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In the mountains of McCall, Idaho, I sit down on the hot seat to describe my personal and professional goals to the group. I share my goals to grow an audience, write books, and continue to do the important work necessary to help independent entrepreneurs succeed at Fizzle. After a half hour spent diving deep on […]

Advice is worth the price you pay. Or, at least that’s the conventional wisdom. But good advice… good advice is a very different story. It’s hard to come by, which makes it all the more valuable. To get good advice, you have to seek it out from people who care. The kind of people who […]

Me is easy. It’s natural. What do I need? What do I want? What is the fastest way to get what I need or want? These questions are what we ask ourselves when we have no concern for others. No responsibility for others. No sense of service to others. But what would happen if we […]

… writes everyday … builds successful businesses … goes to inspiring conferences … helps my employees reach their goals … is always home for dinner … goes to church every week … reads 50 books per year … lifts weights three times per week Being the kind of person you want to be starts with […]

Learn. Learn everything you can. Read books. Take courses. Find mentors and teachers. Write about what you learn. Document it well. Reflect on it. Internalize it. But don’t stop there. Learning in a vacuum is worthless. It’s the application of the learning that leads to change. The cycle of learning and action and learning and […]

Let’s say you make a product that costs the customer $.99 to buy. Your cost to make the product was $.49. Your gross profit on a product sale is $.50. Let’s say it costs you $.25 to gain a customer through marketing and advertising efforts. Your net profit is $.25, right? Those unit economics work […]

If it costs $1.00 to make and market a product, and you sell the product for $.99, you have a problem. That seems obvious. What’s not so obvious is this: the more products you sell, the more money you lose. No amount of $.01 losses will add up to a profit. Make sure your unit […]

There are many obstacles to running a remote team…. just as there are many advantages. But the single most important factor in keeping the team functional is this: information has to be shared as soon as it’s available and with as many people as possible. Information assymetry is a ticket to politics and rework in […]

One short, simple question. And yet, it catches people so off guard. It’s not normal to hear an open-ended question about what’s most interesting to you right now… or what’s motivating you… or what’s exciting in your life. That’s what makes it the perfect question to spark meaningful conversation. Click to tweet this post.