Silence is not agreement

I was on a podcast recently where someone said something I disagreed with.  Upon further reflection, I disagreed strongly with it. It wasn’t a hot-button topic.  It was a general statement about business, entrepreneurship, and leadership. I knew immediately that I disagreed with the statement. Although, at the time, I did not know why,((I do…More

First, do it by hand

I’ve seen dozens, maybe hundreds, of automations go awry because people didn’t know what they were automating. Automation is meant to offload repeatable work to computers.  It’s not meant to offload creative work. So, how do you define creative work? If a task is just being created, it’s not creative work. If a task is…More

Inspiration is highly perishable

I find inspiration to be highly perishable. It’s a short-term high.  It briefly, momentarily, kicks me into high gear with all sorts of vim and vigor, but, like a child who ate too much candy, it crashes.  Then, it’s gone forever, and you’re left with “real life.” When I sense those moments, I do everything…More

ROI from AI

The most difficult AI concept for many entrepreneurs to comprehend is how it applies to them. If you don’t understand how software works, it’s magic. This is amplified if you don’t understand how AI works. This is part of why I feel we are a great trusted partner for our clients; we allow you to…More

Just Me and God

My grandfather passed away two weeks ago at the age of 87. He was a good husband, father, grandfather, friend, and Marine. The man lived with enough zeal to rival a small country, and he had purpose until the day he passed away. Literally. On the day he passed away, he was going to be…More

Traveling to Europe during COVID

Note: this post will be periodically updated with changing information. I was supposed to go to Lausanne, Switzerland, for work. That didn’t happen due to family matters, but in the process, we got all ready to go, and learned a ton about traveling to Europe during COVID. Bottom Line If you can, start the process…More

25 Years of Peace – Year 2

2 years into my journey, I’ve never missed a day of writing down something that brought me peace. It’s interesting to notice some of the themes that have arisen. The same people, over and over, bring peace. Those people get tons of my time. I write their names down a lot. Freedom comes up an…More

25 Years of Peace – Year 1

In the months leading up to my 25th birthday, I focused on who I wanted to be at 50. What did I want my life to be like? What type of person did I want to become? I didn’t want to plan everything out, but I wanted to identify the one or two key characteristics…More

My first entrepreneurial safety net

My first year in business was primarily spent building mobile apps for clients. When I was in college, I thought that mobile apps would be pretty big, and I thought AI would be really important. I didn’t have any money to hire developers and I didn’t know how to build apps or AI, so I…More