A podcaster recently asked for my BEST writing experience. I didn’t even have to think about it. I told him, “It was writing my “What’s Holding You Back?” book.
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The Gift of Freedom – The Better Newsletter #91
It’s a slippery slope between being a participant and a spectator. This July 4th, may we not just say we’re grateful for our freedoms—may we show it.
Attention is a Two-Way Street – The Better Newsletter #90
I’ll always be thankful for having the privilege of experiencing David’s poetic word artistry in person.
The Most Intriguing Person I’ve Ever Met – The Better Newsletter #89
A friend recently asked, “Who’s the most intriguing person you’ve met?” Here’s who POP’d out and the story of how we met. See if you can guess who it is!
Are You Repeatable & Retweetable? – The Better Newsletter #88
Garry Marshall, director of the movie Pretty Woman, told our audience, “Hollywood directors can predict when their movies will make money based on one thing: Do people walk out of the theater repeating something they heard… word for word?”
“If Only Someone Had Told Me…” The Better Newsletter #87
Journalist Rita Braver once interviewed Steve Martin on CBS Sunday Morning. Steve is a genius, yet based on their discussion, he wasn’t a very happy man.
Your Message Matters – The Better Newsletter #86
People often tell me, “I’m a business owner, not a speaker.” “I’m a consultant, not an author.” “I’m a non-profit leader, not a social media influencer.”
I reply back with, “I hear you! AND, if we want to impact more people, we must be all of these!”
Is Your Bandwagon in the Garage? – The Better Newsletter #85
Captain Ray Ashley had a dream of building a replica ship, the San Salvador, as a project for the San Diego Maritime Museum.
He made a brilliant decision to build it in PUBLIC (right by a busy freeway near the airport) instead of in PRIVATE (where it’d be out-of-sight-out-of-mind).
Your Purpose is Calling – The Better Newsletter #84
People talk about finding their calling as if it exists out there somewhere. I think our calling – doing work we love that matters – emerges from doing and pursuing things that matter to us. It’s not found, it’s forged.
What Fires You Up? – The Better Newsletter #83
What a joy it was to be interviewed on John Lee Dumas’ pioneering podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire. John and I talked about how having something specific on our calendars gives us IKIGAI, a Japanese word for “purpose, a reason to get up in the morning.”