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The Biggest Mistake We Make
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Re-Route to What? This past weekend, while finishing my new book, I had a Community seasons 1-3 marathon playing in the background (some of the best writing on TV, bar none). One scene in particular left me in tears of laughter, followed by some really deep thought on the choices we make in life. In […]
The Brutal Reality of Excuses and How to Conquer Them
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What Do You Really Need? Do you really need more money in your bank account before you can create something worthwhile? Do you really need to develop a routine before you can start making something great? Do you really need more time in the day before you can dare boldly? Or is it possible that […]
Choosing Your Own Path
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The Comforting Myth Coming up with a brilliant, life-altering idea is what matters. If you could only come up with that one perfect idea… It could re-energize you to tackle your project, inspire you to go after your audacious goal, and light your path to success, happiness and contentment. Of course, this is a myth. […]
Overcoming Drag Part II
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[infopane color="1" icon="0101.png"]Last week, I wrote a post about overcoming drag. Today, I want to dig deeper into drag itself, its cause and effect, and the only way to avoid drag entirely. Thanks to Alan at The 365 Effect (twitter: @the365effect) for the inspiration.[/infopane] Drag Drag, in relation to flight, is a mechanical force that […]
On Starting
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Starting a Project is Thrilling There’s something about that moment – the moment we finally write our ideas on paper – that’s both invigorating and scary. We move from day-dreaming to actualizing and everything seems at once entirely possible and wholly reachable. The goals we set not only excite us by their grandeur, but by […]
How to Overcome the Fear of Shipping + a Free Gift
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Shipping It’s brutal work. When you spend days, months, or years working on something, you can’t help but become attached. And with attachment comes fear: Fear of failure. Fear of shame. Fear of success. Fear of embarrassment. Fear of everything (it feels that way at least…). This fear can be paralyzing; it makes us not […]
8 Fears Every Creative Entrepreneur Experiences on the Path to Success
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Obstacles When starting a new project, you deal with a lot of obstacles. The web design you outsourced might not function how you wanted, or the first shipment of products come in completely the wrong color or size, or your plans for a successful launch don’t pan out the way you hoped they would… All […]
5 Things You MUST Do To Ship Your Project Successfully
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Doing the Work I've been busy recently... Very busy. January came and went with the initiation of several big projects - stuff I didn't think I would finish by February... But, somehow, I'm on track to ship (subscribe to my blog to get insider sneak peaks and first releases of awesome content, products and projects […]
The Creative Entrepreneur
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The Conventional Entrepreneur en·tre·pre·neur: "The owner or manager of a business enterprise who, by risk and initiative, attempts to make profits" The entrepreneur seeks to make a profit – at least, conventionally speaking. The conventional entrepreneur believes he can do something better (cheaper, faster, closer etc.) than what exists in the market place. He builds […]
Keep Fighting
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When I was a sophomore in college, I tried to do something I wasn’t sure I could do. I decided to compete in the Brigade Open Boxing Tournament. The Brigade Open is an annual event at West Point. It’s a chance for anyone to enter the ring and compete for a title belt. It’s open […]