August 21, 2014

How to use LinkedIn to supercharge your next transition with Viveka Von Rosen [podcast]

By far, LinkedIn is the most useful social media tool I use. It has become the de facto standard for business networking. Yet, for most of us the potential of this powerful tool lies untapped. In the latest episode ...

August 15, 2014

The secret to getting great feedback [podcast]

Whatever your venture, feedback is essential. For most of us, feedback is like a present—we only receive it on special occasions like project debriefs, performance reviews, and when someone wants to give us an earful about something. But imagine ...

August 7, 2014

Are you frozen in place by linear thinking? [podcast]

What’s the next step you need to take for your dream? How you answer that may signal if you’re thinking linearly or non-linearly. In our latest episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, my co-host Armin Assadi and I talk about linear ...

August 6, 2014

Head-first or feet-first into your next venture?

When you're testing to see how deep water is, never use two feet. - Benjamin Franklin

When it comes to pursuing a new venture, you can make one of two errors (I’ve made both). You may either throw caution to the wind and dive in with both feet, blindly trusting everything will work out; or, you can sit on the ...

August 5, 2014

Join me this Fall in a Mastermind group

There’s something of a great venture inside each one of us. I’d like to help you unlock yours. If you’ve been thinking about a new business or ministry idea, stepping out on your own as a solo-prenuer, or just ...

July 31, 2014

Principles to pivot in place: Moving from where you are to where you need to be [podcast]

One of the greatest challenges to embarking on something entirely new in our lives is how to get there while still maintaining our present responsibilities. Is is possible to pivot in place? In our latest episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, my ...

July 30, 2014

The one thing your dream requires of you

He would would build high must first dig deep. - JC Ryle

The dream God put within you demands something: a look inside. It won’t come alive until you do. And until you face some important questions: What am I willing to do without to make room for what is to ...

July 25, 2014

Four reasons to stretch your vision

What’s the vision for your life? How could you make it bigger? Those questions may irk you. Perhaps because you don’t know how to answer them. Or perhaps because you think a big vision means self-promotion or world domination. ...

July 24, 2014

Ten (zany) ideas to ignite discovery of your interests [podcast]

I often hear a common complaint among young adults (and sometimes older adults too): I don’t know what I’m good at. It’s the wrong focus and belies a mistaken belief that we are made to do what comes naturally ...

Leary Gates | Venture coach

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