March 24, 2016

So you had a bad day…. [podcast]

It might be today. It might be tomorrow. Stack up enough days and you’re bound to have a bad one. That’s when expectations, usually hidden from sight, come crashing down. How do you keep a bad day from getting ...

March 18, 2016

Willpower Lost, start-up killers, and leaders on leadership [Venture Kindling]

This Venture Kindling post feature short bits of information I’ve tripped across or developed that can help you light a fire or revive a fire for your venture. Kindling from the web: Willpower Lost. One of the biggest—and most relied ...

March 17, 2016

What it takes to be a writer (with guest Jerry B. Jenkins) [podcast]

Seems everyone has a book in them. Meet a guy who’s had 187 of them in him (with more to come). In this week’s episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, my co-host Armin Assadi and I visit with a ...

March 10, 2016

Five blind spots that can derail you [podcast]

Your most important decisions are flawed. Blind spots or biases affect us all—especially if we don’t guard ourself against them. In this week’s episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, my co-host Armin Assadi and examine Five blind spots that can derail ...

March 4, 2016

Sleeping in, best cities for women-led biz, and the state of reading [Venture Kindling]

March 3, 2016

How to Disrupt Yourself [podcast]

Apply yourself to your venture or career long enough and a time will come when learning slows. When that happens, you’re at the top of your S-curve and it may be time to catch a new wave—to disrupt yourself. In ...

March 2, 2016

Why we don’t do what we want to

A sales leader recently approached me and asked me to speak to his sales organization. I love speaking to sales people. They need encouragement, for fewer professions, if done right, encounters more “no’s” than sales. Like any good sales ...

February 26, 2016

Quitting the dream, stress, and Pluto [Venture Kindling]

This Venture Kindling post feature short bits of information I’ve tripped across or developed that can help you light a fire or revive a fire for your venture. Kindling from the web: Time to quit your dream? Writing for Harvard Business ...

February 25, 2016

Are you a renaissance soul? [podcast]

You’re a person of many interests. So many, in fact, you may feel out of place—like something’s wrong with you. It may be instead that you’re a renaissance soul. In this week’s episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, my ...

February 22, 2016

Review: “The Renaissance Soul” by Margaret Lobenstine

Do you have so many interests that you find yourself wondering if you’re somehow defective? You struggle to “pick a lane,” switching from career to career, or wishing you could? If so, indecisiveness may not be your problem. You may ...

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