And you can start today (I’ll show you how) Sometimes we’re far harder on ourselves than anyone else will be. Whatever your roles are in life, there’s always more. More you could keep up with. More you could contribute. More you could take on. This holds doubly for content creators of all mixes and matches. … Read more
My wife encourages me to talk to myself. She’ll be downstairs on the couch with our dog Pippa and I’ll be up in the office in front of my Blue Yeti, talking to no one except the speech processor. She’ll occasionally hear when I’m talking up there. She won’t hear what I’m saying, but she … Read more
Here’s how I’m going from sporadic to solid If you’ve created online for any length of time, you’ve likely grappled with consistency. You know consistency makes the difference between building trust and fading into has-been territory. Yet, you’ll miss a day. Then two. Then a week. I still struggle with consistency For 20+ years I’ve … Read more
Sharing this trick I learned to get some time back Calls to action make the difference between selling and not selling. In a recent coaching session with Jamie Northrup, he brought up the idea of a content flywheel. Each component of your online empire promotes something else, leading people along their journey to eventually become … Read more
Derek Hughes is a fitter content creator than I am. He’s gone way beyond merely “being consistent” with his content publishing, and had this to say about consistency: If your strategy to make money online is ‘be consistent’.You don’t have a strategy.You have a treadmill. ~Derek Hughes I admit this stung a little because, yeah, … Read more
I stumbled upon this myself, and I share it with you now … My first YouTube video was embarrassing. I’m not sure why I keep it around anymore, but here it is: (That’s not quite true. I keep it around to remind myself how far I’ve come.) I was afraid to talk in the video. … Read more
I challenge you to find a simpler process Accountability is a key benefit of working in a mastermind group. Like-minded people supporting each other in a common endeavor need others to keep on track. I’m part of a online-business mastermind group, and we saw the need to check in more regularly than once a month … Read more
I hope you’ve already gotten past this one, actually! I haven’t. It stings a bit when your own words come back to bite you in the ass. I’ve been writing online in public forums for over two decades, so I have a lot of words out there ready to munch-munch. Long on advice, short on … Read more
An old dog teaching me new tricks Taffy, our 15-year-old lemon beagle, has always loved food. For most beagle owners, this is no surprise, of course. The meme “I see you have food, I also like food” is accurate. Taffy still loves food, but she’s an old lady now No longer is she in the … Read more
With help from Indira Gandhi Maybe at times you’ve been stuck. You stare at a blank screen, at a blank page, or at your microphone in silence. That was me for the latter part of this summer for many evenings, and it’s a sucky feeling. This kernel from Indira Gandhi Have a bias toward action … Read more