Be Yourself. It’s all you have.

During my senior year in college, I felt like I had finally figured out life and gotten it right. (Well, as much as life can be figured out at 21 ;))… Several months ago, I was working through the creation of a Values Alignment exercise for our clients at TODEM and their employees. Amidst creating…

3 Big Reasons Why Purpose Leads to Profits

Why are Airbnb, Nike and Patagonia so successful? It starts with purpose. By: Andrew Thomas, Founder, Skybell Video Doorbell   There’s no question that profits are important to any startup or business. Yet the more time I spend in the startup world, the more I realize that profits shouldn’t be our sole focus. I’m learning that profits seem…

How To Live Your Truth: Part Three

I love goals and know from experience the power they can have on actually making things happen!! If you have not read the previous two articles please do so and then learn how to put them to work toward accomplishing what you want in life! (Note: All articles are copied verbatim… typos, grammar errors and…

How To Live Your Truth: Part Two

This is a great article. I recommend reading the first one in the series previously posted if you haven’t already. Values are like guardrails. We need them in life, love and even work. Figure out what yours are and then live by them. (Note: All articles are copied verbatim… typos, grammar errors and all. In…

How To Live Your Truth: Part One

This article and the next two to follow in the series are fantastic. If you don’t feel like reading a million books to figure out who you are and what you believe in, just read these articles and you will be well on your way. At TŌDEM, we cannot speak enough about the importance of…

My American Story

(Posted the day of the presidential election in 2016 to Facebook.)   I wrote this post about a month ago but never shared. Today seemed appropriate. Let’s get back to what we love about each other and not what we hate. I’m not for him. I’m not for her. I’m for US. I grew up…

The TŌDEM Manifesto

What stands between you and reaching your full potential? Complacency. It’s the quiet killer of any business, organization or brand. The world is continually changing and will shamelessly leave behind those unwilling to adjust. The good news is that we believe simple and seemingly small changes in how you think and express yourself, can make…