READ Patience With The Process. I’m on a flight to my new home, Valencia, Spain. I was just explaining to my 8-year old son Max the concept behind the phrase “hurry up and wait.” I think the first time I heard this phrase was around 2011 when I really started working in the “digital agency…
Read MoreREAD I never was a big reader, and I guess I’m still not, as I spend most of my time working, running my business, with my family, working out or sleeping. That’s it. Most content I consume these days is audio (from 2015 – 2017 I’d watch Netflix while working, but I can’t do that…
Read MoreREAD This post is about two things that in my mind, have a lot in common; running a marathon and running a business. It’s true that both require patience, the ability to know when to pace yourself and when to all out sprint. But this is about more than that. It’s about human capabilities. I…
Read MoreREAD Why take the projects nobody else wants? It’s not about being desperate or having dollar signs in your eyes, it’s about learning. There’s a reason that nobody else wants it, and 99% of the time it’s because it’s the hardest work, or takes the longest amount of time to achieve the desired outcome. If…
Read MoreREAD “Staying Sticky” means always giving others a reason to want to work with you AND never giving others a reason NOT to work with you. I’m huge on this concept. It’s not easy to understand how to do, or how to execute, but it starts with thinking about always providing the most value and…
Read MoreLISTEN READ Great headline right? How Ron Artest Punching An NBA Fan Changed The Trajectory Of My Career. Yep, I had this awesome memory while sitting down recently for a talk with three really cool college sports marketing students that are interning with a professional sports league. Their VP gave me the opportunity to talk…
Read MoreREAD I really appreciate when you can take one part of your life and apply it to another to create positive momentum. Fitness and Business are those parallels to me. Of course, family is woven into everything, so putting it all together takes extreme focus – for me anyway. A quick story…my favorite boxing trainer…
Read MoreWATCH READ So I’ve blogged quite a bit recently about the fact that I made a business decision to attend VoiceCon in NYC hosted by VaynerMedia and VaynerExperience. The Voice frontier is extremely reminiscent of Web 1997 or Social Media 2006. It’s early, but there’s no better time to get started podcasting, building Alexa Skills…
Read MoreWATCH READ I can remember just constantly thinking about Fantasy Football. It was an obsession from 2005-2015. Part of the excitement was playing, but most of the excitement was building a successful side hustle business around it. My love and passion for the strategy and competition, led me to just constantly have thoughts, hypothesis and…
Read MoreREAD The only belief that matters is yours. They’ll tell you you’re “too short,” or maybe “too fat, not cool enough, not pretty enough or not smart enough” or all of these. That’s good. Good for you. These are opportunities. These are opportunities to put a chip on your shoulder. This is also sweet because…
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