It’s happening right now. Thousands of very lucky individuals are seated in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center as you
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Learning How To Jam
Let the tape roll and see what happens. One of the most important lessons that I learned from my days
Continue readingThe Filter, The Advisor And Your Personal Advisory Board
What would Malcolm Gladwell do? One of the easiest ways to guide my professional and community life has been to
Continue reading9 TED Talks That Will Stretch Your Business Mind
It doesn’t take long to find inspiration. It takes forever to figure out how to do something meaningful with it.
Continue readingTwo Steps To Success
How well are you planning for success? It was the late nineties when I took on a marketing position at
Continue reading4 Ways To Spark Your Creativity
Have you ever had a tough lesson in creativity? The book, Spark – How Creativity Works, by Julie Burstein changed
Continue readingThe Power Of Curiosity And Creativity
You must watch this. I had the pleasure of attending a private event, Google Zeitgeist, in Phoenix this past week.
Continue readingThe Endless Opportunity That Comes From Limitations
Is that even possible? When you are so limited, how does that create a word of endless opportunities? Quick: think
Continue readingNative Advertising And The Trouble It Will Cause
It turns out that trying to standardize advertising sizes and formats may have been a bad idea for online advertising.
Continue readingWhen Digital Just Won't Do
If you were looking to buy issue #11 of Marvel Premiere featuring Dr. Strange, where would you go? To Google,
Continue readingThe Resurrection Of Podcasting
Does anyone listen to podcasts anymore? Does anyone even care? This past week, I published episode #321 of my weekly
Continue readingWhat's Next? It's You
If we stagnate, we die… so, what’s next? This is the question that my good friend, Mark W. Schaefer asks
Continue readingFinding Your Start
This week has been about starting. The past few blog posts have been about finding the nerve to start or
Continue readingThe Creative Push
When does creativity strike? I struggle with this concept on a daily basis. An old friend of mine is a
Continue readingThe Most Exciting Thing Happening In Digital Right Now
It’s not Twitter. It’s not Facebook. It’s not YouTube. It’s Kickstarter. I fell madly, deeply in love with Kickstarter when
Continue readingIn The Age Of (Digital) Anxiety
Are you stressing out? In a world of global economic instability, a deplorable job market, the digitization of everything, Occupy
Continue readingWhere Does Creativity Come From?
In short: we don’t know. But… we are learning. Most recently, Jonah Lehrer released his latest book, Imagine – How
Continue reading5 New Books That Every Marketer Must Read (That Aren't About Marketing)
Looking for something good to read this weekend? If you happen to be lucky enough to have some free time
Continue readingDear Steven Pressfield
Dear Steven, For a long time, one of my best friends was also my mentor and my coach. His name
Continue readingThe Blog Of Awesome
In a sea of content, how do you make your stuff stand out? This was one of the questions I
Continue readingLearning About Creativity By Watching Creative Types
Observing creative types is an amazing way to think more creatively. Next week, I’ll be spending the majority of my
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