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​What are the most productive actions in your business?

​Checking off more items on your to-do list? Working longer hours? Getting another certification? Trying to make your website better?

Many such actions feel productive but don’t actually build your business. Besides having a "to do" list, you may want to define a TO-DROP list as well.

Otherwise you might be doing busy work that feels like movement, but isn't really helping you grow your client base or make more impact.

Here is …

A reader asked whether I ever “play hooky”… that is, go off my stringent work schedule… to relax or play instead of doing what I had planned to do.

​I love this question. It has to do with how we relate to the idea of productivity.

The short answer: Yes, I do play hooky. Maybe once every few weeks, I take an afternoon off unexpectedly.

But if we do it very often, then it’s not playing hooky anymore. It would be better called procrastination. We’d eventually feel guilty because our co…

It's convenient to use Zoom to stream to FB Live or YT Live if you want to show a meeting publicly (or privately) and/or share your screen.

​In this video I show you how I do a few things:

1) Use Zoom to stream a meeting to Facebook Live — whether it’s to a private group, or your public page. You can also stream yourself only, and it’s convenient to use Zoom because you can screenshare if you need to, or use one of Zoom’s virtual backgrounds.

2) Use Zoom to stream to Youtube Live — w…

​How are you being, as you go about your tasks and your work?

Are you anxious, struggling, and “just want to get it done”?

The quality of your work tends to match the quality of your being.

You have no guarantees of your results — you can only control how you do the work. Therefore, why not work from joy… instead of anxiety, boredom, or frustration?

​Your state of being is your top priority, because the only thing you truly can control is your inner life.

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​The quality of…

​​I’ve been able to accomplish a lot in my business because I create even when I don’t feel like it — I work on a regular rhythm. (And I honestly don’t feel like it most of the time.)

Similarly, I’ve learned to rest myself before I’m tired… to rest on a regular rhythm, whether or not I feel like it.

​Several times I’ve nearly burned out. (Maybe I did and eventually recovered.) Painful experiences — emotional lows, lack of motivation, lack of hope, physical exhaustion — something I hope …