Stop Trying to Build a Community
Everyone wants to build a community…but they are focused on building the wrong thing.
I Wanted More Good Years
It’s been 12 months since I’ve been on my new health path. Here are the results.
The Best Marketing Is Not About You
If you want to win in marketing, involve others in the experience (without asking for anything in return).
Fitting In Is Overrated
Not sure why, but I was thinking about my junior high school choir the other day. We were about as good as you’d expect. The goal, it seemed, was to blend in with each other and actually finish a song. Low standards, but necessary. There was one boy in our group who...
The Free Book That Changed My Life
I downloaded a free book over 20 years ago. It helped me start and build a business. I’m trying to return the favor.
Choosing as the AI Superpower
Maybe in a world of AI, choosing becomes a superpower. Here’s how to take advantage of this trend.
What’s Really Holding You Back (a story of Team USA)
You can give everything you have, but some things hold you back that you can’t see.
A Few Things That Freaked Me Out Recently
Is technology changing us for the better?
Content Doesn’t Need a Heartbeat
What is happening with the creation of AI content has happened before… many times.
Short-Form Content May Be Eating Your Future
Are creators serious about what short-form content is doing to their audiences?
If Your Content Vanished, Would Anyone Notice?
Why communicating your “beliefs” in your content is the most important thing you can do. What do you stand for?
When All the Content Is Synthetic: The Trust Portfolio
What do creators do when all the content is AI-generated? Take a portfolio approach.
Napoleon Hill’s Playbook for Modern Creators
Creator success always begins in the mind. Here’s Napoleon Hill for more.
The Curiosity Roadmap
Curiosity in these 5 steps can lead to building the audience you’ve always wanted.
The Most Dangerous Side Effect of AI
The most dangerous side effect of AI is not losing jobs. We’re spending less time with humans, and meaning may be lost.
You’re Not Lost. You’re Inside the Matrix.
Seeing systems clearly doesn’t give you answers. It gives you better questions. And better questions are usually where meaning begins.
The Problem with Being 100% Sure
If you’re 100% sure, that might be the problem.
How Do You Know When a Chapter Is Ending?
Knowing where you are in your creator story can make all the difference to what’s next.
Four Non-Obvious Predictions for 2026
We’re going back in time with our 2026 predictions…and email is the key (believe it or not).
Creators: Time to Say No
The hardest part of change is not the risk. It is realizing there is no one to blame.
