Hustle Up
Wait. Is anyone really proud to be part of a "side hustle" which is the new flavor of the month? That's what you want to brag about? A hustle? If you want to stand out in a crowd these days, just
The Times Are Changing
You have to change your branding and messaging with the times. Ford is no longer promoting the Model T. American Express famously stated, "Don't leave home without it." However, no one was leaving home for the last year. So they changed
The Missing Title
What book do you think is "missing" in terms of contemporary business? I'm not asking you to write it, I'm just asking what book would you read for your improvement and education if the book existed? The answer to that
Scarcity and Abundance
"Scarcity" is not solely about money. It's about advice, coaching, resources, information, empathy, invitations, collaboration, and so forth. Is your approach to others, especially those whom you doubt can reciprocate, about scarcity or abundance? Are you giving or taking?
Anger
A great many of us go around angry all day. Sometimes we realize it, sometimes not. Anger takes over our talent, it debilitates us, and turns potentially productive energy into a self-undermining fire. The way to escape anger is to forgive.
Standing in the Wind
We have 40 MPH winds today, and I'm watching large trees bend in the breeze. Of course, that's how they became large trees.
Light and Dark
If you write one page a day—300 to 400 words, perhaps—in one month you'll have 30 pages, or an ebook. In five months you'll have a book manuscript (about 65,000 words). Of course, in just two weeks you'd have a
Maybe that Light Means We’re OUT of the Tunnel
Every morning I receive email with about a dozen categories from the New York Times (national, international, arts, sports, opinion, etc.) and perhaps three story headlines in each with the opening paragraphs. Of the 30+ articles, there are usually at least 20
Shots
The Rhode Island vaccination program makes a train wreck seem desirable. The state is 55th out of 50 in its distribution efficiency and percentage of the population vaccinated. So I've had to look elsewhere. For a week or so, Walgreens' web
Exactly
I love it when someone wise guy points out an exception to a point I'm making. Since it's an exception—a minority occurrence or even a rare one—then it simply proves the rule is effective almost all the time. We're tearing down