2020 Entries
✦ February
#88 The Funny One
Hello, friends.
What I’m Learning/Doing
Tonight is the “big game” that cannot be named.
For marketers like myself,
NFTF
2020 Entries
✦ January
#87 The Pause Button
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What I’m Learning/Doing
> "Urgency is the root of all idiocy." ~ Jocelyn K. Glei
2020 Entries
✦ January
#86 The Review Issue
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I’m excited about the new year. Sherry and I just unpacked from a 7-day retreat
(sans kiddos)
2019 Entries
✦ December
#85 The Valuable Things
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This is the last Notes from the Field of 2019. I’ll be on break until after the
2019 Entries
✦ December
#84 The Slow Down
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the US.
Thank you for tuning in every two weeks to Notes from
2019 Entries
✦ November
#83 The Cool Down
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What I’m Learning/Doing
With several companies and multiple clients I’m working with, the amount of
2019 Entries
✦ November
#82 The Unique Voice
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The big event for me last weekend was setting my clocks back. How about you?
What I’m
2019 Entries
✦ October
#81 The Seven Questions
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Thanks for the patience…
What I’m Learning/Doing
Recently, I was re-reading my notes from Peter Thiel’
2019 Entries
✦ October
#80 The One Customer
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It’s been a little hot here in NC. Last week my youngest turned 7 years old and
2019 Entries
✦ September
#79 The Collaborative Culture
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Just capped off an “all boys” weekend with my sons while Sherry was at the beach
with some
2019 Entries
✦ September
#78 The Great Ideas
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Last week this time, my family and I were prepping our family place in Atlantic
Beach for Dorian.
2019 Entries
✦ August
#77 The Mindset Rumination
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I’m writing this from near Grand Rapids, MI. A few friends and I just wrapped up
the
2019 Entries
✦ August
#76 The Learning System
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Now that my kids are of school age, summer no longer recedes with the daylight.
It just stops.
2019 Entries
✦ July
#75 The Effective Leader
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It's Wyndham week in Greensboro, NC. I'm sure I'll find myself walking
2019 Entries
✦ July
#74 The One Question
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I was on vacation last week. It’s the first week I’ve taken off in 2019. My
2019 Entries
✦ June
#73 The Simple Game
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It’s a holiday week in the US as everyone is getting ready for the 4th of July.
2019 Entries
✦ June
#72 The Caring Challenge
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Happy father’s day to all the dads out there. It was great fun with my boys and
2019 Entries
✦ June
#71 The Next Level
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Finishing up the weekend at my hometown in eastern NC. This place never gets
old.
What I’m
2019 Entries
✦ May
#70 The Apology Note
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It's been way too long since my last note. My apologies. This is a relatively
small
2019 Entries
✦ March
#69 The Multiplier Effect
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NFTF on a Sunday night? Yep! Going to try change it up for a bit.
It's
2019 Entries
✦ January
#68 The Annual Theme
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Welcome to the first NFTF of the year. I've seen dozens of "annual report"
2018 Entries
✦ December
#67 The Wrong Way
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I've been working my way through the book "Bad Blood". It's about
2018 Entries
✦ November
#66 The First Decade
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This week marks the 10th year I've been out on my own. It's crazy
2018 Entries
✦ October
#65 The System Trip
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Recently I've been working through Jame's Clear's new book Atomic Habits. While
2018 Entries
✦ October
#64 The Money Question
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Recently I've been getting a taste of my own medicine.
How you ask?
With this question:
2018 Entries
✦ September
#63 The Next Storm
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Growing up on the outer banks you get used to hurricane season. It's the time of
2018 Entries
✦ September
#62 The Definition Alignment
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Just getting back from Drift's HYPERGROWTH conference
[https://hypergrowth.drift.com/] but wanted to start sharing
2018 Entries
✦ August
#61 The Brand Journey
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Last week a show was playing in the background while I was cleaning up my
office. I wasn&
2018 Entries
✦ August
#60 The Last Goodbye
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On July 20, my dad passed away. He had been battling dementia and aphasia for
several years so
2018 Entries
✦ July
#59 The Pressure Cooker
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Does your strategic plan relieve or build pressure on your team?
An effective plan reduces decision-making pressure, sets
2018 Entries
✦ July
#58 The Top Choice
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One of my kids' favorite games to play in the car is "Would you rather?"
2018 Entries
✦ June
#57 The Big Now
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For the past few weeks, I've had a concept rolling around in my head. Here it