Episode 153: Meaning
You don’t search for it, you create it. Listen to this episode on iTunes or Soundcloud! We need to create meaning in our lives, not wait for it. We must not re-live our pasts. You create incentives to keep going.
Episode 152: Pandemic Peculiarities
Why you should be confused because some things just make no sense. Let's talk about the peculiarities of the current pandemic. Listen to this episode on Itunes or Soundcloud! Shouldn't we quarantine those who are sick and not those who are healthy?
Episode 151: Conventions
An examination of whether conventions accomplish anything at all and whether we care. These conventions seem to be all about emotion and not intellect.
Episode 147: Memories
Violence is not protected by the constitution. Who will be left to protect you? Arson, looting, throwing projectiles, and property damage are not protected by the constitution. Peaceful protest certainly is.
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 06/29/2020
I'm frequently asked in interviews, "What's the one thing that's made you successful?" Well there isn't "one thing," but I do tend to focus on the highly pervasive, hugely influential mastery of language that I believe is essential to everyone's
Episode 140: The Death of Sales
Play a dirge, the sales profession is being replaced by the leveraged consumer and customer. It's time to get out of Jurassic Park. There was a trend building well before this current COVID-19 crisis.
Episode 137: There Are Dogs and There Are Dogs
How to quickly determine if there IS a dog on the internet. We all know what a dog is, but there are multiple definitions.
Episode 136: The Helping Hand or Sleight of Hand?
Beware the hand reaching out to you, are they giving or taking? If we all spent less time whining about whose at fault for this crisis, and more time trying to help each other, we'd all get through this a lot
Episode 135: The Law
Why we have too many lawyers, too much law, and not nearly enough justice. Justice is about being fair and reasonable. Law is a system of rules.
Episode 134: Here’s A Tip
Why I loathe the miserly and how to act well when you're with one. Acting well is often too rare these days.