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The Mistake Too Many Plugin Developers Make
Have you ever painted your home? About a year ago we moved into our new home in Houston. The house was great but had three different colors on the walls. The first thing we did was to pick a color and have folks paint all the walls - one singular color. Have you ever painted...
On Giving & Getting Advice
Today marks 17 years that I've been married to Melissa Lema - an incredible woman. In fact, friends of mine - upon meeting her - quietly let both of us know that were we to separate, they'd all (1...
Why Is Someone Paying You?
Have I ever told you about my first job? When I was in high school, maybe the summer after my freshman year, I got a job at Temp Power. It was one of those jobs not exactly designed for high schoolers. But a mentor hooked me up with the job, so I was excited to...
How to Take Time Off the Right Way
I took today off work. And two weeks ago, I took a week off. I'm not going to say I'm an expert at taking time off, but I wouldn't argue with you if you surmised that I have mastered the art of how to take time off the right way. How to take time off...
Your Scarce Resource
We can all earn more money... When my daughter was just five years old, she asked for some toy that I wasn't interested in buying her. The conversation was completely predictable. \"No way kiddo, that costs a lot of money.\"\"Why not daddy?\"\"I don't have the money.\"\"Then let's go to the bank.\"\"The money won't be there...
The Future of the Success of WordPress
I want to share with you some insights (or my take) on the future of the success of WordPress, but to do that, I think I need to tell you three stories first. These stories shape my perspective and will help you get where I'm going. A story about my first skateboard When I was...
Starting Out as a Creator? The Real Work is to Stand Out
The work to stand out is harder than ever If you're just starting out as a creator - writing, blogging, shooting video, and posting on social - the real work is figuring out how you stand out. I wrote you the other day about standing out when you build products. But what does it mean...
Let's Talk About WordPress Affiliate Marketing
There are a lot of perspectives to consider when we're talking about WordPress affiliate marketing You can't really spend much time on Twitter, Facebook Groups, or reading some blogs to hear the strongly opinionated take that people doing WordPress affiliate marketing are biased. You hear them say all sorts of things: Affiliates suck! They're just...
Want to increase your chance of success?
I spent the last four days inside a hotel suite with 8 other folks. We had all-day meetings together. We ate together. It was exhausting - and I'm an extrovert. So today was the first day in 161 days where I almost thought I would skip writing a post. Because I am drop-dead tired. But...
The Mentoring Roles You Need In Your Life
Some assumptions about getting mentoring Let's start with some assumptions I'm making. Everyone is busy. Few people walk around with signs on them that say, \"I mentor.\"No one knows what you need. It's not like you walk around with your own sign.You won't ever get what you never ask for. I know that's a horribly...
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