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Career reboot

A collection of 24 issues

The glam is not the jam

Assume ownership of your life. Duh, right? Do you assume such? Or meld yourself to fit others' definition of what's good for you? Is it a mix? Or are you actually ruthlessly commanding ownership and control of you? Big responsibility this is. When you crash, it'

Celebrating 100 years of the Job Interview

Thanks for the feedback on last week’s post. It meant the world to me. This week I give you the basic history of the J.O.B. to provide some context for how the concept of how we work is never stagnant. How work became a job We all

Killing Ants

Face it, you're not good enough. Is that the story you tell yourself? You know the saying, “you're your own worst critic?” It's not serving you. I know I've told myself such stories. More than anyone else has told me such stories.

What's strategy got to do with it?

I've been thinking a lot about where to go with this newsletter. I set out to inspire what's possible in creating financial independence through horizontal income streams. In other words, a portfolio approach to work so that if you lose your traditional job, you have other

Where have you been all my life?

How many times have you asked that question of something or someone who made you wonder what you did with out it or them? How many people have asked that about you? If you haven't been asked that question. Or asked that question yourself, then pause for a

The unintended consequences of bitcoin

A couple of weeks ago I talked about NFT's (nonfungible tokens). They're a non replicable digital asset. Having mostly given crypto currency cursory attention, it was the concept of creating digital scarcity that had me intrigued. I was wondering if and how it might help you

How original are you?

Adam Grant is always a solid read. If you don't know his work, listen to this podcast. I just started re-reading his book Originals and a couple things stood out. One, that people who focus on achievement become less creative because they fear failure. And many icons including

Rebranding failure and time to rock the big rocks.

So here's the thing. I've said this before and I'll say it again and again. Repetition is what makes things stick after all and I'm in marketing. We marketers are all about repetition. Your success begins inside. Of YOU. When you stop

Start before you're ready, the beauty of ignorance and some quirky niches.

Welcome to issue 28 of Own The Cow. Now six months in, I'm thinking about where we should go. About what would be most helpful for you as you design your financial independence. Your work portfolio. I'm also reflecting on last week's horrific capital

How about a 36 month year?

We're four days until the end of a year we can't wait to say goodbye too. I bet 2020 gives new meaning to New Year's resolutions. While we can hate on this year with all our might, it also gave us an opportunity to