Because of the fairy tale in which a princess smooches a frog and it magically transforms into her true love (which incidentally is also how the Coronavirus really came into being), the phrase “you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince” has come to mean that finding true love can be […]
There are plenty of ideas that leave a bad taste in your mouth (especially in an election year), but I ran across a fresh new idea that is designed to leave a good taste in your mouth. This is not a paid or endorsed post (although I did use a referral link to the website), […]
Are you the dreamer or the doer? Sometimes people can be both, but if you ask them — they’ll have a preferred role. In the case of those Disney boys, Walt and Roy (you may have heard of them), Walt was the guy with the imagination and vision and Roy was the guy with the […]
My buddy Brett Johnson from Circle270Media started a discussion on LinkedIn about an article begging podcasters to stop the chit-chat at the start of their episodes and get to the program content more quickly. I’m in complete agreement. I don’t mind the host providing bit of context, a sponsor mention, etc. in the first minute […]
When you’re trying to come up with innovative new ideas and looking for inspiration, but falling short and feeling creatively blocked — you probably need to cast a wider net and broaden the territory you’re searching within for your ideas. If you’re trying to come up with marketing ideas to grow your podcast audience and […]
I listen to podcasts and watch videos and take courses and read books/blogs/articles to increase my vocabulary and evolve faster. By “vocabulary” I don’t mean to learn bigger and better words (though that’s also a benefit), I mean vocabulary in a creative sense. I consume media in order to help me find words to explain […]
If you walked into an important sales call with a customer and booted up your computer to begin your presentation and found a blank screen, would you have a blank mind as well? Some salespeople are prone to rely on screens in their sales process. They need to look at a computer screen or a […]