I caught the Marvel movie The Eternals for the second time on Thanksgiving Day. I found it a genuinely interesting look at how different people respond to faith, and what happens when there's more to your belief system than you originally understood. I'm not going to talk about religious faith today -- that's personal to you, and not for me or … [Read more...] about Faith, Superheroes, and Digital Business
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Why it’s never “just business”
It frustrates me when people use expressions like, "It's just business" to justify gross behavior. Because business problems are pretty much all "human being problems." (Business being made up of people, and all.) In tomorrow's issue of The Fierce, I'm going to look at one of the Great Big Drivers of human behavior. Much like fire, … [Read more...] about Why it’s never “just business”
The 5 Lies of Entrepreneurship
I was past 40 before it occurred to me that I could really be an entrepreneur. Even the word always seemed to carry so much stress. Mortgaging your house to make payroll. (And then having the company die anyway.) Dumping an unfair workload onto your spouse. Broken promises to your kids. … [Read more...] about The 5 Lies of Entrepreneurship
The Spooky Secret to Designing Your Perfect Business
Recently on the Remarkable Marketing Blueprint* forum, some folks were saying nice things about the space I’d created. And I have to admit -- I love it there. The members are generous and supportive, everyone is working their tails off and making progress like crazy. It’s exhilarating and warm and fuzzy all at the same time. But here’s the … [Read more...] about The Spooky Secret to Designing Your Perfect Business