Are You Humble and Tender Enough to Have a Niche?
In last week’s opening class to our Momentum Course, I addressed what I call “The Tender Art of Niching.” It’s a funny topic, because it’s at once extremely fundamental to having a successful business, and it is something that nearly everyone struggles with. Everyone. There’s a lot to be said for having a niche, or, […]
Video Challenge Day Nine- The Wrap-Up
Wow… what a night. But I got it done. I think this is the best one yet- mostly because of who joined me. (If you’re wondering what this is about, check out Day One.) Enjoy! And thank you everyone for your support and love. I’d write a little more but… well, just watch it and […]
Video Challenge Day Eight
Day eight! It’s like the end of Hanukah, except there’s one more day. 🙂 Today was my day to experiment with B roll. If you don’t know what b roll is, watch this video that BrantC showed me. Today I dug into strategy, spirituality, living in the moment, and planning. In other words… is strategy […]
Video Challenge Day Seven
Did it! Finished day seven of my two week video challenge. (If you’re curious what this is, and to see the other days, check out day one.) I must admit that there’s only one thing I like about this video: I filmed it in the rain. I enjoyed the heck out of that. Everything else… […]
Learning to Walk By Making Bad Video
In a hotel lobby in Vancouver, B.C., Charlie Gilkey sat me down, stared me in the eye, and said, with that strange combination of compassion and icey-seriousness that was no doubt effective when he was a military commander, “Mark, you have to do video.” You know that kind of gross habit some buggy people like […]
Video Challenge Day Six
Hey folks, This was the most challenging day yet of my two week video challenge (to get the big picture, and for a list of all the videos, check out day one). Today I had to prep for and teach a class, and I had to keep my word to myself about this video challenge. […]
Video Challenge Day Five
It’s Monday, and Day Five of my two week video challenge. (If you want to read about it and see the first one, as well as a list of all the days, read/watch day one here.) Today the whole family slept late. The boys and my wife Holly didn’t wake up until almost 9am, and […]
Video Challenge Day Four
Wow, I did it! Four days in a row, one video each day. I’m amazed. (If you’re wondering what this is about, check Day One.) Today I had a hankering to work the whiteboard in, and had to figure out how to light it without creating a monstrous glare. I did it moderately well, although […]
Video Challenge Day Three
Third day is happening just under the wire! A late night last night because the kiddoos didn’t really want to sleep so much, and so a late morning, and things got crammed… So I filmed in the afternoon instead of the morning, and even as I write this iMovie is processing and uploading. Then, the […]
Video Challenge Day Two
It’s the second day of my two-week video challenge. This video was done in about 99,000 takes, thanks to my not understanding the basics of lighting. Finally I got the lighting done right, and you could see me. Which may or may not be a good thing. I didn’t go overboard with the iMovie effects […]