We took the kids to The Big Bounce of America yesterday. The largest touring inflatable event in the world. Picture a city made of bounce houses. Kids losing their minds. Parents trying to relax. Fun was had. The kids slept like babies last night. While our kids were jumping, Amanda and I were sitting in the lounge chairs with the other parents. Out of nowhere, a little boy walked past us crying, “Somebody help me!” Nobody moved. Amanda & I leaped out of our chairs. “What’s wrong, buddy?” I…

I have zero desire to build a $250 million dollar empire, but…. I was reading 10x Is Easier Than 2x and came across a story about Tim Schmidt, founder of USCCA, a $250 million a year company built on one thing: community. No, he did not use viral videos of fancy funnels. He built it with culture. Tim said every thriving community, whether that be Harley Davidson, or Cross Fitters, or even Creators like you & I….needs 7 things. And if you weave these 7 principles into your messaging, you…

We had another flag football game this morning. Against a not-so-good team. I figured we’d “pass the ball around” so everyone could get some touches. 2 of the younger kids didn’t show up today (the 2 kids I wanted to get the ball to). We only had 5 kids show up. It’s 5-on-5, so no substitutes. I even told the boys at halftime, “Let’s ease up in the second half. No more scoring.” We won 40-0. 5 touchdowns. 5 interceptions (one kid had 4). Funny thing is…I actually had more fun last week when…