Today is Labor Day in the U.S., a day set aside to honor work and workers. So allow me to honor you and the work that you do! I've been pulling all of the pieces together for Growth Club, and it's starting to look really good. I'll be leading a series of workshops on how to find your focus and start making progress again, but Growth Club … [Read more...] about Happy Labor Day!
Moving through Burnout and Other Causes of Fuzzy Brain
Just about a year ago, I sold my partnership share of Copyblogger Media to Darrell Vesterfelt. (I'm delighted by the work he's been doing there, by the way.) Then, very shortly after that paperwork was signed, I had the marvelous good fortune to go to Norway to keynote the first Slow Business Adventure. Hanging out with some of the attendees, … [Read more...] about Moving through Burnout and Other Causes of Fuzzy Brain
7 Ways to Move Forward when the World Makes No Sense
How are you doing? (No, really. How are you doing?) When I wrote about COVID back in March, I knew it would be tough. I didn't know it was going to be this tough. Lately I've been thinking about what makes the difference between productive times and unproductive times, especially when the outside world makes everything ten times harder … [Read more...] about 7 Ways to Move Forward when the World Makes No Sense
A few thoughts on business, community, and COVID-19
I recently overheard a marketer asking the question, How should I be leveraging coronavirus in my marketing? Now, before we start a chorus of "This is why we can't have nice things," I want to clarify that I actually have no problem with this question. It's not asking questions that's usually the problem -- it's the failure to ask before … [Read more...] about A few thoughts on business, community, and COVID-19