28 Mar Sometimes there is harm in asking.

Occasionally, people will ask me for something and I will say no. They will then say, “Well, there’s no harm in asking.” That’s a fun, old chestnut but it’s a lie. Sometimes there is a lot of harm in asking. Sometimes you burn a relationship...

21 Mar The island and the bridge.

Chasing a dream is like being on an island. You spend months, maybe even years working that geography. You know every palm tree, every rock, every flower of that small landscape. This is your baby, this is your dream! And it’s an amazing island, I...

21 Mar Being afraid isn’t failure.

Sometimes, people ask me, “When did you stop being afraid?” My answer is always the same, “I’ll let you know when it happens.” Thus far it hasn’t, but I have learned a valuable lesson. There’s a big difference between being afraid and staying afraid. Most...

17 Mar A few words about haters.

“I heard a woman on the radio talking about how much she hated you.” This is what a friend told me recently. That’s a weird thing to have happen, isn’t it? I write blogs and books and give speeches. Most of what I do would...

14 Mar How to create a funny baby announcement.

Every day, you get to make a choice about the way you do things. There are a thousand different choices, but all of them really only boil into two options: 1. Be delightful. 2. Be boring. Delight stands out, makes you memorable and breaks the...

17 Feb The 2 things that made me win.

There are really only two things I’ve done over the last 6 years that have made me win: 1. I navigated social media. 2. I learned how to build influence and connect with influencers. I’ve written a lot about both topics, but tonight and tomorrow...

11 Feb John Mayer on the myth of success.

Lately, I’ve been writing a lot about success. Why? 1. Very few people do. We have tons of literature about failure but not a lot about dealing with success. 2. I’ve seen it wreck good people, myself included. 3. We think it will make us...