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Discipline isn’t hard

A few weeks ago, someone told me I was the most disciplined person she knows. That feedback was...

Finding the right balance

When I first read the Responsive Org Manifesto in 2015 I liked it because it was not prescriptive....

Do things that leave you feeling good

I have a philosophy of addiction. I’ve never done drugs, been addicted to porn or video games, or...

What have you been avoiding lately?

Two months ago I moved into a new house and promptly bought myself something that I have been...

A moment of creative insight

In the early 1970s, Bill Bowerman, the legendary track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, was determined...

We all hate sales people

A well-known businessman recently started offering workshops. My Facebook feed has been flooded with advertisements. I attend business...

How to get leads

Last week I discussed Alex Hormizi’s $100 Million Dollar Offers, a book about making offers so good your...

How to sell bookkeeping & accounting

For the last year Zander Media has been on retainer with a firm that provides bookkeeping, accounting, and...

Maximum stoke

As I do every July, I spent last week with my family and a few close friends hiking...

A letter from the Responsive team

None of us on the Responsive Conference organizing team have had a conventional career path. From circus acrobat...

Shame and humiliation won’t kill you

My first job out of college was bussing tables at a fine dining restaurant called La Mar Cebicheria...

That one decisive moment

Howard Hughes was a deeply troubled, eccentric billionaire. He was also an undeniably successful businessman. From his earliest...