Travis Robertson

One of the greatest benefits of blogging is getting emails and comments from readers. It’s extremely encouraging and I’m so grateful for everyone who takes time out of their day to read this blog. It’s also really cool when I receive an email from readers in other countries.

I don’t usually share the emails on the blog for a number of reasons. Often, the note is personal in nature or the reader didn’t feel like having it broadcast to the world. I respect that. Today, I received the email below from a reader in Saudi Arabia (how cool is that?!) and was so encouraged and inspired by it that I had to share it along with my response.

Looking for something to read this weekend? Here’s a list of articles and topics I found throughout the week that you can add to your weekend reading.

There are a lot of people who talk about “one day” owning their own business. Yet, very few people actually end up even trying it. Why?

Usually it’s because they’ve chosen to believe one or more lies about starting a business. There are 7 common lies that people are telling themselves right now that will keep them from changing their dream of entrepreneurship into a set of goals they can accomplish.

If you run a business, or are a leader in an organization, you’ll undoubtedly encounter large, complex problems. These are the problems that keep things from getting done or act as roadblocks to growth. Here are 5 steps to fix them.

In his book The War of Art, Steven Pressfield tackles the constant battle that rages inside of artists. Art, according to Pressfield, is war. So is trying to start a business. Have you ever considered the similarities between artists and entrepreneurs?

Do you want to be successful? I’m not referring to money. I’m talking about getting from where you are to where you want to be – starting that business, getting a promotion, landing a new client, creating a new product line, etc. I believe there are two skills you need.

I’ve been working to hire a Brand Ambassador for Ethos3. One person wrote a “cover letter” that consisted of the following sentence: “I have a lot of sales experience even though my resume doesn’t show it.”

If you haven’t already, I recommend you read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series for the first two pieces of advice given to me by Dave Ramsey during a town hall meeting. In this third and final article in the series, we’re going to break from the marketing angle of the first two [...]

Before I begin, I just want to express my gratitude to everyone who visited my site, subscribed to the feeds and provided feedback. The response was better than I could have imagined and I can’t thank you enough. Now…on to Part 2! In Part 1 of this series, I recounted my question to Dave Ramsey [...]