Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ – 09/08/2021
Word of the week™: Sklent
Come On, Man! The Climate Change Hotel Conspiracy
I once had my own conspiracy theory. I believed that, no matter what temperature you set on the hotel room thermostat, it didn't have an impact. Then one day when the thermostat was broken—unlighted—the engineer fixed it and I told him
Unchanging Minds
I have nearly 1,000 "contacts" with my constituency annually: Newsletters, blog posts on two different blogs (the one you're reading is my public blog), videos, podcasts, cartoons, social media posts, articles and so forth. All of these are free. The
High Resolution Boredom
We bought a honking big, new TV for the master bedroom, but its capabilities were beyond the Apple III TV I have hooked up. So I went online, ordered Apple TV IV and received it a day later (of course).
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 09/06/2021
“Woke” has been usually recognized as the past tense of the infinitive verb “to wake.” I woke up this morning. I woke up recently to the need for more exercise. Today, of course, it is used almost entirely to refer
I’d Love to Get A Donut, But I Don’t Have Any Gas
Let me understand this: My local gas station, with a great guy pumping gas chatting about sports and politics, was sold and converted into a purely self-pumping operation. The employee retired, and now we have to fend for ourselves in
It’s All About Soul
I was reading about someone's consulting and coaching work this morning and she mentioned, in passing, a friend who was successfully working remotely for a company "to which she has no loyalty." That phrase brought me up short, sand on
She Won’t Say So, But Trust Me, She’s Terrific!
I've actually had people ask me what the key IP in their books should be. I've been asked how to establish client need, and how to respond to client inquiries. If you're an expert, you should have a profound grasp on
Episode 203 – Afghanistan
Tune in to the latest episode of Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth™ - Episode 203 - Afghanistan. Listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform:
Benevolent Floods
We had a huge storm overnight. Our two-acre pond flooded over the driveway and nearly up to our bridge. The flooding "cleansed" the pond, and washes out some of the detritus on the bottom, the decaying leaves, and so forth.