Creating Your Own Event
In 2013 I Created CaboPress A few years ago I wrote about the strategy behind my CaboPress conference. And then I reviewed the results of these strategies. Tonight I got home from running the first version of the Skip the ...
On Lifetime Licenses
Today I bought a lifetime license to Infinity. If you use Asana, Trello, Notion, or Airtable, then Infinity will likely feel somewhat similar. One of the differences is that I could buy a lifetime license for 15 people for a ...
On Perfectionism
I don't know when it happened. Or rather, I don't know when things changed. I clearly remember a time when the internal monologue in my head was negative every time I failed. And I clearly recognize that today that voice ...
Allyson Felix Sets Two Records at the Tokyo Olympics
“Write Something For Me” My daughter, 15 years old and getting ready to start her senior year in high school, said, “write something for me to read today, dad.” So I thought it would be helpful to tell her, and ...
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 ...
Our Instincts are Wrong
Are Your Instincts Serving You? Imagine that you and I are sitting in the living room, hanging out. And suddenly you hear a small sound – a knocking of sorts. Then it's a bit of a sliding sound. I interrupt ...
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 (100%) choose ...
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 ...
When Experience Betrays Us
Can we talk about expertise for a second? In fact, more specifically, I’d like to talk about the problem with expertise. There is some great research by Gary Klein, which he shares in his book The Power of Intuition. It's ...
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 ...