The other day I did a live interview with worship pastor, blogger, and songwriter David Santistevan. David operates a successful blog that receives great engagement. He adds incredible value to his readers and is making a difference. For that, he is linchpin. I wanted to bring David over for a live interview discussion to pick [...]
Practice Invisibility, Get Off Social Media, And Go Make Something
Dear Internet, Facebook, Twitter, et al, I bid you a fond farewell. I’m going into my hobbit hole to build something now. ~ Sincerely, Don McAllister I don’t know about you, but I am sensing more and more people are waking up to the realities and dangers of social media. They are experiencing social media fatigue. [...]
How To Get Published | Answers From Live Interview With Jeff Goins
Want to know more about how to get published? I recently did an exclusive live interview with my friend Jeff Goins about writing, publishing, building a platform, and more. There is a startling cocktail of useful advice received from Jeff that you don’t want to miss. To help you out, I gathered 30 questions received from [...]
Interview With A Leading Real Estate Headhunter Leo Turley
Today I interview Leo Turley, the president and CEO of Huntington Partners. Here’s a little snippet about Leo, taken from his bio page: Tell us a little about your company and yourself. We are one of the top 3 search firms that work exclusively in real estate industry and also work nationally, we are a [...]
A Review of Reclaim Your Dreams, A New Book by Jonathan Mead
Here’s my review of Jonathan Mead’s new book, “Reclaim Your Dreams.” Beyond the fabulous looking design, this ebook has a multitude of ideas that resonated with me and also parallel similar ideas I share here on Linchpin. In short, I loved it and quite sure you will to. The book is divided into two parts: [...]
Real Writers Simplify
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. - Leonardo da Vinci I love this quote, but have you ever wondered if Leo is contradicting himself here? I mean, on the surface the quote is somewhat confusing. You have “simplicity” which, by definition, is freedom from complexity. Then you have “sophistication” which implies complexity. (scratching head..) Apparently I’m not [...]
10 Things Writers Must Stop Doing
I had an epiphany today. A lightning bolt struck my mind. And all that was left was a single word seared on my cerebral cortex. That word is: STOP Last year was the year I started. I started writing again, started taking blogging serious, and started getting more involved in church. While I didn’t care [...]
Evernote For Twitter: A Short Guide To Sending Tweets Into Evernote
If you’re a blogger or writer, you need to be using Evernote. Evernote® is a platform for human memory, designed to help individuals remember everything™. As a blogger, I use Evernote to curate awesome ideas for Linchpin here, for writing eBooks, and now for referencing favorite tweets. I recently found out I can send tweets [...]
A Handy Yet Primitive Guide To Twitter Lists
I have heard some say Twitter is like Google+, but I don’t think so at all. I like the Google+, but unfortunately there’s not too much social engagement going on there. I will stick with Twitter and use their list feature, which are kind of like Circles, only much more primitive. (You can’t share specific [...]
The One Resolution Every Leader Must Make This Year
There is only one resolution that every leader needs to make this year. This is irregardless of whether you’re an aspiring leader or a more matured, experienced leader. That resolution is embodied in one word: Disobey. It’s more a mantra than a resolution, and the idea that I will be beating to idiotic death here [...]
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