Dec 16, 2018My Hero JourneyWhen you look at the photo above you probably see a man who is very comfortable being the center of attention. A man who is great at holding conversations and knows people. It is interesting that many people who know me today believe that to be true as well, and…Introvert3 min read
Oct 2, 2018Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a bit of a science Junkie.Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a bit of a science Junkie. One of my favorite topics is physics, largely because of the concept of leverage. The beauty of leverage is that it is a multiplier for the real world. Simply placing a raised object under a…Productivity3 min read
Sep 26, 2018Why You Must Level UpThere’s an old saying that a person usually becomes as successful as the average of her five closest friends. I’ve given this quite a bit of thought recently and now believe I am beginning to understand why this is true. The relationships that you make throughout your life become your…Entrepreneurship3 min read
Jun 24, 2018A Basket Full Of Blank ChecksDo you have a bunch of blank checks laying around your home or office? Before you say “no, silly, of course not”. Take a look at where you keep the stack of business cards we all have laying around. …Business2 min read
Mar 18, 2018Spring Cleaning For Your ContactsHow many names and numbers do you have in your phones contact list. Due to the modern convenience of transferring numbers to your new device automatically instead of having to manually reenter them every couple of years, you’ve probably accumulated several hundred if not thousands of contacts in your list…Contact Management3 min read
Mar 3, 2018How To Turn Contacts Into Raving FansIn 2008, Kevin Kelly wrote a very popular blog post, entitled “1,000 True Fans”. In the post he defined A True Fan as someone who will purchase anything and everything you produce. The article was groundbreaking because it made clear that you could now make a living using the internet…Music4 min read
Oct 30, 2017Address The Disease, Not the Symptoms“I don’t take cold medicine” is my standard response to concerned friends and family when they hear me cough or sneeze and kindly ask, “what are you taking?” I’m usually greeted with quizzical looks as if I have just uttered the most ridiculous statement in the world. I mean who…Blackinamerica5 min read
Aug 7, 2017An Inch Wide and A Mile DeepI heard a great analogy this morning about networking and it resonated with me. Tim Ferris talked about why it is much more effective to have a few really good contacts and that you know very well than to have hundreds of contacts that you barely know at all or…Networking3 min read
Apr 28, 2017Life Is Not A CompetitionFrom the time we are born, we are endlessly forced to compete. Even before you knew what was happening, you were being compared with other babies on how quickly you walked or talked. If you could ride a bike or shoot a basketball at three years old it was seen…Life Lessons3 min read
Mar 27, 2017Life Is Not A CompetitionFrom the time we are born, we are endlessly forced to compete. Even before you knew what was happening, you were being compared with other babies on how quickly you walked or talked. If you could ride a bike or shoot a basketball at three years old it was seen…Life Lessons3 min read