PinnedThis Three-Letter Principle Has Been Secretly Sabotaging Your Sales (and profit) This Whole TimeIf you know it, you like it (hint: read this, trust me) — Sheesh, I really stretched that subtitle. Sorry for putting you through that. Anyways, there’s a secret principle that you probably don’t know. If you do know it already, feel free to comment and tell me I’m an idiot and that everyone already knows this. …Business4 min read
May 31I Almost Got Shot by a Drug Dealer — What it Taught Me About SalesBravery, ignorance, and stupidity are next door neighbors — My guy’s name was Key. I have an inkling about why they called him that, but I never did ask the 6-and-a-half-foot beast of a cocaine dealer where he got his name from. Key and I got along pretty well, despite our differences. …Business3 min read
May 24Doing the Right Thing is Stupid and Nearly Killed Me — Here’s What I Wish I’d DoneLiving the good life > “doing it right” — The entire left side of my body is glowing with white-hot pain. I can’t take a breath. I’m drowning in dry air. My left leg is mangled; my femur is shattered and the foot is hanging on by a thread. …Life3 min read
Apr 26One Bad Client Can Kill Your MonthProspect with your head, not your wallet — Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 9:40 A.M. Hey friend, It’s 77° and sunny. I’m relaxing on my back porch, enjoying the cool Florida morning and listening to the birds sing. And I started thinking of you… I’ve got a short one for you today. One about bad clients. Let me be…Productivity3 min read
Mar 23When My Legs Didn’t Work, This Was All That Mattered…My entire life’s focus was on one single thing… — The first thing I noticed when I woke up was the tube sticking out of my leg… It was the diameter of a pencil, and filled with blood. One end was inside my leg, and attached to the other end was something resembling a weird-looking hockey puck. It was a…Life3 min read
Mar 22Don’t Should on Yourself — You’re Already a ProThe only thing standing in your way is 10,000 hours — I’m sitting in a therapist’s office. I tell the lovely woman that I should be further ahead in life. I should have done this. I should… And every time she would say… “Don’t should on yourself, Kris.” That was over a decade ago, and to this day, I should on…Money2 min read
Mar 213 “Bad Client” Red Flags That Might Save Your Ass as a FreelancerHow to keep your cheeks about you when dealing with clients — My fellow Freelancer, I know it’s hard out here. You’re responsible for your next paycheck—scratch that— next meal. This relentless self-reliance can lead to some poor client decisions. You may not want to take on that client, but dammit, rent is due! Don’t worry. It’s not your fault! It’s the…Freelancing4 min read
Mar 18Just Fuck My Emails Up, FamClients have absolutely no idea what they want — Let’s start with a story… You’ve spent a lot of money on a car. It’s a nice one, nothing insanely fancy, but it’s more expensive and complicated than any car you’ve ever owned. And something’s not right. It doesn’t chooch like it should. The hang-dangler’s at the wrong angle. There’s…Freelancing4 min read
Mar 14You Know I’m Out on Bond, Right?Loretta got fed up and called the cops — Then he said to his friend… “Well, you know, shit happens.” I try not to listen to people’s conversations. I really do. But at this time, I was standing in a very long line at the gas station. And I was bored… The man continued… “Anyways, I went to Walmart…Marketing2 min read
Mar 11What’s Your Bill Withers Story?You’re nobody ’til you’re somebody, and even then… — “Ain’t No Sunshine” wasn’t written by a superstar songwriting duo. It was written by a factory worker from a small coal-mining town… By a nobody who dreamed of bigger things. Bill bought a guitar and taught himself how to play. Then, he started writing songs. He shopped his creations around to different record labels—no luck. The one man who took…Success1 min read