Andy’s Blog
The Easy Way to Influence Your Friends and Family
Well, here we are… A mere five days away from Jones being back in the release of my new book, The Noticer Returns. I hope you are as excited as I am! I won’t go into all the details here (they’re in the book), but this was the most difficult time I’ve ever had writing...
A Tale of Two Books
If you’re a longtime reader, you know that my posts are typically a short story or video that illustrates a principle or answers a question from a reader. But my guys just told me about something that Amazon is doing right now and I wanted to at least let you know....
Weird Ways to Make Family Time Special
In this video blog, I give an odd answer to a reader question: “What specific, intentional things do you do when you’re on vacation with your family to make it special?” Video Notes: The vacation itself is kind of special enough. What I...
Goats, Lightning Bolts, and Adventures at 14,000 Feet
I was blown away by this photo… It's so beautiful that it almost doesn't look real! But it is! The photo was taken at 14,000 feet on Mt. Evans in Colorado by Verdon Tomajko. The kids’ parents were grazing nearby when the storm started and the photographer was snapping...
How to Find Your Own “Noticer”
In this video blog, I answer a great question from a reader: “How can I find someone like a Jones in my own life? How can I find my own Noticer?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6awdwy9v64 Video Notes: Many times people asking this question are waiting way too long...
The 3 Undeniable Benefits of Adversity
Having read several hundred biographies during my adult life, I feel somewhat qualified to comment upon the general concept of adversity. I’ll cut to the chase… The huge common denominator that is present in the lives of great achievers is adversity. In fact, I will...
The Noticer Returns: My First New Novel in Over Two Years
I’m writing this to you now because something incredible happened a few months ago. I found him again. I found Jones—the Noticer—the old man who changed my life (and perhaps yours too) forever. We had first met during a particularly tough time in my life when I was...
How to Be a Good Influence on Someone Who Isn’t
In this video blog, I answer a reader question: How do I be a good influence on friends who aren’t necessarily a good influence on me? Blog Notes: You can be the kind of friend that other people need to be without getting in the pool with them. You don’t have to chain...
A Good Man Doing “Something”
“All that is necessary for evil to prosper is that good men do nothing.” That is a paraphrase of the famous quote by Edmund Burke. Knowing this proverb to be true in any form, however, why don’t more of us step forward, raise our voices, and make the difference that...