James’ Daily Emails

Years ago I interviewed the principal trumpet player for one of America’s top symphony orchestras. My goal was to pick his brain about the nuances of success when it comes to being a performing artist. This person has performed at a world-class level longer than I’ve been alive, so I would say he knows a…

This past week, I setup a meeting with a prospective client who is interested in starting a podcast. She and I have gotten along famously, and truth be told I hope she goes through with it because I think she’ll be really good at it and a lot of fun to work with. And trust…

It seems like everything has to be FREE these days. In my chosen profession of digital media, it’s essential to have something of actual value that is given away, no questions asked, with nothing expected in return. But even those things have a catch. You have to give your email address in exchange for this thing that’s…

Success and failure can be a bit deceiving when viewed on the surface, can’t it? Let’s take the illustration of the iceberg, of which you see only a small portion above water. Let’s say 5% is visible above the water. That means that 95% is invisible. It’s kind of that way when it comes to…

Sometimes the biggest credit to our character is the ability to receive criticism and make wise decisions in light of it. We’re more than willing to take credit for favorable outcomes. But what happens when things don’t turn out well? That’s when the criticism is doled out heavily. The San Francisco 49ers lost the Super…

One of the things I like to do with my podcasts is make reference to having “three listeners”. It’s kind of fun to say, even though I know that there are of course more than 3 people who download each episode just by looking at the stats. I got this idea from a conservative radio…

I published a brand new episode of the Energeia.LIVE podcast this morning, and it talks about FREEEDDDOOOOOMMMMMMM! My guest is Laura Davidson, author of a new book titled The Logic of Freedom: Free Will, Human Nature, and the Rational Argument for a Genuinely Free World. This book is not something I would read to my 10 year…

Good morning, and happy Monday to you. If Monday isn’t happy for you, then maybe you have the wrong job. Just a thought 😉 At any rate, I just released two brand new episodes on the Energeia.LIVE podcast feed this past weekend. They both feature Orthodox Christian scholar Frederica Mathewes-Green. As you probably know if you…

I just read an interesting email from an online marketer I subscribe to. He was talking about the illusion of constantly working on one’s business, or job, or what have you. One of the people this person mentioned who preaches the need to work constantly is Gary Vaynerchuk. If you’re not familiar with “GaryVee” he’s…

Good morning my friends. I can’t recall ever using this email list to straight ask up for money. I always try to make things interesting, entertaining, and then tie it into a service or product I’m promoting. There’s a right way and a wrong way to do just about everything, and I believe the approach…