until very recently, I think I’ve had lots of trouble actually enacting this kind of vision into everyday life in a way that is meaningful to my activities.

This post is a little more personal than things I usually write, so if you’re not at all interested in learning more about what makes me tick, you might go back to Hulu and be happier for it. Read the rest of Things that keep me up at night (understanding my why) »

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A resistance to pop culure (I got an iPhone)

For those of you who have known me over the past two years, you have likely seen me touting some form of a windows-based mobile smartphone with all its clever trickery, me at the helm snickering at blackberry and iPhone owners. No longer. Read the rest of A resistance to pop culure (I got an iPhone) »

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Make someone greater than you

Last month I had some new ideas thrown at me from Tony Scelzo at Rainmakers. At the Rainmakers Main Event, Tony’s presentation had a strong center point on the subject of “making someone greater than you.”

To give some background, accountability is a common discussion among entrepreneurs. We have so many ideas on seemingly life-changing goals, business concepts and social agendas that it is often hard for us to focus on one. It’s both a blessing and a curse. The strength allows a constant source of creativity, but the character flaw rears its ugly head as a deficit of attention to executing fully on any one endeavor. Read the rest of Make someone greater than you »

The self-contained case study (It’s not about you)

Lately I’ve been having lots of conversations about why I’m involved at all in social media. In some cases it’s a conversation where I’m forced to defend the merits of social media.

Nearly one in every five of these conversations comes under the impression that everyone else uses uses the internet, e-mail, blogging, Twitter, Linked In, etc, exactly the way they do. Astounding. Read the rest of The self-contained case study (It’s not about you) »