Your blog doesn’t belong to you.

OK, well, it does in the narrowest definition, but really, if you’re doing it right and for the right reasons, your blog belongs to the community of people who share the culture you’re creating.

What do I mean by culture?

“Culture has been defined in a number of ways, but most simply, as the learned and shared behavior of a community of interacting human beings” (p. 169). Useem, J., & Useem, R. (1963). Human Organizations, 22(3).

Darren Rowse is responsible for this idea because of the keynote address he …

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Last week I cleared my calendar to spend three days at a business growth intensive conference called 12 Months to 6 Figures by one of my favorite business coaches, Tommi Wolfe.

I’ve been going to Tommi’s conferences and events for about three years now. Why do I keep going? For the inspiration. For the clarity. For the networking.

This time was no different. I enjoyed myself immensely, especially the ability to sit in a room with a couple hundred like-minded individuals and just focus on my business for three days.  But it …

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When was the last time you saw someone go to the bathroom on TV? (I know that’s a weird question, but go with me here.)

Unless something funny or important happens (I’m thinking Ross trying to get the leather pants off or somebody getting murdered in the shower), you don’t see those mundane moments on screen.

That’s not an accident or a poo phobia; it’s because screenwriters understand that they have a limited amount of time to tell a story, and a limited attention …

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