Introducing MONKEY MASTERS – An Interview Series for Entrepreneurs
In my book, Mr. Monkey and Me - A Real Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs, I tell stories about the inner voice that tried over and over again to sabotage my career and squash my dreams. The voices of fear, uncertainty and doubt never seemed to end and candidly still...
Introducing MONKEY MASTERS – An Interview Series for Entrepreneurs
In my book, Mr. Monkey and Me - A Real Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs, I tell stories about the inner voice that tried over and over again to sabotage my career and squash my dreams. The voices of fear, uncertainty and doubt never seemed to end and candidly still...
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Introducing MONKEY MASTERS – An Interview Series for Entrepreneurs
In my book, Mr. Monkey and Me - A Real Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs, I tell stories about the inner voice that tried over and over again to sabotage my career and squash my dreams. The voices of fear, uncertainty and doubt never seemed to end and...
Should It Stay or Should It Go
I was driving my daughter home from school the other day when a rock classic came on the radio. I had used this Clash song to express my emotions to my girlfriend way back in 8th grade. It was a long time ago but my inability to express myself remains an issue to this date. But I digress…
As An Entrepreneur You Can Expect a Lot of Things
As an entrepreneur you can expect a lot of things that come with the journey – it is more than anything else a proverbial rollercoaster. Excitement, uncertainty, a sense of accomplishment and the pure adrenaline of chasing your dream. In the beginning, most...
Five Lessons About Entrepreneurship That I Learned in 2020
2020 was a hell of a year on many accounts. Entrepreneurship was no different.
Thank You 2020 For…Well…Everything
Six things I am grateful for as this wacky, wild year draws to a close ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I love Thanksgiving. It is by far my favorite holiday. Family,...
Why I Wrote This D*mn Book
Day job at Next Coast Ventures. Board Meeting. Wife, Kids. Podcast. Book launch. Book Launch? Shit, why in the hell did I write that damn book anyways? Not for the money (I am giving any proceeds away). Not for the fame (Stephen King, here I come). Not for...
The Proverbial Shit Just Hit the Proverbial Fan. Now What??
The S.T.O.P acronym can help you stay on your entrepreneurial journey when the worst of the worst happens
Find a Brutally Honest Friend In Your Life and Ask Them This One Question!
An unusual way to get feedback might be the secret to unlocking your entrepreneurial dreams. Typical Tuesday morning. Scanning emails before my morning workout, checking to make sure the world has survived without my online presence. Suddenly a subject line...
Let Me Talk You Out of Being an Entrepreneur
A short, two question quiz might just save five years of your life (and a hell of a lot of pain) I reached for my beer and tried to think of how best to respond to the question that was just presented to me by an aspiring entrepreneur. A warm breeze was...