A few years ago, I met with four friends every Sunday afternoon from 2-4 p.m. at a local Panera Bread. We dubbed ourselves The Mastermind Group. Our aim was to help one another grow personally and professionally through goal setting and accountability. We each went around the table sharing our weekly highs and lows, went…

It’s February and I hope that your goals are still feeling inspirational and achievable. One thing I’ve learned is that achievement goes to those who are consistent. In writing, sometimes it’s hard to be. Life happens and before we know it, that dream of writing a novel or a book in a year goes from…

A few years ago, I was sitting across the desk from my insurance agent. We were talking about work and how each of us were doing in our businesses—she in insurance and I in graphic design at the time. Then she said something that has never left me. “Chris, I love selling insurance. I am what I…

You have a job, you have a commute and maybe you have a family. I have two of three (my commute is a gentle 7 minutes). You want to make time to write, but after being present for those three, or any combination of them, you look up and it’s a half-past 9 already. It…