Made My Day
Dear Alan, Thank you for the "Writing on the Wall" videos. They have inspired me to finally take some bold actions. I lost a breast to cancer 5 years ago and it has been quite a journey since then. During that time
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 9/2/13
September 2, 2013—Issue #206 This week's focus point: I'm not quite sure why killing civilians with gas is more heinous than killing them with missiles fired at residential neighborhoods, which the Assad regime has done. It's also difficult
Dangerous Driving in Nantucket
If you park in restricted areas, they tow your car, break your bones, and then fine you. My car tops out at 205 MPH, so I paid to use their airborne ramp: © Alan Weiss 2013
First Time In The Buyer’s Office
Some common sense in the buyer's office for a first meeting: • Don't sit anywhere until you're invited to do so and the buyer indicates where. • Shake hands firmly, not bone-crunching, but not limp, with a man or a woman. • Don't
Porcupines
I advocate never assuming the other person is "damaged" unless you find evidence to the contrary, such as lies, deceit, undermining, and so forth. I ran into a guy who's like a porcupine (although I mean no disrespect to Erethizon dorsatum).
Consulting Triple Play Workshop
Workshop Reminder: Consulting Triple Play Workshop – October 15, Mountain View, CA Early Bird Deadline Expires Tuesday, 9/3. Are you closing new clients? Getting top fees for your work? Generating proposals that are accepted every time On October 15th, marketing expert
Life Is Too Short
We took the granddaughters to Cru the other night, a new restaurant at the tip of the wharf, nestled in among the huge yachts. It's both kid-friendly and very "in," with a hopping bar, a huge common table, and a
Morning
It's dawn. A flight of gulls enters my vision ten o'clock high, nine of them, combat air patrol. They hold a rough formation, to let you know that they can, but every one is a hot shot pilot, doing his own