Over Here!
"When you are ready the teacher will appear" is attributed both to Buddha and the theosophic movement. It's a nice thought, and has also been used in martial arts training, My feeling is that it never hurts to put up a
Then Why Are You Asking Me?
When people ask me for advice, and then interrupt me to tell me that they're already doing what I'm suggesting, I"ve simply ended the conversation by saying, "Then you're obviously not doing it very well."
Listen
Do you know what most people need the most? To be heard. Just hear their story and you will have done a great deal for them.
Disruption
Disruption is not something to be suffered, or prepared for, or feared, or run from. It's something to create in your market. Your attitude should be offensive, not defensive. Are you telling this to your clients or helping them build bomb shelters?
Up and Down
Some brands can successfully move upscale and downscale. Mercedes has done it. Über has done it. Airbnb has done it. But I will tell you this: Once you are seen as a peer of the HR department, you will never be
I’m Not Dishonest, I’m Doing This For All of Us
In my experience, the overwhelming number of people who have been caught in ethical transgressions in a business, no matter how large or small the enterprise, think they're engaged in helping the company, not themselves. They are covering up a
….But We’ll Make It Up in Volume
Numbers of followers, links, friends do not matter in terms of business potential. What matters is the quality of those people, meaning are they your ideal buyers? Reaching three people who are ideal buyers for your services is far superior to
Blanket Statements
Most platitudes (and that might mean half the advice posted on Linkedin) are inaccurate for most people. People are individuals, yet we insist on treating them as categories and as the contents of some drawer somewhere, in which we dump
Jim Taricani
Jim Taricani, a highly regarded television reporter here in Rhode Island, has passed away after decades of health issues. He investigated fairly and unceasingly the corruption and incompetence particularly in Rhode Island government. (I calculated once that the imprisonment rate
Independence Day
Declare your independence today from guilt, fear, doubt, and self-limiting beliefs. Revolutionize your thinking.
