Poker has a lot to teach us on how we can be better at everything. Dare to do things differently, study up on your game, and...

Video Game Hero is #21 of 28 big ideas from the world of coaching. The game is afoot and the prizes are integral to the design.

Change your style of inquiry and watch your business thrive. Use open-ended questions to improve relationships and the bottom line.

They're not best-in-class, yet these three business books have invaluable lessons that keep me returning to their pages...

He’s got 99 negotiating tricks and you need to know every one...to protect yourself and to expand your options.

On using all things local...All business can tap into the potent energy of their place in their outreach, customer service, and marketing.

A key lesson of ‘Influencer’ suggests your challenges need a quantity of strategies. Add the rule of 30-40 to 80/20.

Reminders about conflict and life so essential that I review them frequently. 12 insights from the "Tao of Negotiation."

Make 1,000 (!) phone calls in 30 days. It's a defensive entrepreneurship go-to strategy for increased work, income, exposure, traction.

Take the self-care inventory to understand the range of human needs and get on the spectrum! Self-care is 12 of 28 big ideas from coaching.

Holiday gigs aren't just great for quick, easy cash. Use them to creating a defensive entrepreneurship plan for yourself, layers of cushion.

Beyond a win-win mindset, there's exponential winning. Consider this habit to spread the winning, for biz, personal, and planetary gains.

9 of 28 big ideas from the world of coaching: Accountability. Here's how to hold yourself accountable for what you want to get done.

Moving beyond a cold comfort motto to fault tolerance, self-compassion, and radical acceptance. Bringing wisdom into self-employment.

Income opportunities around your children's schedules: Four areas to explore (driving, writing, coaching, support services).

Many times, the problem you’re having is not that you’re stuck, but that you’re simply in the middle of a thing you willingly chose.

When you know better, sometimes the best way to serve others is with a Re-Direct: “I can do that, but I shouldn’t.” Here's what to do...

Micro-doses of support, because sometimes freelancing, creative work, solopreneurship, business ownership, and self-employment are tough.

A continually growing master reference list of local and regional hooks/angles for writers, authors, businesses, marketers, and publicists

Conspire Creative supports work/life solutions that meet the moment, and all those who make work, income, and a path for themselves.