Blogging, in a technical sense, is really using web-based software to share pieces of content - usually short-form articles. If all you want to do is write and express yourself, awesome! Go for it! All you really need is a free Wordpress.com account and a decent free theme, … [Read more...]
Reasons Not to Write Series’ of Blog Posts, and a Better Way
What if this were just part one of this article and you had to wait a week to get part two? There's a line in Shrek 2 where Shrek has to steal clothes from two innocent travelers. As he rides off over the hillside on his noble steed, he calls back, "Thank you, gentlemen! … [Read more...]
Successful Leaders are Community Gatherers and Movement Makers
You can't get anywhere without people. You can have a fantastic vision, well-developed systems, an expensive education, a leadership library, and a slew of business tools. But if you don't have people, you ain't goin' nowhere! And here's where leaders often make a false … [Read more...]
The Myth of Multitasking and the Power of Focus
Are you busy? Of course you are! That's life. It's life for most of us, anyway. As a matter of fact, we love to boast in our busyness... all the way down to utter burnout! I believe that most of us can do more, need to do less, and that it's possible to do more and less at … [Read more...]
A 21-Point Checklist for Writing a Strong Blog Post
Are there elements that should pretty much always be included in every blog post? Yep. But it's rare to find them all together in one, awesome post. You don't have to do all of these things every single time, but my own mental checklist that I run through as I'm writing, and … [Read more...]