The Beatles said it first, “I get by with a little help from my friends!”  But the truth is, getting through the last two weeks took a lot more than just a little help.  My good buddy, Scott Bourne, just jumped in and drove the bus, helping me stay current with blogs, both new ones [...]

A photographer named Kate sent me a question…
“I can’t imagine that a bride would want to hire me for her special day with little to no wedding experience. I don’t have any friends who are engaged who I can use as guinea pigs. What do you suggest I do?”
Great question Kate and you’re right, but [...]

For the last couple of weeks, in alphabetical order, I’ve been doing short profiles on all of the speakers at this year’s Skip’s Summer School.  I won’t deny for a second it all started out as a way to keep everybody plugged in about the instructors, but with each profile I realized more and more [...]

I’ve never been a big Ross Perot fan, but this quote I found a while back hit home:
“Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touch down.”

If I ask a group [...]

I’m probably going to be criticized for running a blog a second time, but first, it’s one of my favorites and second, it’s one of the most important blogs I’ve written.    This was first published last September, but it’s even more relevant today!
As business slowly starts to improve, you’ve got to stay focused on more than just [...]

It’s Saturday morning and as my regular readers know, I like to keep it light on the weekends.  I like to stay away from heavy business and marketing concepts…all the serious stuff.  That’s why it seems ironic today that I’d want to ask the question, “Are we all getting too serious?”   I could boil every challenge [...]

The Thirst Relief Mentor Auction is up and live on ebay with a great cast of industry experts to help you with the challenges of your business – photography, marketing, business and your portfolio are just a handful of the benefits.  It’s on eBay and all it takes is a bid and a click – [...]