Adoption

In Roman times,

Adult males were adopted

For purposes of preserving the lineage. 

Today, children 

Are adopted to nurture. 

In the families I know, this has been 

Shockingly,

Tremendously,

Destructive.

Mixed Media

My new 9x12” mixed media sketchpad

Is my paper whiteboard. 

I have not yet dared doodle, 

But these enormous sheets of whiteness

Make me happy, just to see them.

Born in the Year of Courage

Manjiro, shipwrecked, 

Survived, barely.

Became a whaler 

And a sailer.

Longed to return home.

Back in Japan,

He survived trial after trial—

Eighteen in all—

Before, ten years after his departure,

He returned home.

In the end, he became 

An educator

A translator

An integral part of opening Japan.

Born in the year of courage, indeed.

Why Not?

When I read my poems from years ago,

I am always amazed by how much I love them,

Followed quickly by remorse that 

I don’t write

More.

Pizza

I mostly manage to avoid gluten,

But every once in a while on a Friday night,

I am hungry enough, 

And the oozy cheese and salty pepperoni

And crisp and chewy crust

All call to me loudly enough

That I thoroughly enjoy

My pizza dinner.

Final Exam

I suppose it’s a good test

When you realize you had studied 

To the best of your ability,

But the studying made very little difference,

And you’re in a place of sink-or-swim.

And in the end, 

You don’t know if you sunk or swam.

Funnel Hacking Live 2019

The idea that I could pray for a business idea

Actually having a business idea—and then more than one!

The idea of a challenge funnel as a way to boost long-term retention

Hope that a funnel actually could work for my product

The idea that I can look forward to each day with enthusiasm and anticipation

Tiredness is a state of mind: choose energy instead!

Seeing how funnels can apply to Sonlight

Actually using Funnel Scripts!

The importance of Hook, Story, Offer

Realizing we have no offer at Sonlight!

The idea on how to create part of an offer, using blog posts for a new eBook

The impetus to take the One Funnel Away Challenge

How easy it can be to record video—don’t overthink it!

Being able to advise a friend, with true, actionable information!

A challenge to try to come up with a business idea a day 

Fill Your Funnel: to keep track of awesome quotes

Looking at ads can be fun!

People like to be sold! (It’s true!)