Why have some of the most wealthy and famous people in history been so miserable?

It's possible that they spent their lives chasing money or fame when what they really wanted was love, joy, freedom, or peace.

Maybe they wanted to be respected for their art, but all they got was admiration for their beauty. Life is rough, isn't it?

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Really good things are happening in my life.

A lot of the dreams I've had for a long time are coming true.

How on earth do I write about that? Who cares about that?

According to Donald Miller's Storybrand framework, people want stories in which they can put themselves in the role of hero.

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I am trying to collect on a debt of almost $2,000.

I trusted a family to settle up the bill for their child's education, and they have not done so. Call it an "accidental scholarship." They're not responding to my emails.

A situation like this is the result of a breakdown of systems. After years in business, I should know better than to let things get this point, but accounts receivable has never been my strong suit.

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I figured something out recently that looked an awful lot like something I had figured out already.

It had to do with branding and business strategy, something I'm already pretty opinionated on. In short, I believe that a lot of the frameworks that are being presented as necessary and universal are not, and don't need to be implemented on a certain timeline (or at all).

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I was complaining to Jen, one of my key advisors, about my reluctance to train music teachers.

"I just don't want to insult them by teaching them about something so basic," I said.

"I'm going to say something that might sound strange," she said. "Did it ever occur to you that maybe this stuff isn't actually basic?"

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