Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category

It’s the drugs talking.

This is Day Four of my bout with strept throat. I am taking strong antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, decongestants, and whiskey but recovery is freaking slow. I feel like I have two flaming […]

How do you REALLY build a blog community? A love story.

This is my 500th blog post. It snuck up on me. I’m sorry that I don’t have anything particularly profound to say to commemorate this milestone, but I thought I […]

Reality check

Today my wife and I took my 8-year-old mentee Elijah on a hike, as we enjoyed a Spring-like day here in Tennessee. On the way home, Elijah noticed a copy […]

20,000 Followers. Now What?

Does the number of Twitter followers matter? What happens when you reach 20,000?

Confessions of a smartphone douchebag

I have developed a twitch. I can’t go more than 15 minutes without reaching into my pocket, pulling out my smartphone and checking in with the torrent of communications coming at […]

How a Blog Went From Zero to AdAge 100 in Nine Months

The success of {grow} has been stranger than science fiction and a wonderful surprise. In less than nine months, it’s rocketed up the charts from being unranked to as high […]

A Very Lite Brite Christmas

At this time of year I’m not thinking too much about marketing and business so I just thought I would tell you a Christmas Story. This is the tale of the […]

The Joy of Sex and Blogging

I was in my favorite used book store this week and saw “The Joy of Sex.” You know, I’ve always been too embarrassed to even pick that thing up in […]

Pushing beyond the comfort zone

When was the last time you experienced a moment that made you pause and consider your approach to life? I had one of those rare experiences last night when I attended a concert by […]