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We all need breaks. If you aren’t incorporating breaks into your life, you need to. There are  a number of benefits you’ll realize when you take the time to simply step back. You may need to recharge your battery. You may want to focus on something else, something you truly love. You may want to [...] The post CDL 029 – How to Recover from the Pitfalls of Taking Breaks appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

If you’re like me, you probably have a load of things on your plate. You are constantly running around either for your kids or for your job. Finding time to complete some of those menial tasks is typically not possible. You find yourself forgetting or just skipping doing some of those items that are easiest [...] The post CDL 028 – Using IFTTT to Jumpstart Your Productivity appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

How to Publish your book on Amazon Ok, so you’ve written the next War and Peace and you want to let the world know about it. How do you take it to the next level, format it, and put it out there for the world to read your inspiring words? In this episode, I dig [...] The post CDL 027 – How to Write and Publish a Book in a Weekend – Part 2: Publish appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

Have you ever wanted to write a book but felt as if you didn’t have enough time to do it? I’ve done the same thing. For over a year I’ve started and never finished books. I have a few that are close to being completed, but just haven’t made it across the line. That all [...] The post CDL 026 – How to Write and Publish a Book in a Weekend – Part 1: The Book appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

[To Listen Now – Click the GREEN Podcast Player Above the Photo] Tell me if you’ve been here before… You’re sitting  in front of your computer. WordPress is open. You’ve clicked to add a new post, and the cursor is blinking rhythmically, taunting you as your fingers hang motionless over your keyboard. Yep, you’ve got [...] The post CDL 025 – 14 Simple Ways to Generate Blog Post Ideas appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

Facebook Communities…and why you should care One of the most important aspects of the internet is the concept of community. It’s a key reason we enjoy the online world as much as we do. It’s also a major contributing factor to the growth and dominance of social networks like Facebook. So, what does this mean [...] The post CDL 024 – How to Find Facebook Communities that Matter to You appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

There are many problems faced by today’s parents that didn’t exist when you were a kid. One particularly scary issue is the possibility of being wrapped up into a cyberbullying case. You hope that you can make it through the trying times of middle school and high school unscathed, but the threats are out there [...] The post CDL 023 – When a Stranger Calls…And Tweets About It appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

Last week I talked about Twitter and how you can implement strategies and techniques to effectively share your awesome content. This week I dig into Facebook a little bit and give you more strategies for getting your content in front of your potential audience. You’ll learn quick and easy ways you can share your content [...] The post CDL 022 – How to Share Your Content on Facebook appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

Now that you’ve published that awesome post on your blog and you’ve started to get the word out, how in the world will you use Twitter to help? In this episode, I dig deeper into content sharing on one of the world’s biggest social media platforms out there…Twitter. You’ll learn how Twitter is different than [...] The post CDL 021 – How to Effectively Share Content on Twitter appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

You’ve just written perhaps the best thing ever written on the internet. You hit the “publish” button and you sit back and await your fame and fortune. But, nothing happens. Why? Hitting the Publish button, in many ways, is just the first step in creating content. In this episode, I dig into what happens after [...] The post CDL 020 – What To Do After You Hit Publish appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

People ask me all the time how I balance family, career, and my online platform. They ask what a typical day is like for the parent entrepreneur. In this episode, I give a glimpse into the “typical” day for a parent entrepreneur. I walk you through the day from hitting your alarm clock to setting [...] The post CDL 019 – A Day in the Life – Parent Entrepreneur appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

You’ve just released a new blog post, podcast, or article. You’ve poured yourself into your work. You’ve strived to create epic content that will be read and shared by your audience. It’s sure to go viral! You wait for traffic to your website. You wait for the flourishing engagement in your comments section. You wait [...] The post CDL 018 – 5 Rules of Consumable Content appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

In this week’s episode, I talk about changing the way you think. Shift your mindset and you’ll be amazed at what may happen. I truly believe, as entrepreneurs, we need to explore everything we come into contact with, at a deeper level. Don’t let information simply pass you by. Reach in and examine the conceptual [...] The post CDL 017 – Shift Your Mindset and Embrace the Possibilities appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

This week, I talk about the value of simplicity in website design with brutal honesty about my own website. Whether you are just starting out with your website or you have an established online presence, the value of a minimal design can never be underestimated. In this episode I discuss the power of simplicity and [...] The post CDL 016 – The Value of Simplicity in Website Design appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

How Do You Get Influential People to Notice You? In this week’s episode, I share 8 ways that I’ve been successful in getting influential folks to support an online campaign I’m running. If you have not heard yet, I’m running a Thunderclap campaign to try to get a message automatically sent on Father’s Day recognizing [...] The post CDL 015 – 8 Ways to Get Influential People to Notice You appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

If you love the Crazy Dad Life podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe and leave a review. It’s so easy too – just head to CrazyDadLife.com/Love.   In this episode, I discuss a relatively new social platform called Thunderclap. You’ll learn what Thunderclap is and how you might use it for your business or [...] The post CDL 014 – What is Thunderclap and Why Should You Use It? appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

In this week’s episode, I respond to a recent audience survey related to struggles faced by parents today. One overarching theme found in the results was the fact that many parents who are trying to build a side business or do something online are constantly battling with focus. I share 10 ways I reestablish focus [...] The post CDL 013 – 10 Ways to Find Your Focus appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

In this episode, Jeff explains how you can use what many consider to be downtime to actually build your business. As busy parents or budding entrepreneurs, we need to find all the time we can to build that side business. There are a number of famous stories of large companies starting in a garage. This [...] The post CDL 012 – Forget the Garage, Build Your Business from Your Car appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

In this week’s episode of the Crazy Dad Life podcast, Jeff discusses leadership traits of the point guard position in basketball and how it applies to your family, career, and side business. The 5TIL (5 Things I Learned) from last week include discussion related to: The new Twitter layout Ronald McDonald’s makeover Entrepreneur suing anyone [...] The post CDL 011 – Play the Point in Your Family, Career, and Side Business appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.

What are you teaching your kids? Should they go to college, get that corporate gig, and work the next 45 years in a cubicle for someone else? Or should they take your college savings and invest in themselves and start their own business? In this week’s episode of the Crazy Dad Life podcast, Jeff shares [...] The post CDL 010 – Take the Traditional Road or Forge a Bold Path? appeared first on Crazy Dad Life.