Biggest reality-check when I finished school: no more standards to define my development. Whether it’s grade school or grad school, most of our developing years are measured within a clear and measurable system. Meeting even the lowest academic requirements moves you from grade to graduation. Then what? After school, those standards are gone. This possibly explains why […]
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Married A Creative? The Second Thing You Should Know
Due to popular demand, here’s another thing you should know about your creative, artistic, and possibly maddening spouse: We need your encouragement. Problem: We will NEVER admit it. In fact, most of the time we will seem to arrogantly dismiss your heartfelt encouragement via veiled self-criticism. This is also known as “Inconspicuously Fishing For Compliments.” Typical […]
Married A Creative? The First Thing You Should Know
This one is for every poor soul out there that has married an artist or creative. My wife is one of you. Sometimes it drives her nuts. This also might be helpful if you work with, lead, hire, or are friends with creatives (especially if you aren’t one). I can’t tell you how much craziness […]
Top 3 Marketing Tips for Solopreneurs
I completely identify with your struggle to market yourself. Marketing is still somewhat of a distasteful concept to the public. As a CMO, I’m in the industry daily and the word still conjures up images of used car salesmen or telemarketers. So what do solopreneurs do? Here are 3 marketing tips. 1. Realize marketing is […]
Overcoming the Trap Of Success
People used to call me [fill in occupation]. People now call me [fill in occupation]. I’ve always called myself Mike. Remembering Mike—essentially WHO I am and not WHAT I am—has always kept me grounded. It’s kept me myself, even when wearing many hats. I’ve worn many hats in my life, but they’ve largely remained hats. […]