MY THOUGHTS

You Are More Qualified Than You Believe

Stop believing that you missed a key step or that you can’t get to where you want to go because of your past. Your path …

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Doing Things My Own Way

I have always struggled with authority, and authority has always struggled with me. I was frequently getting in trouble as a kid for “disrespecting” adults. …

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Sistine Chapel

Like Great Art, Great Companies Have Depth

Great art has depth – that’s what my friend Josh Steimle taught me. It’s true. When you revisit greatest masterpieces, you find new things. There’s substance, thought, …

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Marketing

Most Marketing is a Waste of Money

Most marketing is a waste of money. Too many business owners are frustrated by failed marketing efforts. They think (hope) that marketing magically leads to …

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Partnership, Collaboration

50/50 Partnerships are Doomed to Fail

50/50 partnerships are doomed to fail. When setting up a company, it is easy to default to equal ownership. But things can change. They usually …

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Blake Hansen - Partnership - Idaho

Great Leaders Ask Great Questions

Voltaire said that we should judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. The smartest people I know spend more time asking …

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Working

Greatness Can be Hard to Realize

Don’t take it personally when others fail to understand, or choose to ignore, the amazing and unique things you’re creating. Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza once …

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