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The Journey
“Don’t be attached to a specific outcome, but be committed to the journey.” – Melanie Whitney
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You don’t need to have all the answers.
“You don’t have to have all the answers to get started. You just need something solid to stand on while you find your next foothold.” – Jonathan Stark Work from what you know to what you don’t. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Unknown
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On Leadership
Anyone can be a leader, you don’t need a title to be one. You cannot lead a culture that doesn’t want to go in the direction you’re leading them. Perfection is not the goal, innovation is the goal. If you don’t act because you’re afraid to fail, you will lose opportunities that would bring you…
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Positioning Statement
People often wonder how to make their “positioning statement”. A short statement that defines them in a way that resonates with their ideal client. To start, I would ask yourself four questions: Who do I want to serve? What problems do they have? Of those problems, which ones can I solve? What solution can I…
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Charge for Hours or Value? Value Pricing
A few months ago, I had a client who was interested in having me expand what I was doing for them to include videos. While I was waiting for them to get back to me, I did a job for another client based on a fixed-price. I loved it and made almost twice as much…
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The Most Dangerous Distractions
“The most dangerous distractions are the ones you love, but that don’t love you back.” – James Clear It’s easy to get rid of the things that take time and energy that we hate. It’s hard to get rid of the things that we like, but are not important, not something we truly love or…
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Keep Your Progress
In James Clear’s book “Atomic Habits”, he argues that maintaining the progress you’ve made is more important than making new progress. He uses the example of money. If you have $100, and gain 50%, you have $150. But it only takes a 33% loss to get you right back where you started. Put in the…
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Put The Reps In.
If you have been following my blog, you might remember me quoting James Clear talking about a study where there were two groups of photography students. Group A was the “quality group”. They had to produce was one photo for the entire semester. It had to be a great photo, their best work. Group B…
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The Big 3
In Michael Hyatt’s book Free To Focus, he talks about coming up with his “Big 3” for the week. He looks at all he needs to do for the week and eliminates some, automates some and delegates some. With what he has left, he assigns some to the “back burner” list, things he needs or…