Most people live their lives on other people’s terms. Their days are spent achieving other people’s goals and submitting to other people’s agendas. Their lives have not been consciously organized in such a way that they command every waking, and sleeping, moment of their life. Instead, they relentlessly react at every chance they get… Creators […]
How I Edit The First Draft
Ann Lamott calls it the “shitty first draft.” Which is good to know because that means even the best of us start with shitty first drafts. Don’t lose faith in your shitty first draft, for today, I’m going to help you turn it into a good story. This idea all started when I created a screencast for my client, […]
The Value in Shutting Up
Chinese whispers (or telephone in the United States) is a game played around the world, in which one person whispers a message to another, which is passed through a line of people until the last player announces the message to the entire group. – Source Often hilarity ensues at how distorted the message has become since it’s […]
The Apology Vs. The Crime
I was somewhat blindsided by some bad tax news from my accountant a couple weeks ago. It was made that much worse because I felt like the situation could have been avoided with some attention and better advice from the firm over the previous 15 months. I shared my concern in a carefully and respectfully written email […]
Why The Marketing Research Phase Matters
You eagerly open the cost proposal from your prospective marketing communications agency hoping you’ve finally found your match, only to find a hefty line item (both in budget and in timeline) for research and planning or “discovery.” You immediately think, “We don’t have time for that,” “we don’t have budget for that,” “we know this […]
If You Love Your Marketing, Set It Free
It’s hard to let go of our babies. Kids, dogs, pets…. our brands. What happens if we turn our backs for a minute? Will they fall? Will they make a bad decision? What if I’m not there for a split second to make sure everything goes as it should? We can’t always be there to defend our brands […]
Eat Your Peas: And When To Ignore Common Advice
What happens when you close your blog to comments, or shut down your Twitter account? Perhaps some looks like this one. But sometimes we have to eat our peas. And sometimes we get to ignore what everyone tells us to do. I played soccer from fourth to sixth grade and I hated it. I was terrified […]
So You Want To Be A “Thought Leader”
The other day, I came across a LinkedIn Profile with “thought leader” in the bio headline. Aspiring to be a thought leader in the industry is admirable. Saying it about yourself might be less impressive. This is how we sell ourselves our now – by being authoritative on a subject matter or perspective related to […]
A Model Example on How to Respond to a Crisis Situation
When a reputation crisis surfaces, all eyes are on the alleged “offending party” to see how they will respond or react. It’s often not the actual event that can be the do or die for the brand, but their response the situation. The U.S. Olympic speedskating team voted to change speedsuits from the special ones […]
Being Picky On The Epic Journey
When I was offered a “dream job” in the mountains a little over 10 years ago, I didn’t think twice about jumping at the opportunity. I was scared to leave my home in Seattle, my friends, my good job, my nice condo. But I had known for awhile I was ready to go back to […]
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