The oft-quoted line, “Find something you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life,” comes to mind. But let me offer a more pragmatic twist: “Find something you love, and you’ll work harder than you ever imagined—but it won’t feel like work.”

In today’s marketing world, we've become accustomed to hearing about metrics and measurement. Data is king, but in the rush to quantify everything, have we lost something along the way?

There is an old theory that to be a successful entrepreneur you need a combination of arrogance and ignorance. I didn’t realize I started my business with that combination. Unfortunately, I was ignorant of my own arrogance.