I think I'm recovered Reader! While I still can't tell you everything, I CAN celebrate that we've completed the video shoot and give you a few sneak peek images: Mad props to my brand strategist, Rachael Kay Albers who flew out to be on-site for the entire shoot. It really takes a village to bring a project like this to life! Now the footage goes to editing. Look forward to the big reveal this fall. Speaking of this fall... October 14-17, here in the Portland area, I'm hosting my very last...
6 days ago • 1 min read
Hey there Reader! If you've been following along this summer, you know big changes are afoot for me. In less than 2 weeks, I'll be on set for a 2-day shoot for an upcoming project. The only thing I can say about it right now is that this project lays the foundation for the next 5-10 years of my work. Yeah, it's pretty important. I've spent most of this year working towards this. Clearing the decks, closing up shop on old offers, completing coaching contracts with clients. But there's still...
27 days ago • 1 min read
Heya Reader! Walmart is rolling out digital shelf labels, and the public suspicion is already high: Are prices going to change in real time?Will shoppers be tracked?Is this efficiency… or manipulation? To be fair, Walmart has said this isn’t about surge pricing. But companies have a long history of saying one thing and doing another, so the mistrust isn’t coming out of nowhere. Once customers start asking, “Can I trust how this price got here?” you’re no longer just making an operations...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hello there Reader! Next week, I'm hosting a live sneak peek at what I'm calling the 4 Horsemen of Business Collapse. Think of it like one part lunch & learn, one part dress rehearsal. I'll be sharing more about the 4 tactics that every organization in the world uses to solve problems, make decisions, or navigate change: The Expansion Reflex Outsourced Certainty Quiet Compliance Command Leadership I'm not joking when I say EVERY organization. Including yours. I'll share a real case study from...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
"There's no easy 'yes' here. They all have risk."That's what my brand strategist said to me as we were debating the different proposals submitted for my speaker reel project. There was no perfect offer. Each one had upsides and downsides. At one point, I kind of wanted to flip the tables and walk away."I'll just do it my own damn self," I thought to myself. It would be faster. It would probably cost a lot less. I'd have complete control of the project, and it would be "good enough." But then,...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Happy Thursday Reader! Earlier this week I mentioned that I'm sharing part of my new keynote on July 1. I've been working on it for almost a year now, and before I unleash it on the world, I'd like to practice with an audience of people who know me. That's where YOU come in. I've never shared this part of the talk publicly before, and I've only written about it publicly a few times in the past couple of months. This is an opportunity for me to share this part of my talk with a live audience...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Happy Monday Reader! This week, I've been reveling in my balcony garden. Everything is edible, and I'm at the point where there's actually enough growing to snack on. I've also been doing a lot of "marinating". Last week I talked about fast and slow time, and in this part of slow time, I've had to be intentional about taking time for me. There is SO much on my plate right now that feels urgent and important. And everything can't be first. That's what I wrote about this week on the blog -...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Iiiiiiiiiit's Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY! Did you read that like it was an announcement for a monster truck rally at the county fairgrounds? No? Just me? Okay then... It is June. The mid point of the year is nearly here. If you're in the Rising Tide community, it's time to dust off the semi-annual planning workshop and consider what you want the rest of the year to be like. On one hand, it almost seems comical to "make a plan" for the rest of the year when it feels like the world is changing at a...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Happy SundayReader... I am slowly getting used to Jim working the weekends. When he accepted his new position, it meant working Saturday and Sunday.I try to have a schedule that mostly matches his, so now, my "weekend" is Monday and Tuesday. I still have a few trailing commitments on my calendar, but for the most part, our weekends are the same again.And since most of the rest of the world is OFF on Saturday and Sunday, it means I can really hunker down and FOCUS on those days... after I take...
3 months ago • 2 min read