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...
(This is a guest post from my wife Jenny. Follow her on Twitter for more awesomeness!) This is going to surprise you, but Jon and I don’t have the same exact interests. Shocking, right? Case in point, exercise. He likes to go to the gym...
“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...
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...
One of the currencies that drives social media is the currency of favors. Someone retweeting you is a favor. Someone commenting on your blog post is a favor. Someone recommending your book is a favor. There are a thousand ways to do favors for people...
(This is a guest post from my friend Taylor Gahm. He has worked on and studied thousands of crowdfunding campaigns. Most fail, here’s a few thoughts on why yours might not.) Crowdfunding is a great way to raise funds for your next project, idea, start...
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...
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...
Sometimes I see people put this in their bio on Twitter: “My tweets represent me and do not reflect or represent the opinions of the company I work for.” I immediately think, “That’s adorable.” The separation of work life and personal life died at some...
Today, I got out of bed at 6:15AM. It’s a Saturday. I could have slept in. Actually, when you’re the boss of your own job, you have the option to sleep in every morning. So why did I get up? To write. I got up...
