How to Become an Idea Barista: Blending Creativity and Caffeine to Brew-Up Brilliant IdeasThe Canton AdFed is hosting my presentation of “How to Become an Idea Barista” on March 30, 2010! The event will take place at The University Center at Kent State Stark, with lunch being served starting at 11:30am and the presentation ending […]
I’ve been “The Idea Guy” for quite a long time.It’s been my official (and unofficial) title at any number of jobs I’ve had through the years. The cool thing about the designation was that it was created and bestowed upon me by my clients. If the Queen of England knighted me tomorrow, I don’t think […]
One of my goals this year is to read more books. I mean, don’t get me wrong… I read a lot of books (a LOT of books!) but I know I’ve sort of slacked off in the last year or two and should have polished off twice as many as I actually managed to complete. […]
I buy them in bulk from Sam’s Club…Obviously I’m kidding, but I poke fun because this is THE most common question I get. I figure this must be what it’s like for magicians who get asked how they perform a trick. It’s been a challenge to try and define just how I do seem to […]
osu-ama_mindmap01 People ask me how my brain works… One example is mindmapping.This creative technique especially helps me when preparing for public presentations. It allows me to find the most important points to hit within my topic and creates natural segues between important points. The scan of the mindmap in this post is the original brainstorm […]
Sometimes it just takes awhile for it to “click.” I’ve been reading Jeffrey Gitomer‘s articles and books for close to 20 years. He was the first guy I ever saw who put together lists of advice and tips that ended in “point-five” — 9.5 Ways To Do This, 3.5 Reasons For That, etc. I met […]
You’ve heard the theory of The Long Tail, here’s my twist — The STRONG Tail. The Long Tail explained, per Wikipedia: The Long Tail is a retailing concept describing the niche strategy of selling a large number of unique items in relatively small quantities — usually in addition to selling fewer popular items in large […]