pondering

I’m not sure I’ve ever done a follow up post to the previous week’s newsletter. So this feels like a fun and novel idea! So, if you remember, last week, I wrote about a not-super-nice guy who came up to me after I had just finished speaking and…

A few months ago, I gave a talk about how to tell your story through your marketing to an audience of business mentors: people who were actively counseling start-ups. All of these experienced executives knew their stuff. But this story business? I saw…

As you read this today, I will be getting ready to go to my dad’s funeral. I’ll be honest with you, it’s going to be one of the hardest days of my life. I’ve written a fair amount about my dad in various newsletters, and many of you know that he…

This past Saturday, I headed down to The City Flea here in Cincinnati. It’s such a great event: food trucks, music, amazing shopping for vintage and handmade and weird stuff—all set against the backdrop of our beloved Music Hall in a restored urban…

My five-year-old and I are both in the middle of emotional growth spurts. I think his was triggered by a combination of nervousness over starting kindergarten in a week, and getting hold of the iPad when we forgot to block You Tube and finding his way…