Take action and tell others what you learned. This isn’t just a philosophy to follow, but a system used by NASA, the United Nations, project managers, and engineers of major companies. The idea is pretty simple. Here’s NASA’s definition taken from the Wikipedia entry on this topic: “A lesson learned is knowledge or understanding gained…
Author Tips
Tips for entrepreneurial authors.
The Two Kinds of Bloggers
I’ve been blogging since 2009. I’ve read thousands of blog posts and written hundreds myself. I’ve experimented with different formats and found a lot of success in my career thanks to the practice of blogging. If it wasn’t for my “blog,” I wouldn’t be living my dream of becoming an author and professional speaker. This…
Write Every Day
Well, with some exceptions, I try to write every day, and it’s easier that way . . . And I try to stop—to end the day, knowing where I am going to pick up. So when I come back to sit down at my desk again, I don’t think, “Oh, now, what the devil do…
A 1% Better Writer
What if we approached each project asking ourselves: “How can I make this 1% better? This is a great growth mindset question. Today, if I were to sit down to work on my book and think about the ways I can make it 1% better, I would be more willing to put in the grunt…
Identify Your Blogging Villain
Steven Pressfield started a series on his blog titled “Start with the Villain.” I haven’t written any fiction yet, but it sounds like great advice. It got me thinking this morning. “Start with the villain” is great advice for non-fiction writing, too. In fact, Pressfield is well known for his incredible work of non-fiction in…
