We need communicators who can make the simple things complex and people who can make those complex things simple again. This means both scientists to explain the mechanics of the mysterious glowing gaseous entities we call stars and poets to remind us of the profound childlike magic of tracing constellations with our fingertips.
Finding our way through complexity is the only way to reach "the good simple."
Everyone wants to know what is going on with business. Rules that have worked for decades no longer seem to apply. What if we, as leaders, are missing something HUGE? Something that will change everything?
Continue ReadingAn interesting lesson in customer interactions, learned from a Terminator.
Continue ReadingAs the word "author" is in my website title, I thought it fitting to actually create a page about my books. Click through for more info, including the synopsis for my brand new book coming later this year, The Silent Revolution.
Continue ReadingFor more than a year, two of my best friends, Will Gray and Jon Kofahl, have been hard at work on a documentary about the state of the music industry and the uncertain future of independent musicians. The film is gorgeous and the story is compelling. Please support these guys, and support this conversation!
Click through to watch the trailer and read more about the film.
Just a couple weeks ago -- on December 14, 2009, to be exact -- one of my favorite thinkers and bloggers, Seth Godin, released a new FREE eBook called What Matters Now. It's a PDF collection of short, topical blurbs from some of the best writers and idea people around.
Continue ReadingEven though it never snows where I live, I grew up in a place where the cold of winter seeps into your bones and December really does hold the darkest night of the year. Sparkling lights, hot cocoa, and melancholy music all seem to make more sense in that atmosphere, but the nostalgia still feels real and I'm grateful for that.
Here's a list of some of my favorite holiday songs this season. I tried to make sure they were either slightly left-of-center (maybe even off your radar) or so extraordinarily beautiful that you simply must have them.
Happy holidays, my friends.
We need communicators who can make the simple things complex and people who can make those complex things simple again. This means both scientists to explain the mechanics of the mysterious glowing gaseous entities we call stars and poets to remind us of the profound childlike magic of tracing constellations with our fingertips.
Finding our way through complexity is the only way to reach "the good simple."
Everyone wants to know what is going on with business. Rules that have worked for decades no longer seem to apply. What if we, as leaders, are missing something HUGE? Something that will change everything?
Continue Reading
An interesting lesson in customer interactions, learned from a Terminator.
Continue Reading
As the word "author" is in my website title, I thought it fitting to actually create a page about my books. Click through for more info, including the synopsis for my brand new book coming later this year, The Silent Revolution.
Continue Reading
For more than a year, two of my best friends, Will Gray and Jon Kofahl, have been hard at work on a documentary about the state of the music industry and the uncertain future of independent musicians. The film is gorgeous and the story is compelling. Please support these guys, and support this conversation!
Click through to watch the trailer and read more about the film.
Just a couple weeks ago -- on December 14, 2009, to be exact -- one of my favorite thinkers and bloggers, Seth Godin, released a new FREE eBook called What Matters Now. It's a PDF collection of short, topical blurbs from some of the best writers and idea people around.
Continue Reading
Even though it never snows where I live, I grew up in a place where the cold of winter seeps into your bones and December really does hold the darkest night of the year. Sparkling lights, hot cocoa, and melancholy music all seem to make more sense in that atmosphere, but the nostalgia still feels real and I'm grateful for that.
Here's a list of some of my favorite holiday songs this season. I tried to make sure they were either slightly left-of-center (maybe even off your radar) or so extraordinarily beautiful that you simply must have them.
Happy holidays, my friends.
One of my favorite things to do is to create music. In fact, before I started working with leaders and writing books, I was playing shows with talented folks like The Fray / Sister Hazel / Mat Kearney and writing songs.
Now I produce and write music in my spare time, and I'm always keeping an eye on new music business models. I've just teamed up with NoiseTrade (Fair Trade Music) to offer my last album, The Let Go, for whatever price you like. Seriously!
You can even get it for free...
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