This past weekend marked the end of another long soccer season. I’m the coach of my daughter’s U12 team and the assistant coach for my son’s U8 team. This is a reflection on 3 things I’ve learned that apply the team you have built around you. This is the last of three posts – The importance […]
Little league lessons part 2 (buy into the team)
This past weekend marked the end of another long soccer season. I’m the coach of my daughter’s U12 team and the assistant coach for my son’s U8 team. As I reflect back on this past season, there are 3 things I’ve learned that can apply to your studio and the team you have built around […]
Business lessons learned as a little league soccer coach
This past weekend marked the end of another long soccer season. I’m the coach of my daughter’s U12 team and the assistant coach for my son’s U8 team. I love to coach, and I love soccer. One of the things that I enjoy so much about coaching is dealing with the dynamics of the team. […]
What are you investing into your clients?
I didn’t enter my the business world as my adult life was beginning. I started out as a professional minister. For 10 years I worked with kids, teens and parents in a couple of Kansas City churches. That beginning has given me a different way of operating business. With that thought in mind, let me ask […]
Recent Reads. Books of the Month.
Today marks a new post that will occur on a monthly basis. Recent Reads. Books that I have recently read that you may also find interesting. If you have suggestions and reviews, I would love to hear them – see the end of this article for more information. Join the Club Tina Rosenburg has written several books, […]
Moving beyond fear, doubt and worry – it’s not about me.
Last Sunday, I made this simple note for myself. It’s not about me. The note came from the sermon I was listening to at church. It was in reference to more spiritual things, but I applied it to business. It’s a broad principle that goes way beyond my business, the photography business, or anything in […]
Creating Margin in your Life and Business
Last week I was swamped between life and business. At the end of the week, I had to make some choices. Do I blog or do I let it rest? Do I Facebook or do I let it rest? Do I twitter or do I let it rest? A quick look back at my activity […]
A Couple more reasons to get an iPad
If you haven’t already been talked into it, here are a couple of more reasons for you to get an iPad. First, this is probably one of my favorite apps I have right now (about 50 or so that I’ve cycled through both paid and free) – Flipboard. It takes your Facebook and Twitter accounts […]
How to build your TRIBE – part 1
I reviewed Seth Godin’s book, Tribes, at this post if you would like more information on what the book is about. I highly recommend it. More than anything it is a challenge to go about beginning the process of building and leading a tribe – no matter what the size. When reading the book, though I was […]
The War of Art
A friend of mine sent an email yesterday after he had a read a book over the weekend that had profoundly affected him. I haven’t read it, but plan to take a look at it. I thought I would take a few of his thoughts and share them with you. First of all the book […]
