Travis Robertson

I’ve begun to see a pattern in the questions I receive via email or in conversations and I’ve realized something: There’s a large and often frightening gap between where most people are and where they want to be, but they’re not sure how to close it.

What kills me are people who lack a sense of urgency in a constantly evolving and quickly shifting marketplace. There is a delusion that a lot of people operate under that has them making excuses for inaction while wrapping it up in a nice little ribbon. Here are two of the more common myths.

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?

Free. Is there a word that people love more than that? Probably not. Especially in this market. And when you’re starting a business, you better take a look at where you’re spending money and ask yourself if there is a more cost-effective (free) alternative. Working in the technology industry my whole career, I often take [...]

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 [...]

The microphone was handed to me as I stood up. I had prepared the question beforehand so as not to fumble over my words or ask too general of a question. Up to this point, the town hall meeting with Dave Ramsey had focused primarily on the struggling economy and how we found ourselves in [...]

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt I was nervous – my heart rate was elevated and my hands slightly shaking. I stared at what I just typed into the chat window knowing once I hit send, there was no going back. “Yo. Do u have a few min? I need [...]