Positive Business

This is the fourth installment in the Positive Business series on how to use ideas from positive reinforcement (R+) in your business and your creative projects. I remember my friend C's dinner party one summer evening. Brilliant people, fabulous house, great conversation ... and while we were chatting in the living room, five dogs stood on the … [Read more...] about 5 Business and Marketing Problems that Won’t Fix Themselves

This is the third installment in the Positive Business series on how to use ideas from positive reinforcement (R+) in your business and your creative projects. This whole nutty idea of thinking about positive reinforcement (and puppy training) in your business originally came in a post I wrote about treating your audience like dogs. It's … [Read more...] about 7 Ways to Make Your Content More Rewarding

This is the second installment in the Positive Business series on how to use ideas from positive reinforcement (R+) in your business and your creative projects. My friend Susan, the amazing dog trainer, has a saying: Positive is not Permissive … [Read more...] about Why “Positive Business” Doesn’t Mean Making Yourself a Chump

There are, more or less, two kinds of business owners. Some just want the good stuff. The income, the freedom that comes from calling your own shots, or just feeling like kind of a big deal. And of course, these are all perfectly good things to want from your business. The second kind? They get into it. They love finding out about new … [Read more...] about How to Make Progress in Your Business — Even if You Don’t Feel Like It