“Right now the medium is so visual that I think a lot of people are pressured into thinking it’s about the camera world, and I think there’s an incredible upside in written word and audio.”
Gary Vaynerchuk on the Value of Each Social Platform
How to Make a Living as a Writer
“Once you start putting out work, particularly through your blogs, you start finding out what your fans look like. And I don’t just mean age and gender. If you really want to take this seriously, you must get hyper-focused on who’s reading your stuff. Are they women between the ages of 35–50 who are mothers that tend to be liberal and enjoy travelling? Yeah, that kind of focus.”
14 Things a Stanford Professor Believes Are the Keys to Good Management
“Sometimes the best management is no management at all — first do no harm!”
How to Create Your Personal Brand in 14 Steps
“Effective personal branding is owning the online space at the crossroads between when you’re doing something important and when someone that matters looks you up.”
A Recommended Newsletter for People Who Work in Startups
Get the latest tools and resources that will really help your startup.”
10 Ideas For The Interested This Week
“A single question can be more influential than a thousand statements.” — Bo Bennett
Everyone’s An Influencer, So Treat Them Like One
I’m sending my newsletter to 40,000 influencers this week.
A 12,000 Comment Discussion About the One Simple Change That Improved People’s Lives the Most
“Realizing I’m never going to be in the mood to do anything. I would literally live the life of a cat if left to my own instincts and someone would feed me. Getting things done is ignoring my instincts and getting out of my mind.”
The Artist’s Journey
“The artist’s journey comes after the hero’s journey. Everything that has happened to us up to this point is rehearsal for us to act, now, as our true self and to find and speak in our true voice. The artist’s journey is the process of self-discovery that follows. It will last as long as we’re alive, and maybe longer.”
Five Books Bill Gates Recommends You Read This Summer
“I never got to tell Hans how much I liked his book, but the world would be better if millions of people read it.”