How to Locate Creative Clues to Complete Creative Projects
I like Marc Andreessen. I enjoy his newsletter as it keeps me current with the latest and greatest tech trends.…
Moonshots: Making the Impossible Happen
The following is a chapter contribution for XO Leaders USA book on entrepreneurship. In this blog I’ve decided to keep…
You Only Need to be Good at One Thing
I have many friends whose solopreneur prowess makes me drip with envy. They are to entrepreneurship what Ryan Gosling is…
Endurance as a Competitive Advantage in Business
As a runner, the middle of the race hurts the most. It doesn’t matter how far you’re running, somewhere in…
Dumb Phone
In my early twenties, I threw on a backpack and hitch-hiked across Canada. Cellular phones were around at the time…
Pattern Disruption and Other Lessons From Tokyo
In front of me, displayed on packed shelves, is laundry detergent. Around the corner, are a variety of dildos. Strawberry…
Celebrating My 500th Blog
This is my 500th blog post. Admittedly, a milestone without any real meaning. There is no prize and really no…
On Understanding and Dealing with Massive Failure and Bankruptcy
This is a blog about contending with failure. First, a story about dragons. For all my many misgivings as a…
Stop Being Safe. Be Creative.
Late one night, while drinking wine with friends by candlelight, I mused that I hadn’t written shit in months. One…
How To Know When To Quit
When we returned home from filming the Raising Global Citizens documentary, a question began to form around the edges of…