Amazing Eulogy From Son To Father – Are You Leaving Your Luke Skywalker Inside Of You?
If you’re a student of sales and marketing… the name Chet Holmes is a name you’ve for sure heard of. He’s one of the thought leaders and great men in the industry.
Chet passed away this month from a year and a half long battle with cancer (way too early in life).
When I watched this eulogy his son gave at the memorial service… it made me choke up and think of two powerful things that immediately made me re-center myself on my purpose and passions:
- Don’t forget the simple things in life and raising my kids. You never know when that “light sabre” battle in your living room will make a huge impact on your kids.
- Life is finite and nothing is guaranteed. Don’t let your best and passions stay bottled up inside of you waiting for the “right time”. Today is the right time to live your true life.
One of My Biggest Mistakes Of 2011 (but I’m glad I made it)
Just had an article published on Portfolio.com today. Definitely worth a read for all you entrepreneurs 
What was your biggest mistake of 2011? Let me know below.
Steve Jobs In His Early Years – Behind The Scenes When Starting NeXT
Awesome video I stumbled across thanks to a fellow YEC member that takes you behind the scenes of Steve Job’s startup NeXT… that he launched after he was ousted from Apple.
Some really cool stuff in this video… definitely worth the watch.
Insights I got and learned from it:
How important “driving a stake into the ground” can be to getting stuff done and PR
How Steve rallied his team while still being a strong leader to push the vision forward
How important it is to get away from the regular work environment and into a “retreat” with key team members at least a couple times a year to brainstorm and solve problems
Tons of great stuff. Enjoy
Turning fear into fuel
Awesome inspiration for taking that fear we all have… and making it do some good in our lives.
Awesome quote of the week… Purpose is Not Your Savior (And Lack of Purpose is Not Your Captor)
Clay CollinsThe only thing holding you down, holding you back, is your inability to give up on anything that’s not 100% you. And the only thing that can set you free is your uncompromising refusal to do anything that’s not in 100% alignment with who you really are.
Just read this quote today… never heard it said that way… and I freaking love it. Really simplifies the conversation we all have in our minds about “whats my purpose?”… or, “why can’t I find my purpose”. Powerful stuff Clay… I love it
- T