In Which My Dog Teaches Me A Philosophical Lesson About Making Mistakes

Raven is the black one on the right. This post is about her. Zen master Raven. One of my dogs regularly walks into flights of stairs. Not up them, well, not at first at least, but into them. It’s not that she doesn’t know what to do with stairs, it’s just that she always spaces … Continue reading In Which My Dog Teaches Me A Philosophical Lesson About Making Mistakes

Sunday Music: Cause You’ve Got Soul, And Everybody Knows, And It’s All Right

How we talk to ourselves, how we think of our purpose, why we think we do or do not belong - these are the heavy, weighty, and extraordinarily beautiful concepts Soul wrestles with. I don’t care if you don’t have little kids in your life. I don’t care if you’re “too old for cartoons.” I … Continue reading Sunday Music: Cause You’ve Got Soul, And Everybody Knows, And It’s All Right

Going From Social Media To Social Media Driven Business

The modern creator's dilemma: social media is a great way to find and connect with customers, patrons, and fans. But (and it’s a BIG but), all the platforms kind of suck for monetizing your work. Everything is supposed to be… free. That’s not exactly synonymous with profitable. Plus, when we say ALL the platforms, we’re … Continue reading Going From Social Media To Social Media Driven Business

When You Can’t Stop Stupid…

Here’s a painful feeling you might be familiar with: something is going wrong, you think, “I can fix this,” and you proceed to double, triple, quintuple, and ultimately go all-in on despite its borderline hopelessness. Been there? Turns out there’s a name for it (because of course there is). They’re called, “escalation of commitment errors.” … Continue reading When You Can’t Stop Stupid…

Podcast Of The Week: Adam Grant Versus Malcolm Gladwell

Man, I love a good argument. Who else starts an interview with Malcolm Gladwell by accusing him of flip-flopping on his logic from book to book? Adam Grant does. And how does Gladwell’s counter, that “Consistency is surely the lamest of all human virtues” not make you smile? This podcast is a trip. We get … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Adam Grant Versus Malcolm Gladwell

Learning Is The Act Of Failing On Our Way To Mastery

Shane Parish asked Seth Godin what his definition of learning was. His answer stopped me dead in my tracks: Learning is the act of failing on the way to mastery. Godin goes on to unpack it with an example of open- versus closed-book tests. In a closed-book test, you memorize and regurgitate the answers. You … Continue reading Learning Is The Act Of Failing On Our Way To Mastery