Windmills vs Walls

“When the wind changes, some people build walls and some people build windmills.” I can’t remember where I read that, but man does it ring true right now. Both in the political climate we find ourselves in, but also from the perspective of living a purposeful, fulfilling life. Let’s dig into that second one, lest…

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All my success has come from this one thing

When I look back at any kind of success that I’ve had, it all starts from the same place. Spunlogic grew to be one of the more successful digital agencies in Atlanta, and ultimately was acquired, because of the trust that Raj, Danny, and Raghu and I had. Engauge ultimately became successful, and was acquired,…

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“Aren’t you…exhausted?!”

It was one of the last questions I received during the Q&A portion of my book talk (The 5-Day Turnaround) to a group of entrepreneurial students at UGA earlier this week. I had given them the same book talk that I’ve given over the last several months to groups at mostly-large companies (State Farm, Weather,…

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Hustle isn’t the answer, its actually part of the problem

Alright, cue all my startup friends (and really, anyone anywhere in the startup world) to be upset with this post. But I just can’t take another sticker-blog-video-tshirt-etc espousing the necessity of hustling. The internet is riddled with hustle blogs, hustle quotes, and yes, hustle memes. And look, I used to be all about the hustle.…

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Why I wrote The 5-Day Turnaround

Haven’t you heard, I wrote a book! :) Just joking, of course if you follow anything I put out into the world – on this blog, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn – you know I like to talk about the book…a lot. But it’s because I think so many people can lead happier lives and achieve…

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