Andre Iguodala won the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award for the 2015 Finals. If you’re not a basketball fan, that probably means nothing to you, but stick with me. Iguodala has been in the NBA for 11 years, playing as a starter every season he’s been in the league… except for this season. Steve […]
My Number One Productivity Trick
Get enough sleep. Sorry, were you expecting something else? I will admit, it’s a bit easier said than done. After all, to get enough sleep, I also have to: Avoid drinking coffee after noon, and no more than 3 cups at that Exercise, otherwise I’m restless and unsettled Get up and move throughout the day […]
The Difference Between You and Seth Godin
Not much… other than the fact that he made the decision to sit down at his desk and write every day for more than ten years. 10 years seems like an eternity when you put it like that. But it starts with the first day. And then the first week. And then the first 100 […]
Safety and Courage
Writing about marketing, entrepreneurship, and personal development is safe. Dangerously safe. I know that. It would be easy to get comfortable rehashing tired issues while writing about some of the most-talked-about topics on the internet. That’s why you’ll see me going out on a ledge to talk about “fringe issues” I believe need to become […]
What are you waiting for?
In The Art of Non-Conformity, Chris Guillebeau tells a story about a man who approached him at an event. The man introduced himself, told Chris about a project/trip/business he wanted to start sometime, and then thanked Chris for being an inspiration to him and his dreams. Sometime down the road, Chris saw the man at […]
Fiction as Inspiration
It can be easy to dismiss fiction as a waste of time, especially if you take your work (or yourself) seriously. I know, I’ve felt the same way on more than one occasion. But when you find a book that engrosses you– the kind you can’t put down… It can be an amazing experience far […]
Life Partners and Entrepreneurship
Making the decision to become an entrepreneur, a builder of things, is scary and life-changing. Even more, starting something is just the beginning of what will be a harrowing journey of ups and downs. That’s just what it means to be an entrepreneur. Young, single founders can get by with little sleep, a ramen diet, […]
The Employee Happiness Ambassador
Today’s To-Do List: – Call Sublime for donuts for Friday’s coffee hour – Order cake for Fernando’s birthday – Organize podcast listening party for Serial launch – Order inflatable Turkey for Thanksgiving lunch – Plan holiday party All in a day’s work for Ashley Wilson, Mailchimp’s Employee Happiness Ambassador. A long time ago in a […]
Generosity as a Strategy for Getting Ahead
Operating from a mindset of generosity creates so many more opportunities than operating from a mindset of selfishness and scarcity. I’ve seen this over and over again in my life, and yet I still see so many people fighting tooth and nail to find tricks to get noticed. What if you just stopped trying to […]
The Odd One Out Pt 2
It turns out there is more than one way to be the odd one out. While smoking might make you the odd one out by subjecting everyone around you to selfish decision-making, there are others choosing to stand out by standing up for something else entirely. While [name your irresponsible clothier here] continues business as […]