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This is my 1000th post on Instagram! 🎉 ⁣ ⁣ When I scroll back to the beginning of my feed, I see my young family in Costa Rica, where we went to begin our digital nomad adventures. I’ve been able to live this flexible lifestyle because of all of you, the people who stay in touch with me, and follow my adventures. ⁣ ⁣ Posting on Instagram has always had a professional context for me, which is why I post photos of stages where I speak and virtual events that I host. I post about my business, and my services, and how I set up smart marketing systems for experts and entrepreneurs. ⁣ ⁣ However, I must admit, there has always been a personal agenda to my Instagram account, as well. If my kids are ever wondering about their childhood, in the decades to come, they will always be able to scroll back to the beginning of this feed, and see themselves when they were young. I have personal reasons for making this accessible to them, no matter what happens to me, or to them, or to the photo albums scattered across storage units. I want them to always be able to peek into their past. ⁣ ⁣ But my future is changing. I’m going to change how I use my Instagram account, and when I change things, I experiment. I’ll be taking some downtime from this account while I figure things out. ⁣ ⁣ In the future, I’ll be sharing more quotes, more frequently, and talking about the problems I solve for entrepreneurs in more detail. But like my business, my Instagram account was founded on my family. Even as I extend into other topics, keeping a record of my family’s adventures across the globe will always be a part of this collection. ⁣ ⁣ Thanks for following along, into the next thousand posts! - https://instagr.am/p/CXRrlb3hSZ9/

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This is the only photograph I have of my childhood. I won’t share the story of why I was cut out of this picture, not yet. I need lots of space and time and therapy to write a memoir, when I’m older. Even though I don’t share my story, it haunts me every day. This picture reminds me that we are all presenting a façade to one other, showcasing only those pieces of ourselves that don’t break. But often, it is your hidden edges that define your character. - https://instagr.am/p/CWmjiQxPUYT/

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This manuscript is going into Draft 6. I thought the #marketingyourselfbook would be ready to publish in 2021, but it’s not good enough yet. Instead of writing a fresh first draft for #NaNoWriMo I am editing a chapter every day through November, by hand. Theres something very satisfying about marking up a printed manuscript by hand, as opposed to editing it on a computer. It puts me in touch with all the nooks and crannies I overlook on the screen. I hope to have this book printed in 2022. Stay tuned! - https://instagr.am/p/CWWMzQwhhmz/

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Good morning, say it back - https://instagr.am/p/CWOji0IhoN2/

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Crypto-curious? Come to ‘Bitcoin Basics’ in 2 weeks, an AMA information session I will be hosting. No cost, DM me with an emoji, and I will send you details to attend. Educational only, not financial advice. - https://instagr.am/p/CVyF5m9h7sl/

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You know how when the seasons change, your perspective changes on the same old things? The trees that looked dead begin to flourish. Barren gardens beget flowers. The paths you used to trudge along become interesting adventures. ⁣ ⁣ Running a business goes through the same cycles of interest and decay. Some days are a slog, going through the motions just to get through the day’s tasks. Other days are full of wonder and exploration. Being an entrepreneur means you can decide, at a moment’s notice, to follow your curiosity and do something intriguing. ⁣ ⁣ This exploration provides surprise. The same garden can show you something unexpected, if you are willing to wander in wonder. ⁣ ⁣ Helping entrepreneurs navigate their wonder is something I do in my 1-on-1 coaching program. The transformative conversations we have create the space to identify the best results of your past wanderings, and chart a course to the next level. I have 2 openings in November. If you are an entrepreneur ready for the next big thing in your business, reach out and let’s talk. - https://instagr.am/p/CVOO7lfhnZx/

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This journal from @weand.me is an introspective adventure. The design is comforting and playful, creating a solitary experience where you want to explore yourself, and decide how you will develop your future relationships with others. Created by the authors of #askpowerfulquestions - @chad.littlefield and Will Wise - the journaling prompts get you to open up to yourself, and discover whats really important to you. #journaling #guidedjournal #bookstagram #willwise #chadlittlefield #weandme #journalingcommunity #mindfulness #questions #communitybuilding #facilitation #conversationsthatmatter - https://instagr.am/p/CU5mnYfh0TF/

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Twitter was great today. It was so nice to have all of you over to visit. Come back again sometime. #instagramdown - https://instagr.am/p/CUo93L3hzpH/

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Finally, it’s SPRINGTIME! In Aotearoa we #springforward today, while my American friends will fall back and reset their clocks in November. So in New Zealand I will go from being 5 hours apart from Pacific Time to 4 hours for 6 weeks, and then 3 hours for five months. Thank goodness for automated calendars, #daylightsavingstime is an antiquated mess. #happyequinox - https://instagr.am/p/CUQqxE_BklB/

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Re-reading The Baroque Cycle by #nealstephenson is such a delight. As the cover blurb says, “This weird, wonderful collision of scholarship and storytelling has no peer.” #nealstephensonbooks #thebaroquecycle #historicalfiction #theconfusion - https://instagr.am/p/CUGTlKBBgsq/

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The most embarrassing moment of my life was at a spelling bee. My wife of 20 years had never heard me tell this story before, even though my reaction to this mess has guided my message for most of my life. In tomorrow’s Masterclass “Your Message = Your Mess+Age” I will share why I fled in tears from an auditorium of thousands of people, and how that experience shaped my understanding of live performance. - https://instagr.am/p/CT0NHplBrFT/

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The Green Screen unlocks a whole new level in my work. I can use #ecammlive to add layers behind me and in front of me - my slides, my desktop, a prerecorded video, all where and how I want them to display. Publishing #videos and #livestreams has merged my random skills into a multimedia experience. #greenscreen #greenscreenstudio #greenscreenvideos - https://instagr.am/p/CTu31ALB2Zk/

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“The best high performers are fully human and fully themselves, with their limitations reframed as strengths.“ Reading this book by Richard Young has given me many insights into #highperformance and #productivity. He writes of his experience in training Olympic athletes, but the lessons are applicable to all realms of #performance. I really liked his description of #flow - “Flow comes from accumulated experience and awareness, and can be directly and deliberately achieved through preparation. It cannot be called upon at will, but you can create the conditions to enable flow to occur more often.” #bookstagram #nowreading - https://instagr.am/p/CTfwuCphQi5/

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All these wonderful clowns! Gathering with the #DA01 alumni to share our stories and re-live our shenanigans was the highlight of my year. #virtualreunion #dellarte #clowns #virtualmeeting #shenanigans - https://instagr.am/p/CTNZmO0h6zi/

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My son is now taller than I am. #fatherandson #growingupfast #toolsoftitans #huntresskids - https://instagr.am/p/CS7XRLqhfcy/

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The cover for my new book #MarketingYourself is complete! Now that I have manuscript feedback from the Advance Readers, I am going into a final round of edits. I plan to go to print before the end of this year. The #marketingyourselfbook will help entrepreneurs with something to say and something to sell to grow their influence, impact, and income. - https://instagr.am/p/CSr5KYMB_2Z/

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The 20-year reunion for the 2001 graduating class of the @DellArteInternational School of Physical Theatre is later this month, and I volunteered to produce the virtual Zoom reunion. 20 years ago, we studied Clown, Melodrama, Commedia, Mime, Circus Arts, and most importantly, Ensemble Theatre together. The Ensemble is the group, the Chorus, the collection of performers who share a unified expression. Bringing us together to make an Ensemble while we don’t share the same physical space is tricky, but not impossible. I am meeting with the Planning Committee for the reunion tomorrow, to run through the exercises, activities, and games we can play together to reconnect with the alumni as performers, as people, and as friends. Will there be laughter and shenanigans? Of course there will, when you get these clowns together. 🤡 #dellarte #classreunion #commediadellarte #ensembletheatre #virtualreunion #clowns #virtualmeeting #shenanigans - https://instagr.am/p/CSXe0EphWXh/