Lifestyle Stop Worrying About Time – No Matter What, There’s Never Enough! Knowing no matter what you do, you’re only one person and only have 24 hours in a day and seven days a week, it’s time to accept it and stop killing yourself trying to multi-task. So many of us take on more than we can, and we’re missing all the moments to “smell the roses”. […] Written by Skip Cohen August 6, 2018August 6, 2018
Business Lifestyle Holding Focus The older I get, the more I see a straight path where I want to go. If you’re going to hunt elephants, don’t get off the trail for a rabbit. T. Boone Pickens Welcome to one of my most favorite quotes and it’s incredibly accurate. Think about it for just a second…haven’t you found the longer […] Written by Skip Cohen July 25, 2018July 25, 2018
Business Lifestyle Just Say NO! I’m betting there are a lot of you who aren’t old enough to remember Nancy Regan’s “Just Say No” campaign, but running across some old articles the other day I started thinking about the simplicity of that statement, and it seems like a fun way to go with a blog post. Here are some of […] Written by Skip Cohen July 2, 2018July 2, 2018
Inspiration Lifestyle Time for Daily Creativity Intro by Skip Cohen There’s so much great content in the archives of the photographers who share their thoughts here on the Marathon Blog. Usually, the material I find is older, but this post by my good pal Suzette Allen from this past January hit home. We all get so caught up in the day […] Written by Suzette Allen May 23, 2018May 23, 2018
Inspiration Lifestyle Seasons of Change Intro by Skip Cohen This is very different from what we normally share, but there’s a reason I chose this post from Suzette Allen’s 2015 archives. We all go through “seasons” of change in our lives, and it’s so important to ride them out and not give up hope. There’s a great quote that both […] Written by Suzette Allen May 14, 2018May 14, 2018
Business Lifestyle Stop the Bombing Runs! It’s a short post on a heavy subject. When I’m in the heat of battle over an important issue, passion takes over. I get caught making statements that are emotional and less than relevant to whatever the problem is in the first place. I’ll read whatever it is I’ve written, then read it back to […] Written by Skip Cohen April 30, 2018April 30, 2018
Inspiration Lifestyle Comfort Zones Intro by Skip Cohen It’s time to welcome a new member to Marathon’s blog family, Suzette Allen. She’s a photographer, videographer, writer, educator and a great friend to so many of us in the industry. She’s also considered the Queen of Hybrid, pushing all of us to be more creative in our slideshows and be […] Written by Suzette Allen March 19, 2018March 19, 2018
Business Lifestyle The Value of Honest Feedback Intro by Skip Cohen While this archived post is part of Sarah Petty’s blog, it was written by Erin Verbeck. Erin is the Chief Joy Officer at the Joy of Marketing. She’s a non-stop contributor to excellent business/marketing tips, content and working with Sarah to help artists raise the bar on the quality of their […] Written by Sarah Petty February 7, 2018February 7, 2018
Inspiration Lifestyle Three Simple Rules of Life Intro by Skip Cohen Wandering through the archives of Justin and Mary Marantz’s blog I found this little gem. It got me thinking about the challenges so many of you have with content for your blog. The truth is many of you make it harder than it needs to be. Don’t be afraid to […] Written by Justin & Mary Marantz December 4, 2017December 4, 2017
Business Lifestyle To Thine Own Self Be True Every couple of years, usually in October, I share this post my Dad wrote several years ago. Halloween was Dad’s birthday, and although he passed away at 93 in 2015 I still have this big smile on my face looking back. When I was a kid the poor guy never had a birthday without the […] Written by Skip Cohen October 25, 2017October 25, 2017
