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Leaders like you read our blog on a weekly basis. Read each post, download the audio version, or have the site read it to you. I want to make sure you understand this: I am here to serve you, and that's the goal of this blog. Here you'll find helpful, contextual posts that relate directly to the current climate of life, work, and marketing. If there are more ways I can serve you or you think there is an article that could use some more depth, please reach out and let me know.
Coaching More than Concepts
I coach players, parents, and businesses every month. This coaching allows me to tap into the knowledge and experience I have been building upon since I was coaching little league while also playing in high school. I’ve played at the NCAA level and played with a bunch of old dudes like me in a softball…
How to Have a Life
What’s this talk about? Here’s the description straight off the conference’s website: “Join San Diego’s own and founder of Catalyst, Russ Cantu, as he discusses how you can have the life and business you’ve always wanted. By stripping away all the overly complicated bits, Russ will lead you down a sustainable path where everyone wins:…
Five Step Framework for Emails that Work
Are you tired of always trying to find a new and clever way to get your email message “out there” and heard well? I think we’ve all been there (I’ve been there, and it sucks). The difference is that I’ve been doing just that for myself and others for over two decades and have gotten…
The Missing Component to Your Online (and In-Person) Growth
Let’s skip the hidden answer you get from posts that tease the title line. The missing component to your growth is of course email newsletters, but perhaps not in the way you think. Take a moment and focus in on newsletters and how pivotal they are to your success as an individual and organization. Because…
Three Part Framework on How to Build a Healthy Brand
What you’ll find in this short talk with Russ Cantu are simple solutions to complicated problems. Developing and establishing your brand is difficult and communicating it may seem daunting, but if you follow Russ’ easy to use framework, you will find that it not only works for you, it’s fun. Before we get started, there’s…
How to Make Margin and Live the Life You Want
This was the title of my talk at the 2023 North Coast Leadership Conference here in sunny San Diego. I love this conference for many reasons, but what gets me is the core of the conference: a place where leaders can engage other leaders on similar paths as they are. And every once in a…
"You have nothing to prove and no one to impress." - Larry
I talk about margin a lot. I think some of it comes back to how I was raised, but most of it is how I went through ministry stressed and just plain tired for so long. So I learned how to say no and set proper priorities, learned to value the right thing in life, and really, learned to breathe easier. Maybe you're there now, and maybe, just maybe, you need some margin in your finances, relationships, time, and life too.