Smashing the Machines in Portland Won’t Stop the Future Last week in Portland, Oregon, something happened that felt ripped from the history books. A reactionary response to society, technology, and the people associated with it. Something that, I hope, isn’t a sign of things to come, but given the state of things in the world,…
We aren’t going to get better AI adoption by just winging it Navigating the AI Maze: Why Every Marketing Team Needs a Guide A couple of fantastic posts from my friends: David by DesignIntelligent Wealth vs. Cognitive DebtAmerica has lived with a wealth gap for decades. In 1971, six in ten Americans sat in the…
Just because because the hammer is fancy, doesn’t mean it’s better Disclosure: I created a prompt do be a co-writer for me. It’s trained on my style, my quirks, eight years of blog posts, and the entirety of the last book I wrote (435 pages). I asked it, as a test, to write something for…
I’m just going to put this out there, I see a lot of people looking for a copywriter/content marketer/word wizard to boost/start/lead their content marketing endeavors. I think a lot of applications get lost in the shuffle, so, based on a cover letter I wrote (and helpfully edited with an AI) here is why you,…
I gave a career day talk at Imagine High, the local arts and technology high school here in Chilliwack. This is the kind of school where the kids who don’t fit in, fit in. All the artistic, neuro-spicy, creative, weird, geeky kids who tend not to enjoy, or thrive, in a “normal” high school gravitate…
This week I’m talking with my friend Jordan Behan of Narrate Creative about content, productizing services, and when you should think about outsourcing parts of your content production (this was a not-so-subtle nod to me and my issues with Episode 6). Jordan and I talk about taking things like video (which he publishes weekly and…
Life gets in the way. My goal, as I ramp up my content marketing and freelance writing business, was to post here everyday. Following the example of Mark Evans and others, I wanted to post something interesting and insightful each day. Something to get people thinking. But I haven’t posted everyday. Not even close. Funny…
Closing One Chapter, Starting Another 2004 – 2014 were great, but everything has to end It’s a sobering experience when you realize that over the past 16 years you’ve written at least 2000 posts you can put your finger on. I’m guessing if you throw in all the posts I wrote as a professional blogger…
What Weight Watchers teaches us about motivation I’ve had to keep an eye on my weight since my first (medically supervised) diet at age 13 (13 year olds aren’t supposed to have high blood pressure). My mom (also a nurse) helped my follow a Weight Watchers inspired diet and it worked. Now flash forward a…
Having even a half decent, mostly complete outline is better than nothing Remember back in high school when you had to write your first term paper? After all the organizing with index cards, after all the lessons on research, after working on your topic, what did your (dreaded) English teacher tell you to do? Write…