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Business & Operations
Systems, delegation, small business strategy, MBA frameworks, and lessons from running a franchise.
Leadership & Lessons
Team dynamics, personal leadership, coaching, career development, and the human side of running a business.
Nerd Culture & Gaming
Leadership lessons drawn from Aikido, chess, tabletop RPGs, sci-fi, and the occasionally surprising wisdom of games.
Writing & Fiction
Updates on novels in progress, the writing life, publishing experiments, and the MBA Essentials sketchnote project.
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Writing Projects and Coaching Update: Seven Books, an Honorable Mention, and What's Next
I finished first drafts for two new novels, earned an Honorable Mention from Writers of the Future, and launched business coach...
MBA Essentials
MBA Essentials is all the businesss essentials in a visual form for your conveince
12-Week Year Sketchnotes
The 12-week year is a system to accomplish more in less time by being focused on what matters most.
Hero Forge
Hero Forge is a website where you can design your own miniatures
Dictation
things have changed recently, which has changed how I dictate and transcribe.
Say it Slowly
Saying it slowly can lead to a better understanding of lots of things.
Freedom to write
this podcast host had unwittingly given me “permission” to break the rules I had made.
Leadership Lessons from Cancel Culture: Why Force Fails
Cancel culture is all about force—and force is exactly why it doesn’t work. The Aikido principle applies here.
Markdown Scriptures
Journaling
I used to be a terrible journal writer.
Chicken or Egg?
what happens if we take a longer view?
Transitions
Too often we are so focused on what we are trying to do that we forget about enjoying the journey.