As retail stores begin to reopen and serve customers in a post-shutdown world, I’ve been pleased to see that most are requiring their workers to wear face masks, and most employees I’ve seen understand the need for additional safety measures on behalf of their customers and appear to grin and bear it. Or at least […]
In a past article I talked about meeting with the people who energize you and the people who exhaust you. My advice was to meet with as many of the former as you can and with as few of the latter as possible, but what do you do when you have to meet with too […]
While most people probably know that Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone, a lot fewer people will know that a man named Elisha Gray from Barnesville, Ohio actually documented the idea for the telephone in his journal almost a full month prior to Bell’s first sketch of his invention. However, Gray’s business […]
Whether it’s your daily workplace or your annual vacation getaway — sometimes your surroundings can make you feel out of sync with your body and mind. Being able to adapt your environment to meet your needs of the moment can make a your day more productive, be the salvation of your vacation, and maybe even […]
The other day someone in a Facebook group ask for advice on getting access to someone at a company for which they had an idea for a new promotional tagline and marketing campaign. Rather then answer the question they were asking (which had long odds on successfully selling a random new tagline the company most […]
I am currently obsessed with the talent and imagination that goes into mixing Tiki cocktails. When properly done they are just as much art as they are alcohol. Tiki drinks combine layers of flavor with complex combinations of fruits and spices typically added by mixing in secret ingredients as part of a myriad types of […]
What is a blog? What is a podcast? What is a keynote presentation? What is a film? What is a book? Each of these things is a vehicle for ideas. Many make the mistake of thinking those vehicles are the idea itself. (They’re not). Writing a blog or starting a podcast or becoming a paid […]