but I’ve never felt more confident. How successful people face difficult times. It’s easy to feel confident when things are going well. But when you hit that bump in the road is…
Category: Encouraging & Motivational
Aunt Sharon’s Nintendo Lesson
A favorite aunt that I was very close to when I was growing up passed away recently. I was asked to speak at her funeral service. And even though my Aunt Sharon made a very special impact on my own personal life, I wanted the perspective of other family members to be shared, too. So…
If You Want to Lead a Company, Start a Band.
Managing a successful rock band and the value of failing forward. Part 4 of a 4-part series on Failing Forward: leadership lessons learned from the rise and fall of my rock band, MAXLIDER Don’t miss Part 3: Winning the battle of the bands. Losing the battle within. As the leader and manager of the rock…
Our BIG Thank You for One Big, Eventful Year
From life’s unexpected challenges come the most surprising opportunities for growth. OUR 2014 END OF YEAR LETTER TO MAVIDEA CLIENTS AND FRIENDS The end of the year gives us an opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months. And as I sit down to think about this year in review, one word keeps coming to…
Winning the Battle of the Bands. Losing the Battle Within.
Part 3 of a 4-part series on Failing Forward: leadership lessons learned from the rise and fall of my rock band, MAXLIDER Don’t miss Part 2: The euphoria and the fall. After a period of growing success, my band, MAXLIDER, finished fourth place in the United States in a worldwide battle of the bands. We…
