To tell you the truth You have never known the real me You always thought you did But I am really as wide as an ocean And you only saw one end I let you go on believing it because you liked it Why show you more if you already…

The struggle is real. — Since late March I have been to my family’s mountain home in the French Alps. I came here to spend the lockdown with my dad. Unfortunately, my dad got Covid-19 and died. Now it is just me and my toddler. My three older kids stayed in San Francisco with my…

For workaholics who don’t believe in work-life balance — People who achieve success definitely don’t practice work-life balance. Talent, luck, timing, and connections can contribute but one thing is certain: they work a lot. I don’t mean forty-hour workweeks. Try more like sixty or more hours. Let’s look at the work habits of some of the greatest achievers in…

It’s not something you can afford to ignore anymore — Do you roll your eyes at social media influencers and think they are mostly pathetic, attention-grabbing fake people? While clearly, some are cringe-worthy, times are changing. Building a personal brand is becoming mandatory in the modern world for EVERYONE. People without one will regret it. Now I am suspicious of…

The perfect way for small business owners and experts to increase sales — I work with small business owners who need a marketing strategy that is simple, straight forward, and delivers results. Introducing my self-titled ‘Matryoshka Marketing Method’. Picture a Russian nesting doll with each doll hidden inside the previous one. This is a nice way to describe a funnel. All business owners…

You Can Crush Any Goal If You Build Mental Muscle — This is my first article in January and like every new year, people around the world are lacing up their tennis shoes and trying to jog again (even through icy rain), visiting the gym in hoards (and injuring themselves after months or even years of bodily neglect), and declaring they…

Your hat still hangs on its hook by the door The hat you wore daily The way I know you by heart Your routines Your manners Are forever engrained in my happy memories They comfort me The way a dog’s head warms its’ owner’s lap The sound of your boots…

The underrated and often misunderstood marketing channel, everyone needs to pay more attention to — Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with email marketing expert Jacob Suckow, owner of Email Empire, to discuss what business owners need to know about email to drive more business for themselves. Listen to the podcast version: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-back-mondays/id1459414951?i=1000590676955

Lessons Learned and Money Saved — Their brand impresses, really impresses. They get attention wherever they go. They have “fans”. They sell hope. They say everything you want to hear. They are living a dream. They won your affection. But now you are still paying off their programs yet havn’t seen any results and are wondering…