The 3 Types of Business Work

I realized awhile ago that communication channels are becoming overwhelming. One person emails me, another texts. Then there are Facebook private messages, plus Twitter. More: hundreds of requested connections on LinkedIn that I haven’t answered because I don’t use LinkedIn (yet) even though I have an account. (By the way- the “yet” up above is […]

Sticky Notes Versus the To-Do List Tsunami

Earlier this year I replaced our kitchen sink. At one point I was faced with having to tighten down the basin drain, which comes in two parts: the metal ring on top of the drain hole, and the bottom part which screws into the top part, allowing water to drain down the pipe, instead of […]

Competition with Suck-Swallow-Breath

Considering the vast number of core spiritual teachings available, one I’ve spent a lot of time on is about competition and comparison. As in, don’t do it. Don’t compare, don’t compete in business, it’s a non-issue. That said, I get caught up in it lots. The most recent time is the most embarrassing, because I […]

Too Many Projects (Does Your Project Have A Soul?)

This past Monday my wife Holly, myself, and our assistant Kate had a long meeting. And why? So we can put a bunch of absolutely amazing and wonderful ideas on the back burner, and do nothing about them. It’s probably not such a surprising idea for you, that you’re supposed to prioritize your projects, and […]

Cafe Days, Space Defense, and Being Consistently Creative.

==Flash back to 2004== As I sit down to write an article, I feel stumped. I’ve got an hour to “get it done,” and meanwhile I’m just staring at the screen… 55 minutes later, with a few sentences written, I have to stop, and I’m off to the next thing- two back-to-back conference calls. ==Flash […]

Discipline versus Flow in Your Business

It’s Wednesday morning, and a stack of to-do’s in your business await you. You need to get on your marketing, you need to deal with the bookkeeping, and those pesky clients keep needing things from you. ;-)And you don’t feel like doing any of it. Instead, you want to just read a book. So, what […]