The Mental Game: Giving Goals the Kiss-Off

If you’ve been following this blog, you know I’ve been doing a fair amount of trail run races over the past few years. I love them because they give me a training goal and they keep me disciplined throughout the year to balance work with getting out in the woods to do something I … | Continue reading


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Taking Good Stories to The Next Level

Story is an important piece of the marketing picture, but all too often, we overlook integrating story with your customer experience. | Continue reading


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The chaos between shitty first draft and final product

Some thoughts on getting through the creative process between the SFD and the finished product without likely reducing your life expectancy. | Continue reading


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Taking Control of the Narrative Like Monica Lewinsky, (Finally)

Thoughts on how to respond to negative feedback to shape perception, rather than let the incident define it, taking control of the narrative. | Continue reading


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Doing Business On Your Own Terms

An invitation to delete the word "should" from our vocabulary and be a case study for doing something differently. | Continue reading


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The Science of Playfulness and Better Creative Problem Solving

Over the weekend, we adopted a six month old Bernese Mountain Dog puppy. He's a bundle of pure joy, but my first observation as a new puppy mom | Continue reading


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Risking More Than you Gain in the Lead Generation Game

The short-terms vs. the long-term outlook in lead generation: a quick gain in revenue or a philosophy focused on never disappointing? | Continue reading


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Reverse Engineer the Brand Story With an Obituary

I’m not trying to be morbid here but when I heard Nancy Reagan’s tributes last month after she died, I wondered why it is we wait to let someone else write our obituary after we’re gone. I didn’t know that much about Mrs. Reagan; I’ll be honest. Ronald Reagan was president during … | Continue reading


@bigleapcreative.com | 8 years ago

How to Compete with the Proliferation of Ideas

I had already started this post prior to my husband Patrick falling during a trail run and fracturing his rib. And with that turn of events, the topic has taken even more meaning: I was in the midst of contemplating the power of two (or more) to create an outcome better than the … | Continue reading


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Answering The Question: Why People Pay Your Company

If I were to ask you why people pay your company (or you), can you answer that? Have you tested it on people who do pay you? | Continue reading


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Customer-Centric Content: Why and How to Stop Talking About Yourself

Where does that ski trail go? Others have taken it so it must be good. Like when you say you are the leading industry provider. You must be good. Or not? | Continue reading


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