I’m always excited when I come across a tool that helps me to think! This week I came across a framework designed to help you take a situation where you are confused and identify the best course of action! It’s got a weird name; it’s called Cynefin (named after the Welsh word for habitat), Dave…
2018 was Anchor Advisor’s best financial year ever. We were killing it. I sold a ton of consulting, I had a solid team to help me deliver it, and the profits were excellent. AND, I was stressed out. I saw myself as the source of all the business. I was directing traffic for my whole…
So, in my last message I used a headline that promised a “The 4-step plan for your most insurmountable problems” and it made me feel a little dirty. That kind of headline works extremely well to improve open rates, and you see them all the time on long social media posts because they promise easy…
OK, I’ll admit that anyone selling you a “4-Step Plan” for anything is oversimplifying. They’re telling you what works for them, which may also work for you. That being said, here are four things I do when things unravel. None of what I’m suggesting will fix the problem on their own, but they might fix…
I had some extra frequent flyer miles on an airline I rarely fly, and they offered to let me convert them into magazine subscriptions. So I signed up for every magazine on the list that I had even the slightest interest in – why not? They’re free. That’s how I got subscribed to Cruising World,…
Great ideas don’t die in the market, they die in the shower. People are too scared to pursue them because they appear crazy. Kaihan Krippendorff I’m driving my kids to school, swimming laps, or daydreaming at the dentist’s office, and BAM! Out of nowhere, I get an insight. It’s an idea that immediately feels “right.”…
On Tuesday, I launched a new cohort program designed to help agency founders who are stuck. Founders who know the next right thing to do to grow their business, but just don’t do it. As I was preparing for the launch, part of my brain wondered if anyone would sign-up. For part of the day,…
There’s something inside of you that wants to come out. Do you feel it? It might be a calling, a mission, or an audience you want to help. But to do that, you have to get started. You have to get into motion. You know the next thing you need to do; maybe it’s Whatever…
I know from talking to many of you that there are big things you want to accomplish that you feel called to move forward. And one of the significant obstacles to doing that is fear. Fear of failure, fear of looking bad, fear of disappointing people, even fear of success, and everything that comes with…
Several years ago, I took a trip to Texas with some college friends, and we decided to go on a guided trip into a cave. That hole you see on the left edge of this picture, next to the sign; THAT IS THE CAVE. Yeah, we went down into a cave that was no bigger…