Entrepreneurship

Real Artists Aren’t Tortured

There’s a common belief in the phenomenon of the “tortured artist.” That if you hope to make it as a creator, the price you have to pay is madness. You’ll cut off your ear like Vincent Van Gogh, or succumb to suicide like Sylvia Plath.

Process Before People

When business gets busy, one of the first instincts is to add more people. There’s lots of work to do, and people do work. It then follows that lots of work means lots of people.

I prefer processes over people. If there’s lots of work to do, how can you make that…

The Curious Illusion of Perfection

Something amazing happens when you follow what you’re curious about. It creates an illusion of perfection.

When you’re first following your curiosity, you look scatterbrained. Your friends urge you to focus, and you may even lament your…

My new book: Free today

You’ve heard the advice before: Just get started.

How does it feel?

It’s tempting to try to think through and reason a decision. What amount of your time are you investing? How much money will you get in return? What percentage of your target market will resonate with this logo in purple? What about blue?

Shoot through the achievement window to make your masterpiece

We want to make our masterpiece, but we are our own worst enemy. We overestimate what we’re capable of, yet we are quick to make excuses when faced with a challenge.

Personal PhD

My business is my Personal PhD program. I search myself for questions, and I try to answer those questions. Then, I share what I learn, trying to make just enough money to do it again.

No, there are no peer-reviewed journals. There are no lab facilities. There is no tenure…

Cell division

A common barrier to getting started is not knowing how big or small to make something. Should this book cover this subject and that subject? Where does one end, and another begin?

Try thinking about cell division, when the cell of an organism replicates as the organism grows…