Why I Love Waves and Snow 🌊 ❄️
Snowfields ❄️ and ocean waves 🌊 are made of the same wild element—water that moves, shifts, destroys, creates. This story explores how riding both teaches discipline, humility, risk management, and the deeper creative fire that comes from surviving wipeouts.
PART 1: Learn To Think In Symbols First
At real scale, communication simplifies. This post explores “lightspeed thinking” — source-code communication beneath language — and why creative entrepreneurs need both the tow-in ski and the rescue ski to survive big waves.
Fail Forward > Iteration: The Art and Science of Digital Marketing
Thomas Edison didn’t fail 10,000 times—he iterated. Each experiment taught him something new. Today’s entrepreneurs do the same through digital feedback loops, using analytics and creative iteration to turn micro-failures into success.
Creative Entrepreneurialism: Riding The Wave
Great businesses aren’t just built on plans—they’re born from energy. This post maps the full creative-entrepreneurial cycle: from raw vision to structured execution. It introduces a system that connects human potential with real-world output, designed for those who are more intuitive than analytical, more creative than corporate—but still driven to build something meaningful.
Entrepreneur Profile: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Two Maine entrepreneurs, a seven-minute video, and a lifetime of lessons. How Fred Forsley and George Denney taught me that the true value in business — and in life — lies in the labels we build and the giants we learn from.
Sharpening The Saw: Finding the Time to Learn and Grow
We all talk about working harder, but what about getting sharper? In this post I dig into Stephen Covey’s idea of “sharpening the saw” — carving out a little time each day to learn, reflect, and stretch your creative edge.
Fail Fast, Fail Forward: What Skiing Taught Me About Entrepreneurship
My first venture? A lemonade stand at the end of my parents’ driveway in Brunswick, Maine. You’d be surprised how much that experience still teaches me today—especially about the fundamentals like small business accounting.
You Can Fence A Cow, Not A Wild Thing
Over the years, I’ve dealt with people who think they can corral creative entrepreneurs with contracts, bylaws, and legal maneuvering as if creative energy responds to paperwork. These folks believe value comes from controlling entities, not…
Sharpening The Saw: What a Camera, A Moose, And A Modest Inheritance Taught Me
True wealth isnÕt what we inherit Ñ itÕs what we learn. Every tool, challenge, or new skill sharpens our mind and spirit. Like KerryÕs dad with his camera gear, the goal isnÕt mastery Ñ itÕs curiosity. Keep asking questions. Keep learning. ThatÕs how we honor both life and legacy.
Entrepreneurship: Are You The Chicken Man?
Have you ever had something your worked on for months kicked out from underneath you? I have. In this post, I give you strategies for surviving setbacks, learning from the experiece and coming back stronger… with even more creative fire. They can only stop you if you let them win…
Rails On Edge vs. Send It: Skiing and Entrepreneurship
I’ve had a few readers ask what I mean by rails on edge. Some assume it s about unbridled risk. It’s not. Definition: On modern skis, there s a steel edge running along each side. That’s your lifeline. Old wooden skis didn’t have…
Small Business Accounting Made Simple: Lemonade & Candles
A Family Business Story In 2004, my wife started a scented candle company. For almost twenty years it was part of our family’s life. We managed the sales and fulfillment from home, while a contract manufacturer called Aromatic Fillers…