One Question to Help You Feel Less Scripted, More Natural in Any Meeting

We have to break the idea that a policy proposal has to be delivered flawlessly to be effective.

The Number 1 Reason You Need to Participate in Politics

I think it’s easy to take for granted just how hard it is for most folks to participate in advocacy and politics. Yesterday, as I sat in a parking lot getting ready for a meeting I decided to shoot this quick video to share an important reminder I received this week. Now, I’ll beg yourContinue reading “The Number 1 Reason You Need to Participate in Politics”

Food, Fuel & Fiber: American Agriculture is National Security

Strategically speaking, America has a lot of advantages on the global stage. Geographically we are protected by distance from much of the world. The diversity of our expansive countryside means we are blessed with an incredible variety of natural resources. Our inland waterways are the envy of the world – granting every one of ourContinue reading “Food, Fuel & Fiber: American Agriculture is National Security”

20 Hours in America

We are at our very best when we open our eyes to what’s happening in the lives of others.

High Gasoline Prices? A lower cost, more secure fuel is already here

If we replaced only 1/3 of our total regular gasoline with cleaner, less expensive and better performing Unleaded 88, we could replace 100% of the fuel we used to buy from Russia.

Advocacy In The New “New Normal”

Despite the zoom fatigue that set in quickly, I’ll wager we won’t see the end of those types of meetings. Once new ways of doing business are adopted, it’s a long path to reverse those changes.

Advocacy During Times of Crisis

Well, I hate to break it to you – there will never be a better time. There will always be another crisis, another scandal, another headline in the way. History marches on.

Advocacy Meetings 109: Practice, Practice, Practice

There’s something we do in the military that I don’t see as often in civilian life – at least not in the advocacy world. It’s a powerful tool to help teams coalesce before an action and improvise during that mission. And when things inevitably go wrong in the field, this one tool helps everyone understandContinue reading “Advocacy Meetings 109: Practice, Practice, Practice”

Keep Showing Up

You have to show up, and fail, and learn, and show up again.

Advocacy Meetings 108: Ditch the Theatrics

In a perfect world, we’d never feel like we have to scream to be heard.