
Finding Focus
Gathering inspiration and brainstorming new ideas is an important part of the thought leadership process. But your real superpower is in refining. Here’s how I find focus to deliver simple, powerful ideas.
Browse our ideas on thought leadership and book development — how to reflect on your work, shape and simplify your ideas, and share what you know authentically — and reflections from our work as book ghostwriters.

Gathering inspiration and brainstorming new ideas is an important part of the thought leadership process. But your real superpower is in refining. Here’s how I find focus to deliver simple, powerful ideas.

If you want to rally people around you as a leader, you need a clear vision. Here’s why vision matters in thought leadership.

Are you struggling to find clarity? These are the simple frameworks I use to create a streamlined and focused thought leadership strategy.

Here’s my big takeaway from this year: Thought leadership is the long-term, disciplined practice of building your perch. Stone by stone, you lay the foundation, and it pays off over time.

The most interesting thought leadership isn’t about getting it right. It’s about showing your work, practice, and thought process. Unjumbling your ideas in public.

How I became a thought leadership consultant, and what I actually do (hint: dig up the best ideas).

I’m celebrating ONE YEAR of working solo. Even though it’s been an unexpected year, I have been truly grateful to take on 2020 as my own boss. Here’s what I’ve learned in my first year.

If your product is your ideas, you need time and space to develop those ideas. What new habits could you create to get your brain buzzing more often? How could you create an idea lab?

When you’re uninspired or have a case of the blahs, try putting yourself in the way of new ideas. Say yes.

If you want to make an impact, copying other people’s big ideas just doesn’t work.
Turn your big ideas into a book proposal or manuscript.
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