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Short, quickly digestible, thought provoking reads for the coffee break. Productivity, design, and growth focused.
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Oh Ye Of Little Faith (Or Forcing The Infinite Shape of God into the Small Square Hole)
Oh Ye Of Little Faith (Or Forcing The Infinite Shape of God into the Small Square Hole)
When I was ten years old, in a Baptist Sunday school class, the elderly man teaching it declared one day he didn’t believe in dinosaurs.
Ron Clinton Smith
Dec 15, 2017
The Volatile Circle of Entrepreneurship (Trust Me, You’re Not Alone)
The Volatile Circle of Entrepreneurship (Trust Me, You’re Not Alone)
Entrepreneurship is a volatile circle, a wonderful experience but never without its pitfalls and challenges along the way.
Sean Smith
Jun 14, 2017
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The Artist and Money
The Artist and Money
I don’t believe there is an artist alive who doesn’t care about being compensated for their work. At the same time, I don’t believe there’s…
Ron Clinton Smith
Jan 6, 2023
Regret set me back years
Regret set me back years
But I think I’m better for it.
Sean Smith
Dec 28, 2022
SaaS marketers need to change their approach to SEO, now.
SaaS marketers need to change their approach to SEO, now.
Full disclosure — I own a SEO agency 100% focused on software as a service clientele — that said, it gives me an interesting outlook on…
Sean Smith
Sep 14, 2020
When Guns Become God
When Guns Become God
If the love of money is the root of all evil, what is the love of weapons of mass destruction?
Ron Clinton Smith
Mar 1, 2018
Using the “Devil’s Advocate” to your advantage, even when sometimes it feels insane.
The other day while browsing Twitter my friend tweeted something that I objectively agreed with, and even though I thought “that makes…
Sean Smith
Jul 27, 2017
My Tribute To Col. Bruce Hampton
My Tribute To Col. Bruce Hampton
How do you pay tribute to your best friend, who was more your brother in spirit than physical birth could be, who was as true to you as…
Ron Clinton Smith
May 7, 2017
Our culture lied to me about marriage
Our culture lied to me about marriage
And you should know the truth
Sean Smith
Oct 31, 2016
Find your glow
Find your glow
I woke up with an emotional buzz, a feeling like my soul was humming.
Sean Smith
Sep 21, 2016
The Death Of Shame
In an interview years ago, talking about his movie Quiz Show, based on the true story of a TV game show hoax played on the American people…
Ron Clinton Smith
Aug 19, 2016
Why I stopped writing to teach, when I’m learning more than ever
The truth is, I loved writing to help people — to teach what I learned.
Sean Smith
Aug 18, 2016
Justifying the selfish act of entrepreneurship
Why entrepreneurs have to be real with themselves to be successful
Sean Smith
Aug 11, 2016
Sugar-coated Feedback Sometimes Isn’t Enough
Sugar-coated Feedback Sometimes Isn’t Enough
Not all criticism is meant to be constructive, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be.
Sean Smith
Jul 15, 2016
Our problems are self inflicted
It’s funny to me how most of our problems are self inflicted.
Sean Smith
Jun 9, 2016
My 5 Favorite Things Under $50, $10, and for free
I love cost effective stuff.
Sean Smith
May 5, 2016
Fate of the Union [Video]
A spoken word poem about the current state of our nation.
Raymmar Tirado
Apr 18, 2016
You’re dying, what matters?
You’re dying, what matters?
You’re dying.
Sean Smith
Apr 13, 2016
Happiness is a choice, choose it
There are people who would look up at their burning house and as they held their kids close exhale, “we made it out alright.”
Sean Smith
Apr 6, 2016
Shut the hell up, your life is great
I audibly said to myself as I was repulsed by what I was thinking
Sean Smith
Mar 8, 2016
I like to think that I’m intelligent, but how do I really know?
I like to think that I’m intelligent, but how do I really know?
If you think about it’s really impossible to know if you are intelligent. One of the main reasons is because of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Jimi Smoot
Mar 7, 2016
One Afternoon Off Per Week Does The Entrepreneur Good
One Afternoon Off Per Week Does The Entrepreneur Good
The entrepreneur life is hard, that’s for sure. I think the industry has done a great job in recent times of showing the reality of being…
John Doherty
Mar 3, 2016
Broken Heart Days
Some days everything just gets to you. It’s not so much that day, maybe, it could be we’re just more vulnerable on certain days to…
Ron Clinton Smith
Feb 7, 2016
The key to riding a wave is reducing friction
It’s no different in business than it is in the water
Sean Smith
Jan 29, 2016
5 tools that will make you no better at your job unless you actually use them
Stop buying shit and start doing shit
Sean Smith
Jan 26, 2016
What is the solution to diversity in America— is it opportunity?
What is the solution to diversity in America— is it opportunity?
I believe so, and here’s why
Sean Smith
Jan 22, 2016
Why don’t you smile when you run?
If you love something, let people see it
Sean Smith
Jan 14, 2016
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