READ I believe in “the journey,” “the process,” in really truly working hard to build something special, and that the daily grind of that process should be what you fall in love with, NOT some “end result” or “big payoff” or “greater thing.” The greatest thing is right in front of you, all the time.…

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READ I thought I was a leader earlier in my career. But it wasn’t until I realized I was failing by trying to do everything myself that I actually started to become one. I realized I was being the opposite of a leader. Later, by necessity, I had to learn to let others lead. Whether…

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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…

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READ Recently I was asked in an interview what my favorite trip was as a kid. I was going into 5th or 6th grade and my parents took me on an awesome road trip from our home in Michigan to Philadelphia, New York City and Boston, as well as Upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire…

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READ For several months now, I haven’t been nervous about moving abroad to Spain, nor have I been nervous about operating my business from Spain, but I’ve been anxiously awaiting the feeling of actually doing it. One of the common threads among small business owners that I interact with consistently on a daily basis is…

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READ I had an interesting conversation with a co-worker lately. I pride myself on having a sort of “intuitive alarm” related to interpersonal communications. With clients With co-workers This is NOT me saying I’m always right, or that my alarm doesn’t go off prematurely or leave me “terribly late for my flight” (if you know…

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