I live a Good Life, Sybil, School Day model of ‘Refusing to Choose. ’I’ve been forging and living a hard-to-describe typical workday...

Actual things I've seen work over more than 25 years helping authors and creatives develop side income from their book, art, or hobby...

Exploring costs, benefits, tradeoffs, and tipping the scale, #25 of 28 big ideas from the world of coaching...

A seven-step defensive entrepreneurship plan for writers and authors. Begin putting the pieces in place now...before you need them.

9 tools, solutions, and concepts that keep me sane and organized after 30 years of self-employment.

Coaching holds advantages for almost anyone, as seen in these four recommended books...

Inherent in the concept of priorities is import, but so is rank. Some things matter to us more than others, and so does how we rank them...

Three concepts for rotating fresh sales and marketing ideas into your business...

Five ideas to get entrepreneurs started and draw new crowds out of their homes...all inspired by Chicago's historic Dil Pickle Club.

An ecosystem of enough. A sense of abundance. Everything an overflowing cornucopia. Plenty is 22 of 28 big ideas from the world of coaching.

Do you want to break through some walls? Or are really just looking for a fresh coat of paint? It's an important question to ask...

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.

Taking action, #20 of 28 big ideas from coaching...its own form of expression, actions strung together and webbing in every direction.

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

Specific or broad, big or small, short-term or long-term, setting intentions are serious business. It's 19 of 28 big ideas from coaching.

Explore the unknown and take a posture of authentic, interested, nonjudgmental presence. Getting curious is 18 of 28 big coaching ideas.

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

Make yourself right, right now is 17 of 28 big ideas. It means there is “perfection” in your life right now, right where you’re at.

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