Once upon a time, there was a handsome Hollywood man, son of a famous actor. “I want to be a writer!” he declared with great charm and enthusiasm. His smile brightened the room and the women flocked. “I have the perfect suit. Seersucker. Sexy yet effortless.” The future fans clapped their hands and inched closer. […]
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How to Beat Procrastination with the Power of Place! Uncover Your 5 Essentials for an Optimal Environment
Are you frustrated with procrastination, low energy, lack of inspiration? What if I told you changing your physical environment was part of the answer? Let’s talk about the Power of Place. Imagine yourself working in the following settings: You are in the middle of a desert, in a pure white room filled with golden light. […]
Are You Stuck? Fresh Out Of Content? Try the Desert Cure! Three Simple Steps to Get You Unstuck and in Creative Flow
Dear Stuck, I’m speaking to you. I feel your pain. Also your boredom. You have a newsletter to get out, a blog to post, a podcast to record. But you’re fresh out of stories. You’re tapped out from teaching. You simply aren’t turned on. It’s all you can do to not scroll through the Facebook […]
How Soup Can Save Your Business Soul
You’ve heard of Chicken Soup for the Soul? Consider this note Spirit Soup for the Entrepreneur! You inspire me. So I want to make you some soup. May I? Many of you know I’m moving from my beloved canyon home of almost twenty years at the end of this month. So I’m thinking a lot […]
Dia de Los Muertos — How to Wake Your Business from the Dead!
November 1st, 2014. 6pm. Annual Dia de Los Muertos — Day of the Dead — festival. Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Hollywood, California. Only a few feet away, the woman with the blue-feathered headdress waves her torch through the twilit air, trailing thick smoke around the circle of Aztec dancers — then quickly, unexpectedly shoves the fire […]
Mirror, Mirror…Rubber Dolls, the Reluctant Entrepreneur and the Reflecting Power of Three Little Words
“I just can’t believe that that’s a seventy-year-old man in the mirror. And that’s why I do this. If I saw a seventy-year-old man in the mirror, I’d quit this tomorrow.” “What do you see when you look in the mirror?” “A very exciting female.” Robert is a man who’s into “masking” or “rubber dolling.” […]
