….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.
Give Me Some Air
It's fine to put your own oxygen mask on first before attempting to help others. It's not at all fine to put your own oxygen mask on first and watch others suffer. The first is healthy selfishness, the second is pure malice.
This Will Improve Your Persuasion by 100%
If you want to present a new idea—new IP—don't begin by justifying it, by citing other authorities, or other works, or your credentials. Start with the excitement of what the idea will do for the other person. In other words, act
I’m Just Sayin’
There are two sports in which I've never wanted to participate: sumo wrestling and golf. In a pinch, with a gun to my head, I'd go for the former.
Top of the Morning to You
I'm on a 6:15 am train out of New York headed home. I love the early morning, No one has had a chance yet to be in a bad mood (except for the chronically unhappy). People seldom say, "Good afternoon,"
Everywhere But One
A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house. The Gospel of Mark, chapter 6, verse 4. I try to keep this in mind!
If Not Now, When?
I like to challenge people who aren't ready to move (but really ought to move NOW) with: "If not now, when?" There never is a perfect time, and there is no time like the present. Here's a question to ponder today: