I absolutely love the holiday season here in the USA. Thanksgiving is great. Christmas is great. Everything in-between is the best. I optimize for a slow, relaxed December in the business; personal life with school pageants, familial obligations, and off days is crazy. I…
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Look. I know your inbox is already flooded with Black Friday deals.And I’m not going to lie to you: I’m partaking in that a little bit. I do an annual gift guide episode and ?blog post?. But this year instead of making it a…
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Those who knew me growing up might be shocked by this, but I hate clutter. If I have a lot of stuff around me, I can’t focus. The same thing goes for my digital space. Too many notifications, badges, and messages gives me agita;…
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Earlier this week, The Podcast Host released their Independent Podcaster Report 2025, and there was one section that stood out to me more than any other. One of the 5 big takeaways was AI doesn’t guarantee time saved: There was no clear difference in time spent between podcasters…
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Imagine you’re going skydiving and the coach offers you 2 options: You can use the parachute and pull it when it’s time to slow your descent and land safely. You can forgo the parachute and land as fast as possible. Spoiler alert: if you…
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Over on my personal website, I have a big old gift guide for small business owners I’ve been updating for years. And honestly, not that much changes year over year. Maybe a new model of a mic or camera. Whatever coffee I’m drinking that…
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The World Series just ended and it was a heart breaker for the Toronto Blue Jays, who were 2 outs away from winning their first in 32 years. If you’ve been with me for a while, you’ll know that I draw a lot of…
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I remember the first time my oldest daughter put on socks by herself. My wife and I got home from running errands and there she was, putting her own socks on at 3 years old. We were floored, because she had always needed us…
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One of my favorite TV shows is Scrubs. I quote it a ton with my brother, and regularly rewatch the entire series (yes, even the Med School season). But there’s one episode that has had an outsized effect on me. An episode I think…
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There’s a story that when the speech for Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln was recorded, Walt Disney insisted on the voice actor doing the speech over and over, until he sounded exhausted and a little frustrated. Walt didn’t want the perfect oration; he knew that Lincoln would have been tired and war-weary, physically unable to deliver a perfect speech.
So he got take after take, until he got one that sounded authentic. He valued authenticity over manufactured perfection.
I went viral on LinkedIn for the first time ever. I posted about why AI Headshots are a red flag, and it got a lot of comments.
It turns out that there are a lot of opinions about AI Headshots, and as is always the case with social media, there’s very little room for nuance.
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