November 01, 2016
Why reading makes you a better writer
When I first signed with a literary agent several years ago, she told me to read as much as I could because it would improve my own writing. I never forgot that advice, and...
November 01, 2016
Traps You Fall Into That Limit Your Happiness
Almost every action we take in life is aimed at achieving or maintaining “happiness”—that elusive state where we feel contentment, satisfaction, and even bliss.
Still,...
October 25, 2016
How to Reframe Your Fear and Let It Work For You
Do you ever get uneasy—or even afraid—when you’re close to achieving something big in your life? I do. In our recent relaunch of Platform University, for instance, we...
October 25, 2016
Don't Let Your Marketing Pillars Crumble
Whether you are a startup, a well-established company, in the B2B space or trying to accelerate ecommerce in a B2C environment, there are some basic marketing fundamentals you...
October 24, 2016
Marketing tip: A personal touch goes a long way
Several months ago I received an email from an author named S.J. (That is a purposefully androgynous pen name.) S.J. was doing a blog tour to help promote the launch of his/her...
October 23, 2016
Blowin' in the Wind
Shy of becoming leader of the free world, winning a Nobel Prize is one of the greatest achievements imaginable. The prestige, economic rewards, and permanent place in history...
October 18, 2016
How Speaking at TEDx Changed My Life (One Year Later)
A year ago today, on October 18th 2015, I faced my 100th fear at a TEDx stage. This has proved to be one of the best decisions of my life.
When my project, 100 Days...
October 16, 2016
5 THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU GET TREATED UNFAIRLY.
It’s going to happen. On your conquest through life, others are going to lie about you, stab you in the back, confuse your motives, and misinterpret your intentions.
They are...
October 16, 2016
View Frustration as a Magnet of Opportunity
You have a work flight. After rising early and fighting through the joys of rush-hour traffic, you're treated to an especially long TSA line. You catch some emails while you...
October 11, 2016
Talking to Half the Sky: The Value of Empowering Men
“Where is Columbus?” the young male athlete said, looking at his coach.
“Who?” responded his coach, baffled by who Columbus was and why all these guys were asking about...
October 11, 2016
Could Hurricane Matthew turn the tide in Florida's voting?
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission officers search by boat over a submerged road for those in need of rescue as river waters rise dangerously after Hurricane...
October 11, 2016
School Bullying: How to Assuage Your Child's Fear
As the new school year begins, more than a few children are struggling with first day jitters. Some may go so far as to dig in their heels, refusing to even get on the bus...
