You don’t want anybody to tell you what to do. But sometimes you may secretly wish they would. Tell you what to do. How to fix something.  Running a business can be daunting some days. Especially when we’re up against something unfamiliar.

I checked today’s Ballard Street daily cartoon and here it is. Fitting. Given that this weekend I’ve been thinking of how sometimes people think our vision of the future is nonsense. We come up with ideas, plans,

The title is a line from William Faulkner’s 1930 novel, As I Lay Dying. I don’t know if you believe in an afterlife or not. But the line Faulkner wrote during the 168 or so odd hours he spent writing this story,

A large part of effective leadership is being a good human. Which may explain why some people don’t get it right.  Subscribe to the podcast To subscribe, please use the links below: Click Here to Subscribe via iTunes Click Here to Subscribe via RSS (no...

Maybe the most powerful 2-word question you can ask. Or be asked.  Also maybe the most painful for many entrepreneurs. And certainly, one that is sure to make some folks angry.  So what?

IDK is digital shorthand for “I don’t know.” I get it a lot. From young people. From older people. In response to a question. And it’s okay. Truth is, it’s better than okay to not know. It’s not better if you’re willing to stay there though.

Five little kids call me, “Papa.” They’re my grandchildren. This summer the oldest will turn 11 and the youngest will turn 3.  When Max, the oldest, joined a soccer team when he was very young…he was paralyzed with fear. That was 7 years ago.

The world no longer cares about who you are, where you came from or whatever has (or hasn’t) happened to you. ZZ Top sang, “I’m bad, I’m nationwide.” Well, the good news is we’re all bad and global (if we want to be) now…thanks to mobile technology.

I’m a longtime fan of the music of Ry Cooder. In 1979 he released a record entitled, Bop ‘Til You Drop. One of the great songs on that record is, “Trouble, You Can’t Fool Me.” <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; ...

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