Over the years, I realized the articles I write are for me as much as they are for you. Welcome to "Notes to Self" - collection of insights, research, interviews, and experiences for change makers.
How do you find your purpose? I wish I could give you a 5 step strategy or a worksheet you could fill out. I tried all of those, and none of them worked. Instead, it was a dark period of my life that gave rise to my mission and purpose.
Anxiety impairs judgement, memory and decision making. All those are mission-critical qualities of a good leader. Here are three simple practices to overcome anxiety as a leader or entrepreneur.
Most high performers have a recovery blindspot. They expect to run at 100% all of the time. If that sounds like you – it might be time to think about designing a recovery practice.
What would it be like to go for a week without TV, news, and social media? These are the results of my week long digital detox, and they’re mostly positive!
Industries will fold. Businesses will get leaner. Economies will bend to innovation and necessity. Here is how to make yourself and your career future-proof.
Meaningful work exists at the intersection of Values, Talent, and Service. Based on extensive research, here is how to find your way to fulfilling work.
Smartphones are addictive. Due to design, and our our human nature. Here are 3 simple practices to break phone addiction from a veteran digital marketer.
What happens after you reach all your goals? 5 life changing lessons on fear, risk, entrepreneurship & meaningful work from launching a podcast conference.
Recommended reading: 5 best business and marketing books for entrepreneurs, small business owners and those who want to launch a side project successfully.
Recent academic studies show that your phone may be killing your productivity, focus and attention. How will this affect you, and what you can do about it.
Top 5 unconventional book recommendations for marketing, business, and entrepreneurship. Including videos, TED talks, quotes, and book summaries.
Professional, creative and entrepreneur anxiety is a real issue few dare to talk about. It affects close to half of all workers and entrepreneurs. It can seriously impact your work performance, and there are two simple things you can do to get it under control.
Professional, creative and entrepreneur anxiety is a real issue few dare to talk about. It affects close to half of all workers and entrepreneurs. It can seriously impact your work performance, and there are two simple things you can do to get it under control.
In the past several months, I’ve become aware of a rising undercurrent of panic, stress, and anxiety. It permeates through the entire population, regardless of wealth or health— and this is especially evident in the professional and entrepreneurial circles. Myself included.
The way to growth and getting the creative edge back in your thinking is to ask challenging questions, to learn new things, and find ways to reinvent yourself.
Get started on professional and passion projects with this simple concept, including how to keep yourself motivated, and what to do if you have NO time.
We need creators, entrepreneurs and risk takers to share their work and ideas. What does it take to snap out of a consumer coma and into creator mode?
How to come up with better marketing ideas, boost your creativity, and live longer – with these three simple habits you can start doing today!
This simple 5 minute daily meditation practice can help you reverse burnout, reduce stress and improve creativity. Perfect for entrepreneurs and marketers.
How three defining moments helped me find the way to my voice, became vulnerable in my writing and create content that matters. Video from WordPress Camp Calgary.
The Second Act is a powerful moment in time, when we make a transition from doing a “job” to doing meaningful work. Are you ready for your second act?
How small businesses can use Instagram to build their brand and gain new customers. Learn from 3 rockstars who are doing things right.
Why you need to create time and space for your passion projects, and how they can lead to personal and professional growth, on your own terms.
9 practical and specific ways you can use in your daily life to create time and space for passion projects, and meaningful work. (And why you should!)
It’s hard to imagine a life without Facebook, Twitter, e-mail or waking up without a tablet within arm’s reach for most of us. Here’s how I unplugged.
Forever in my heart.
Good communication strategy is both an art and a science and should be carefully designed and executed, reducing expenses and sparking innovation.
Steve is a part of a generation of true trailblazers and innovators that is slowly waning. It makes me wonder who, if anyone, will carry on the torch for the new generations. To lose such a strong and inspiring figure is an immense loss for all of us, an impact that we may not truly comprehend for some years to come.
Do you get surprised or even excited when you phone a company and a REAL person answers the phone? It seems ridiculous that we’ve come to this point of total disconnection, while our basic human need is to connect and relate to each other.
This aspect of advanced segmentation reaches into identity theory. It reaches past out logical defences and into understanding who we are and who we wish to be.
This morning I was privileged to attend a video conference with one of the best marketing minds of our generation, Seth Godin. This fantastic event was presented by Travel Alberta as part of their speaker series program.
This is one of the best consumer psychology/business books I read in a while. Malcolm explores principles of viral marketing, backing up his findings with a great deal of research, interviews, and data. Even though this book is several years old, the ideas discussed are very relevant and can certainly be applied in any business situation, including today’s grim economic environment.