Check out awesome tips from entrepreneurs within the Chicago community spanning hospitality, technology, lifestyles, and media. Watch the video on your train ride to work, it’s only 2 minutes. QUICK…
This is another post on mentorship and how the illusion of absolute power can corrupt relationships between mentor and mentee. I’ve written before about advice and knowing when and from…
My Twitter account had become a source of anxiety for me, and the longer I stayed away the more my online inactivity haunted me. I should be on there. Engaging….
Let’s get real about networking. Networking does not get you “connections.” Networking does get you business cards. Pieces of paper with people’s names, companies, and contact information. Networking does not…
Lately, I’ve been asking myself “Is competition healthy?” and I suppose I mean is it always healthy? This is a short exploration of why this question has been on my…
Redefining goals doesn’t mean setting new goals exactly, rather changing what we think goals are or what makes them important. Follow me as a explore my current thoughts on achievement and…
The lack of a creative outlet in a typical gig is an unfortunate consequence of today’s business environment. The void strips the value of creative practices and downplays its significance…
Success One Piece at a Time: Shrinking the Mountain I’ve been writing a novel for years. This particular project started in 2007 as a short story that won an…
If someone whom you respected walked up to you and said: “Failure cures failure” how would you react? It seems backwards, right? How can failure, not success, be what…