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  • Do you even need a blog?

    I wrote 41 posts for the whole year. And, a majority of them were revisions, not whole new posts. (see The Redwood Strategy for how that works). So, it begs the question… Do you even need a blog? One of the biggest reasons for dead blogs are people who felt a sense of failure because they weren’t posting…

  • Clean your closet (seriously)

    At the beginning of The Roadmap, Lab members go through some training on productivity before diving into the business stuff. The reason is simple… Sometimes, in order to make progress, we have to pull a few weeds. We’ve got to put some order into things. And very likely, the things which pull us away from our…

  • How I use Google Calendar

    So far this week, I’ve talked about my little black notebook and the focus maps. Well, I also use one of the most popular productivity tools there is. Google Calendar. 🙂 But, what do I do with it? It is a pretty flexible app and people have all kinds of different systems they like to…

  • The Focus Map

    FOCUS is the most important asset that we have as entrepreneurs. And you’ve got to guide it. When you really think about it, that’s the real key. Sure, you have to have time. You have to have some knowledge to do stuff. But, in the end, what really makes all of it work is your…

  • The FINAL Daily

    Alright, my friends. This is it. Today is the final issue of The Daily for 2017. I’m going to be shutting down and will be resuming around January 3rd or so. This whole experiment in doing a daily email has been a lot of fun. A little challenging at times. Not every issue is my best work….

  • Can you HAVE money?

    Today, I wanted to talk about money. After all, chances are you want more money in 2018. Who doesn’t, right? But, I’m gonna get a wee bit philosophical about for a bit. And I hope it doesn’t make you uncomfortable… Money is a funny thing. People everywhere get all worked up over it. My wife…

  • Failure to execute

    Let’s be real… If we could just come up with ideas all day and then check the stats, that’d be PERFECT! We wouldn’t have to DO anything! Ahhh…. a man can dream. 😉 But, that’s not how things roll in reality. About that… One of the things I sometimes need to remind myself of is…

  • Morning routines for 2018

    Do you have a morning routine? One that you actually designed? Honestly, I do not. However, I’ve been doing some research into it and have put together a plan that I will put into practice for the new year. There are elements of it I do now, but there’s new stuff I’ll be doin’. 🙂…