One of the most influential authors of my personal and career journey is Napoleon Hill. Napoleon Hill’s classic Think and Grow Rich was first published in 1937. Now, in the book’s 82nd year, Mr. Hill’s lessons are still extremely relevant and valuable. I had the opportunity to dust off my copy of Think and Grow Rich (from 1960, with […]
Successful Content Marketers Have These 7 Traits Read More »
Are you getting tired of the whole ‘Print Is Dead’ movement? I sure am…and have been for quite some time. Heck, Google alone will give you 484,000 results for the phrase. No content distribution type ever really dies though. It only changes. Vinyl albums are seeing a resurgence. And almost 700 million printed books were sold
Print Magazines Dead? Bite Your Tongue (6 Reasons to Rethink Print) Read More »
My wife Pam and I went for a beautiful walk while we were in Arizona and happened to bump into the above location (turn your images on so you can see it). It’s a non-smoking shelter next to a smoking shelter. We looked at it for a while…dumbfounded. “Why was that decision made?” we wondered.
Why was that decision made? Read More »
Thanks to everyone who sent feedback after Random Newsletter #1. It was all very positive, which is great, but I think it was more ‘good to see you back Joe’ rather than ‘this is an amazing newsletter Joe.’ Either way, I’ll take it and I’ll keep improving. It’s funny…just a few days after I released
Is Writing a Thing? Read More »
Well, my one-year sabbatical finally came to an end. It was one of those life altering experiences. The LinkedIn post I wrote about it received some good traction. Some people suggested I write a book about it, but I’m not sure there is enough there. A local Cleveland news station just interviewed my family about the experience,
I was recently a guest on The Storytellers Network podcast where Dan Moyle asked me about my goal-setting process. After a brief discussion, he remarked on how simple it was…and it is. And the best part? It works. I began this process in 2007, the same time I started my business. It was developed from a combination of
The Simple 3-Step Goal Achieving Process that Works Wonders Read More »
During the summer of 2016 my wife and I sold our company, Content Marketing Institute, to the London-based event company, UBM. As part of the agreement, the plan was that I would stay with the organization until the end of 2017. On January 1, 2018 I was free to do whatever I wanted. Sounds easy,
I Just Ended a 12-month Sabbatical. This Is What I Learned. Read More »
