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Topys happen

By James Newcomb | November 7, 2021 | Comments Off on Topys happen

One of the biggest adjustments for me personally when I began writing in a blogging, or conversational style was to quit stressing out over everything being perfect with spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc. The vast majority of my writing until about 2015 was in an academic setting. So everything had to be dress right dress; conform…

By James Newcomb | November 4, 2021 | Comments Off on

For immediate release: James and Sana were recently featured on a podcast titled Your Biggest Breakthrough, hosted by our friends Todd Isberner and Wendie Pett. During the interview, James and Sana recounted their first phone call, what it was like to fall in love with each other from a long distance, the first meeting, challenges…

I’ve decommitted from committed

By James Newcomb | November 3, 2021 | Comments Off on I’ve decommitted from committed

If you’ve followed my emails for awhile, you may recall me talking about naming my business Committed Media. It’s got a good back story. I was inspired to do it while at the Wyndham Garden Maximum Security Facility in Hanoi, Vietnam this past January. My wife Sana and I had just finished putting together the…

The case for putting out bad content

By James Newcomb | November 2, 2021 | Comments Off on The case for putting out bad content

Recently a client and dear friend reached out and said her episode for her show would be a little bit late on the recording. No problem, I replied. It happens. And it’s better to be a day late than miss a week entirely. So she got it done and sent a message to let me…

Be the thermostat, not the thermometer

By James Newcomb | November 1, 2021 | Comments Off on Be the thermostat, not the thermometer

My son Gabriel and I watched the most recent movie going by the title Journey to the Center of the Earth this past weekend. It was actually really entertaining. I’d never seen any movies based on the novel, nor have I read the novel, but it kind of made me want to do both. The…