It’s easy to beat ourselves up when we make a mistake, miss a goal, or fail at something we really wanted to achieve. When your self-talk starts heading in that direction, stop. Give yourself credit. Give yourself credit for everything you’ve overcome in your life—all the challenges, all the obstacles, all the trials. Give yourself [...]
The future of writing tools is here and I want to share access with you from the beginning. I wrote my first novel by hand on lined notebook paper when I was in the fourth grade. Santa brought me a manual typewriter for Christmas when I was in the seventh grade. Decades later, when I [...]
Can Publishing on Medium Help Grow Your Business? Take this quiz and find out Would you like to put the content that’s currently on your website in front of 100 million readers? Do you have old content on your website that you’d like to update and share with a larger audience? Are you looking [...]
Notes from the U.S. Christian Business Expo and National Conference The theme of the 2022 U.S. Christian Business Expo and National Conference was God’s Economy: Believers Doing Business in the Marketplace. A series of amazing, dynamic speakers presented the seven pillars of success. Here are my notes from their talks: Pillar 1: Community Nyiesha Harrington [...]
Bristan & Latondra Heaven explain how to achieve victory in the marketplace In a powerful roundtable presentation at the U.S. Christian Business Expo & Conference in Orlando (Oct. 2022), Bristan & Latondra Heaven addressed the issue of spiritual warfare in business. Here are my notes: Bristan Heaven, Jacquelyn Lynn, Latondra Heaven We don’t [...]
When a crisis hits, will you be ready to step up and lead? There’s no time when leadership is more important than during a crisis, but you can’t wait until the crisis occurs before developing your leadership skills. The COVID-19 pandemic that rocked the world in 2020 tested leaders to an unprecedented level. For Les [...]
Drone video of a Falcon 9 launch Being able to see the launches just by going outside is one of the many cool things about living in Central Florida. Jerry Clement has done some beautiful still photography of the launches and decided to see what it would look like if he shot video from our backyard [...]
But it’s a good first step Recently I saw a social media post that said (I’m paraphrasing) that it wasn’t enough to act like a Christian, that if you hadn’t accepted Jesus as your savior when you die, you won’t make it to Heaven. At the most basic level, according to Scripture, that’s true. But [...]
Talking About Words Do You Know What Dope Means? I always thought it was an insult—but apparently not Recently I was listening to a podcast and heard the word dope used in a context that wasn’t familiar. John Crossman was talking with Secily Wilson on his podcast, The Crossman Conversation. Answering a question about race, [...]
How to Get Book Reviews & Endorsements Linda Stirling The Publishing Circle One of the most important and challenging parts of book marketing is getting book reviews and endorsements. It’s so important and so challenging that Linda Stirling wrote an entire book about it. How to Get Book Reviews & Endorsements is a valuable tool [...]
