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 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 […]
Six Sufi Teachings That Give Shelter in the Storm
We all know how many struggles each of us face. Sometimes things are beyond hard, challenging, or dispiriting. I find that in situations like that an insight into the nature of the universe and how things work can help me shift my perspective and gain a toehold to move forward. To honor any struggle you […]
Squishy and Non-Squishy Love in Business
As I write this I’m on day eight of our ten-day family trip, and I’m eating a cookie while the rest of my family naps in the hotel room. In between visiting my family in Maryland, and then visiting our adopted twin sons’ birth family in Ohio, we all spent a lovely short visit in […]
Why Speed Isn’t Good For You or Your Business
One of our clients in the yearlong Opening the Moneyflow course has a compelling business doing great work. So great that a teenager spent money on her offer instead of a car. People love her work. And, as she’s told us, because of what she’s learned in the course so far, she’s set to make […]
The Three Challenges with Going Into Business Once You’re Older
When I look out into the great world of self-employment, many people starting businesses these days are over 40, and some well into their fifties. There are huge advantages to starting a business at that age. Huge. A few of the advantages include wisdom, experience, self-knowledge, confidence. You might even have a savings account to […]
Letting the Silence Master You
Someone wrote me recently, “I wish I could master connecting with the silence.” I hear that. Actually, I hear a lot more than that. I hear the jets constantly passing overhead toward Portland International, I hear traffic outside my window. I hear my kids crying and running on the floor above my basement office. I […]
When the Speed of Business Has Left You In the Dust
Mailing printed newsletters are in. Then they’re out. Cold calls in, then they’re out. Email newsletters (ezines) are in. Then ezines are out. MySpace is in. Then MySpace is out. Cell phone ads, Facebook, twitter, blogs are in until… In the realm of communication the pace of change is incredibly rapid and increasing in speed. […]
Backwards: Why Common Abundance Manifestation Approaches Are Sabotaging Your Success
Over a year ago I wrote a post entitled “Part One: ‘Law’ of Attraction… Prepare to Meet Ancient Sufi Teachings” and promised a follow-up with Part Two. And then I chewed on it. And chewed on it. So much strange esoteric knowledge, and I didn’t have a clear way to describe it without confusing everyone, […]