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The 2nd best day

Everything good in life should have been done earlier. ...Spending quality time with friends and family. ...Taking care of your health. ...Treating your business like a CEO, not a hobby. I got really serious about my design business ten years ago. My life hasn't been...

Smart vs. really smart

I was scrolling Twitter while watching a classic re-run of Psych, and this post stopped me in my tracks: "Smart people study what’s changing. Really smart people study what never changes.” Do you ever hear something and think, "That's what I've been trying to say......

Add some novocaine to your client proposals 💉

“I run 6 plays, split veer. like novocaine. Just give it time, it always works.” — Coach Herman Boone, "Remember the Titans" I no longer fuss about my proposals for client prospects. Today, it takes me 10-15 minutes to create/send a proposal. It's not fancy—at all....

A quick note about my upcoming live bootcamp

It has been a long day. I'm heading to bed soon. But before I do, I wanted to share some exciting news. Today, I finished some important work on a new training that I'm going to be hosting later this month. The training is called the Design Business Workshop. It's a...