Whew! This has been a hell of a few weeks! Getting ready for the Musea Gathering and watching it unfold was…it was amazing. It was an amazing experience. And I hate the word amazing (even though I can’t stop myself from using it. All. The. Time.). But it was.

It was amazing seeing everyone there. It was amazing seeing everyone’s enthusiasm for their craft and for their businesses. It was amazing seeing Michael Howard’s vision unfold – something I know he has poured his heart and soul into. It is damned hard trying to figure it all out and put something like this together. Just like it is trying to figure out how to run a business. Or move your … Read more...

There are still some seats available at next week’s Musea Gathering. Don’t miss out! This is going to be a fantastic event, and I’m doing everything I can to make sure that the time is going to be packed with all sorts of goodness! Learn more here.

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The biggest danger isn’t failure. It’s success. It’s easy to let go of failure. You try something, it doesn’t work, so you try something else. And so it goes. But the moment something works, it’s hard to let go. After all, if things are looking better, why would you stop?

And that’s when it gets slippery. You’ll never really know how successful a new strategy is. It’s easy to measure specific actions and activities through metrics. But it’s hard to evaluate your overall direction. Are things kind of working? Or are they really working? Are you losing more opportunity by holding on? Or are you hitting it right? It’s a little like deciding whether to turn in the prize you’ve … Read more...

Revered and reviled, Valentine’s day is a day of surprise, obligation, dread, and happiness. As a narrative, it’s a fulcrum around which our lives revolve. The date stays the same. We change. The hearts we draw for our parents. The cards and candies we get from our peers. The rejection. The acceptance. The early dates. The later dates. Before we’re married. After we’re married. And so it goes, an unending arc traversing our lives.

And so goes the lifespan of the image. Some break orbit and step out of time, remembered for their significance, in part for their achievement and in part because history preserves the context, an amber encasing a moment in time.

More commonly, though, we see the … Read more...

What does Netflix tell us about 24? Well, first, it’s just not the same the second time around. Second, I remember very little. Very, very little. Third, despite the reduced entertainment value, my poor memory coupled with the entertainment value that’s there is apparently enough to keep me watching. And, finally, fourth, it is using up too much of my time at night.

But, on the positive side, I’ve found you can pretty much learn everything you need to know about life by watching Jack Bauer. Works for business. Works for weddings. After all, shooting weddings can feel a little like being an agent caught in a crossfire. So, in an effort to recoup some value from a decade-old series, … Read more...