Long to-do lists create anxiety. Anxiety creates paralysis. Try this instead: Every night, write down the 3 things you have to get done tomorrow on a 3x5 card. No more. No less. Then get those 3 things done before open. When they’re done, the weight is gone. Your mind opens up. And that’s when the real creative work happens. If you miss one, it rolls to tomorrow as one of your only three. You never pile on. Every day is just 3 things.

It needed the humility.

I wanted to apologize for being a bit "absent" the past few weeks. My wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary the week of St. Patrick's Day (the day we got married) by vacationing in Hawaii (Kaui) for a week. We got in between two MAJOR storms. The first dropped about 4 FEET of rain on nearby islands but not on Kaui. Then the second came in as we were leaving. We lucked out. KIND OF. I was sick at the beginning. Really sick. I probably had pneumonia. It was BAD. Just moving about the airport was harrowing. I sweated through my jeans and shirt and was dripping sweat as I finally found a place to sit and wait for our connecting flight. THEN my wife got sick. Nevertheless, we both had a very relaxing time in a spectacularly beautiful place. I'd go again in a minute, without any hesitation (well, except for the cost and I hate flying). Anyhoo, when we got back, we were hit with some family issues that I won't discuss here. Suffice it to say, our rested state from vacation quickly vanished into near panic once we got home. Things are settling, if only slower than one could hope. Life is UNPREDICTABLE! Long story short, I *think* I'm back. Regular posting will begin again next week. Thanks for your patience!

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This is part of my 60-part content series, "Stop Guessing What to Post." Everyone says the same thing about content: “Just be consistent.” Sounds smart. Feels responsible. Completely misses the real problem. Because consistency without purpose is just repetition. And repetition of the wrong thing doesn’t build momentum — it builds frustration. That’s why so many creators feel like they’re doing everything right: They post regularly They share useful tips They stay active …but nothing actually happens. No leads.No real engagement.No growth that means anything. Why? Because the post was never given a job. Most content gets written like this: “I should post something today.” So the creator writes something helpful… hits publish… and hopes the algorithm, the audience, and the internet gods take it from there. But content doesn’t work like that. Every post should answer one simple question before you write it: What is this supposed to do? Is it supposed to: Attract new people? Build authority? Start conversations? Create trust? Move someone toward an offer? If the post doesn’t have a job, the reader doesn’t have a direction. And when the reader doesn’t know what to do next… They do nothing. That’s why “be consistent” burns people out. They’re showing up… They’re posting… They’re putting in the effort… …but the content itself was never designed to produce an outcome. Once you fix that, everything gets easier. Content becomes lighter. Ideas come faster. And every post actually moves something forward. That’s exactly why I built a free 30-minute system that shows you what your content should do before you write it. It removes the guessing and gives every post a job.