Smart people often have difficulty explaining things simply. They may have a deep understanding of the subject matter and find it difficult to distill that knowledge into layman’s terms. They may be so familiar with the problem that they assume others understand it as well, and fail to realize that…

Over the past week, I’ve had several conversations with clients about why they haven’t been able to get the ball rolling on their next content piece. I get it. You’re busy closing out the month. You’re trying to get some R&R over the Holiday weekend. Just don’t tell me you…

Hard to believe, but the annual NCAA men’s Division I basketball tournament is upon us. The national championship of college basketball (aka “March Madness”) is the ultimate three-week long reality show. Where else can little known universities (aka small cap growth stocks) such as St. …

Ain’t nobody got time for that! Experts have been warning us about a recession for over a year, but maybe we’re too busy to notice. As Kimberly “Sweet Brown” Wilkins of viral YouTube fame would say: “Ain’t nobody got time for that.” The unemployment rate of about 3.7% was at…

Not to dampen the Holiday spirit, but 2023 is not shaping up to be a banner year. We’re heading into a recession. Inflation and wages are still too high. The Fed will continue raising rates near-term. That means continued headwinds for the stock market, the housing market and for borrowers…

Oscar Wilde once said: “Good resolutions are simply checks that people draw on a bank where they have no account.” As humans, we’re not very good at keeping promises to ourselves. Take New Year’s resolutions. Year after year we promise ourselves: “After the Holidays I’ll get my fitness/finances/waistline/relationships back on…

8 powerful tips Have you ever listened to your voice on an answering machine massage or cell phone voice recorder? Pretty cringeworthy, right? Well, that’s what it’s like when you don’t read back your written work to yourself before posting it lor publishing it. Sure, those words on the screen…

Many of you consider yourselves left-brained “numbers people.” But that doesn’t mean you can’t be a more confident writer or content shaper. The two skills are not mutual exclusive. In fact, you didn’t get to where you are today without having solid right-brained communication skills. What’s amazing to me is…

Let’s face it; these are not the best of times. The economy and financial markets are in turmoil. Natural disasters are coming at us more frequently and more ferociously than before. The country is more divided then ever. Covid refuses to give up. …