

Less motivation often results from inaction
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go...


Don't wait on the voices in your head
Don't let fear of failure discourage you. Don't let the voice of critics paralyze you - whether that voice comes from the outside or the...


Start Making Stuff
If I'd waited to know who I was or what I was about before I started "being creative," well, I'd still be sitting around trying to figure...


2 Myths of Procrastination
Myth One: Procrastinators are lazy. Reality: Procrastinators can be workaholics. Myth Two: Procrastinators live in the future. Reality:...


How Many Spoons Do I Have Left?
What I Wish Everyone Knew About Having a Seizure Disorder Some of you know I have a type of seizure disorder. It affects my life more...


Trust Customer's Intent = Permission Marketing
The goal [of permission marketing] is to motivate the consumer to give more and more permission over time. Over time, the marketer uses...


Just surviving looks awfully good.
Start-ups are like extreme-skiing runs. The person who wins is the one who screws up the least and doesn't die. Success in a start-up is...


To-Stop-Doing List
The best way to stop spending time on unnecessary distractions is to make a "to-stop-doing list". This is better than a to-do-list,...


Proud to Produce
There are two fundamental ways not to be ignored at work. One is to make noise. The other is to make progress, to do exceptional work....


Is every element serving the theme?
Paddy Chayefsky famously said, "As soon as I figure out the theme of my play, I write it down on a thin strip of paper and Scotch-tape it...