Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words will cut you deeper. At least that’s what the Bible indicates when it says there’s both life and death in the power of the tongue. One idle word or sentence at the wrong time can discourage you. Dissuade you. Destroy you. But there’s one word that…
Every child understands one economic principle. It’s the principle of scarcity of resources. I learned this as it applies to pizza. Whenever my parents would order pizza, it seemed like there was never quite enough for each of us Malm children to have our fill. So in order for me to get as much pizza…
“If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” I’m not sure when it happened. But that’s no longer the adage people live by. Now it’s, “If you don’t have something nice to say, spread your negativity all over social media.” We learned the first truth about holding our tongue in…
It’s funny. Before I had a book published, I’d tell people I was a writer, and people would look at me like, “Yeah, right.” I know they secretly pitied my wife, knowing she must live in abject poverty. But now that I have a book published, people seem to think I’m famous. They think I’m doing…
One of the big struggles in editing Created for More was making it a book that would appeal to people who don’t consider themselves creative. A lot of people think they aren’t creative, but I think that’s a bunch of hooey. I believe people are massively creative, they’re just afraid to tap into that creativity. And…
What came from writing my book? More insecurity. I know this isn’t exactly a hopeful post I’m sharing today. But stick with me, it gets better. Part of the promotion of any book is to write a ton of guest posts for other blogs. I wrote about twenty guest posts in a week or two. (While…
Friday I posted about how to say “no” to someone’s idea for you—whether it be for your money, time, or energy. But I got the question about how to do the same sort of thing for your wife. How do you say “no” to your spouse’s idea for you—something they want to partner with you on?…
I was biking down South Beach with my wife, when we stopped at a Public (grocery store) to grab some water. It was a smoldering hot day, and for some reason we decided to rent bikes and ride a few miles. I stayed outside with the bikes while she went inside to buy the water.…
My wife gave me a brilliant idea. It’s one I’d be uniquely qualified to pursue and it could be very lucrative. I’m still not sure if I’ll act on it, but I’ll go ahead and share it with you. The idea is a store where you can roast your own coffee beans. It would almost…
My new book released today! So excited. But I’ve been getting quite a few questions about how I wrote it—the background of the book. So I thought I’d share some of the numbers of writing Created for More. Also, while you’re here, I’d love if you order the book and help spread the word. It might…