January 21, 2016

The wound you didn’t want can be the gift the world needs [podcast]

We can’t get through life without some kind of wound, especially from those we love. But that very wound can be source of inspiration to give the gift the world needs—your compassion and comfort. In this week’s episode of ...

January 20, 2016

Review: “Disrupt Yourself” by Whitney Johnson

Leo Tolstoy once wrote, “Everyone wants to change the world. No one wants to change themselves.” Whitney Johnson might say that person is at the top of their “S-curve,” and ripe for personal disruption. Johnson, in her most recent ...

January 15, 2016

Strengths, disruption, and serendipity. [Venture Kindlings for January 15, 2016]

This week I’m introducing a special post format that I plan to issue on Fridays. Venture Kindlings will 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. ...

January 14, 2016

The power of story [podcast]

“Just the facts, ma’am.” Detective Sergeant Joe Friday was a bottom-line guy. My kind of guy. Forget story, just tell me the facts. But facts are dry without the context of story. Story is the way connection is made. And ...

January 7, 2016

How to rebound from discouragement [podcast]

Happy doesn’t always arrive with a new year. In fact, it’s not unusual to find yourself discouraged even as you sing Auld Lang Syne to 2015. In this week’s episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, my co-host Armin Assadi ...

December 31, 2015

What’s your 2016 game plan? [podcast]

Someone once observed, “Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits.” I know it’s true. It’s been me. How many years have I said, “This is the year ___”? I didn’t lack enthusiasm. ...

December 24, 2015

Christmas: the greatest new beginning [podcast]

The beginning of greatest mission ever accomplished is celebrated on December 25th by Christians all around the world. As we look to a new year, and perhaps a new beginning for ourselves, what can we learn from that greatest ...

December 17, 2015

How shame affects leadership. Yours and theirs. [podcast]

One of the top downloads of the Reinventure Me podcast this past year, was the episode, my co-host, Armin Assadi and I did about shame. Based on the feedback I personally received about it, it struck a chord. In this ...

December 10, 2015

When I relax, I feel guilty [podcast]

So many ideas… so little time. That sums up pretty well my creative angst. I love what I do. So much so that often I find it hard to relax. In this week’s episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, ...

December 3, 2015

Feeling unqualified might be a good thing [podcast]

There are times in your life when you have to step out—even if you don’t feel qualified to do so. In this week’s episode of the Reinventure Me podcast, I talk with Dr. Michelle Watson, author of Dad, Here’s ...

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