Tag: Blogging

If ever the writing strikes a chord…

New MacBook
Apple’s vision is to make tools for people who want to change the world.

 

Personal leadership 101: Do others know your vision?

The voice (always) in my tweets, updates, blogs, & book is (always) me talking to the broken & beautiful person in the mirror.

If anything you read strikes an uncomfortable cord, know that it struck me first.
i’ve learned to welcome discomfort as a trusted advisor.

In my discomfort resides hope, and (maybe) enough motivation to do something that matters.

PS. the lower case i is intentional. A small (yet personally powerful) act to remain humble.

Note to self (always): Life is not a dress rehearsal. Live like you mean it.

 

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The business of blogging

Winter Park Florida cemetery
Yesterday on the cool down walk after the Watermelon 5k.

 

Fancy graphic design can be an insidious place to hide.

Why?

Because it’s tempting to disguise boring with polish.

If the point of your website is a one-time visit, then maybe.

If the point is primarily content creation (daily, thought-provoking content), better to focus on real versus shiny.

Stories and relevance are far more important than bells and whistles.

(Photo: Does a fancy headstone make the person more important or easier to remember? i’m going with, “No.”)

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Still stunned, a year and a half later

Key ring with one key on kitchen countertop

 

(photo: smile… that’s what a great comedian helps us do.. same with a great motivational speaker)

Some people have an obligation (and passion) to be the funniest person in the room, no matter what room it is.

Some people have an obligation (and passion) to be the best deepest thinker in the room, no matter what room it is.

One is a professional comedian. The other is a professional speaker.

And when either one makes a commitment to share their best work for free on the Internet, how cool is that?

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Like Steve Jobs’ early struggles, many entrepreneurs know these first hand

screen shot of TED Talk slide
Story structure is pretty simple, and true

 

Like Steve Jobs’ early struggles, many entrepreneurs know these same struggles first hand.

How do we take a crazy notion and convince a busy world to slow down for a moment of honest consideration?

It’s a bit like being an adventurer or explorer.

If it was easy, or reasonable, it would already be mainstream.

This challenge taunts our spirit. The same spirit that has the power to ignite and inspire a world to change.

This makes the entrepreneur’s existence come alive.

There is so much BS claiming balance is a myth that no one even questions it anymore.

Well, there’s still at least one.

Crazy fool to believe?

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