Five years ago today, we lost my dad Jeff after a long journey with cancer. 

Long-term goals are tricky to set. So I’m trying something different this year. 

It’s been an impossibly busy last four weeks for me. Let me tell you about my saving grace…

You’re going to have to do something you don’t like. Growing a freelance business, there are tasks you’ll have to do that are not your favorite. 

Here’s what it taught me…

#19 - The only way to feel rich is to live within your means.

#20 - Expensive meals are worth it because they teach you to enjoy the moment. 

You wouldn’t pay Instagram 2.5% of your monthly income, would you? You wouldn’t give a neighbor 2.5% of your front yard. You wouldn’t want to lose 2.5% of your hair, right?

Here are three commonalities I’ve discovered between works that stand the test of time.

“What if I get out there and can’t play? Wouldn’t that be a big birthday bummer?”

There’s a lot to learn from good writing, of course. But there’s also a lot to learn from bad writing, too.

This is one Christmas gift that won’t be forgotten. 

What’s funny about pain is that you only feel it in the moment. 

Create something small for your portfolio every single day for a short window of time. 

I thought of a theme word for next year, and the one that floated to the surface was the word “ask.” 

The more information we have, the easier it is to make the right choices. Then why does it feel like the more information we consume online the harder good decisions become?

I’m not a graphic designer so please don’t come at me with pitchforks when I say this…

This is something I told myself today as I’ve been working on a new cold outreach funnel. 

This fourth line is huge. How many of life’s problems come from us living in fear that we won’t be understood? That we’ll be failures?

People love an ambitious challenge on social media, and it could be a great way to connect with real-life clients (production companies, agencies, or directors) to write ads for them. 

I find it interesting that many stylistic choices in art come from eras of less advanced technology.