Stop Surrendering
Sometimes someone will try to register at a hotel where I'm holding an event or experience and a misguided reservations clerk will claim he's never heard of me or there is no such program and rate. So the individual calls
Monte Carlo Million Dollar Club
We've enjoyed beautiful weather here in Monaco and southern France. Last night, after the second of three days of the fifth Million Dollar Club meeting, we dined in La Mer Germaine. Tonight we move from the water to the hills
Yacht Lot
Outside our balconies here at the Fairmont in Monte Carlo, are a dozen yachts that come and go, I'm estimating from 100 to 200 feet in length. One has a chopper on the rear deck, which you can see in
Tribalism Versus Community
I detest the use of "tribes" to denote people of a certain common interest or pursuit. I'm sensitive to the fact that many people write about tribes as glorious constructs, most particularly Seth Godin, whose writing I respect and opinions
A Baby’s Cry
My wife and I attend Catholic services all over the world, and the same words and ritual are pretty much occurring at the same time in every service, with local charms: In Bora Bora, they use conch shells in stead
“To Do” Lists Don’t Do It
I coach a lot of people who are bright, high energy, and successful, but who aren't operating at anywhere near peak performance because they manage their time inefficiently. I've come to realize that the more they try to organize, the
Common Sense Consulting™ Weekly Videos
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Nantucket 2012—12
We're headed home today after two glorious weeks. It's a drizzly morning, the sky grey, the water slate. The horizon is discernible, I'm guessing about three miles away (it always looks farther than it actually is, sort of like many
Over Here
On the beach I noticed a lone plant, very green and apparently doing quite well, isolated on the sand, having withstood high tides, winds, and storms. Not far away was some flotsam, what looked to be part of a mast