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Relentlessly Pursue the Creation of Good

Day 5 of 365.

With the constant stream of bad news, disappointments and other crazy or weird moments life tends to bring, it’s important to have things that balance it out.

Sometimes the obvious answer is the one we avoid. Simply, because we like to constantly stick to the comfort zone and avoid the challenge of growth. What we choose to do, spend time on, spend money on ends up being a story of what our priorities are own.

If we only care when things go wrong, who are we truly when everythin...

Be Curious. Be Humble.

Day 4 of 365.

One of the things I love about branding and creative strategy is the ability to take a look at the micro and macro levels of a brand, spot the problems and provide a solution.

No two days or clients are ever alike but I love it.

What most don’t realize is that personal branding is all about relationships. It’s a dance between a newly formed connection or interest that grows into something bigger or dies based on the delivery and experience of what was promised. This connection i...

What Lies Before Us

Day 3 of 365.

If what is within us is greater than that which is before us. What exactly are we afraid of?

I often wonder about the differences between those that are great vs those that are simply average. Back in the naivety of my youth, I used to think those that were great possessed some sort of luck or advantage that I didn’t have. It wasn’t until my first startup job that made me begin to look at things a little differently.

At its sum, I realized that luck was nothing more than consist...

EP. 3 – The Longest Yarde w/ Creative Mind and Author Antoine Airoldi

Even with the best of intentions, there will be obstacles. This was one of those episodes that hit just about every technical roadblock in getting off the ground. Luckily, both host and guest weren’t in the mood to give up and out came a pretty awesome interview.

This week’s guest is Antoine Airoldi. Creative Mind and author passionate about helping people get the ideas out of their head and into the world. I’ve known Antoine for about six months at this point and it’s been a true honor. Join...

Creative Momentum

Day 2 of 365.

When it comes to creative momentum, it’s not about what you don’t have. It’s about that which you do have.

Make due with what you do.

Give more than you take.

Love more than you hate.

Creativity is more than just making things pretty. It’s about sharing a message, connecting with others, and expressing the values that help us all to grow. In order to keep the creative momentum going, you can’t ever stop. Sure, it’s okay to slow down but as a creative, the moment you stop, is the...

2018: Gentleness. Creativity. Intentional.

Day 1 of 365. The start of a new chapter.

Chances are you’ve gathered a list of goals you want to do this year. Let’s take a look at this list. Does it include things that helping towards you growing or feeling comfortable?

Hopefully, your list includes more of the former. Sure it seems scary to set massive goals but that’s how you grow. Life is never experienced from the comfort zone. If there was one lesson 2017 taught me, it was to get comfortable being uncomfortable.

So instead of the us...

2017: Really?

Whenever we’re put in a state of reflection, positivity isn’t what we immediately go for. It’s easy to get lost in the disappointments and regrets. But if we only took a quick moment to see the possibilities instead of roadblocks, we’d accomplish so much more.

It’s hard to not look back and see the many plot twists 2017 threw my way. Each one a little more painful than the one before.

So here I am. In my own state of reflection. Yet, despite a year filled with more twists and turns than a rol...

EP. 2 – The Longest Yarde w/ Rhyming Book Reviewer Tony Moze

After the momentum of the first episode despite the technical difficulties I was ready to jump into the next one. Up until a couple days before this interview, I wasn’t even sure who the next guest should be. While I did have one lined up, nothing materialized. So here I was feeling as if I’d fail before I even got the momentum going.

Then as if something whispered in my ear, I remembered an amazing individual helping to improve literacy. I had the honor of meeting and get to know Tony Moze o...

EP. 1 – The Longest Yarde w/Guest Jeremy Wenger

For quite some time now, I’ve wanted to interview different creatives. Individuals focused on creating more good with their talents within their own lanes. After much back and forth, battles with imposter syndrome, a few more battles with anxiety, and a few conversations from two completely different perspectives with the same message, I took the leap yet again into online video.

So what is The Longest Yarde? Well in short, The Longest Yarde is all about getting things across the finish line...

5 Obvious Ways of Improving a Bad Mood

You ever have those days when it feels like nothing seems to be going right? You try to fight it off, but next thing you know, you’re in a downward spiral towards the sea of bad moods.

If you’re an entrepreneur or creative, going against the grain is something that you’re used to. It’s why you get up each day. It’s why you pursue that vision of a better tomorrow, that often only you can see.

Yet, there are those days that stand out from the rest.

The days when you wonder how it is you’re func...