Leadership Laryngitis is when the fire of your passion so diminishes that you stop sharing your insights with the world — you lose your voice. Not your speaking voice, the voice that made you an individual. The voice that shouted out against the way everyone else was doing things, the voice that proclaimed there was […]
My friend Jon Gordon released a new book just in time for everyone to benefit from as they begin the new year. The book is titled “One Word That Will Change Your Life.” Here’s how Jon describes the book and its benefits: One Word That Will Change Your Life explains how to simplify your life and […]
You’d think if you’d done something 730+ times and counting you’d be perfect at it by now, right? This year marks the beginning of the third year in a row in which I begin every single one of my days by reading, contemplating, and finding better ways to put into action the valuable advice found […]
A new person I stumbled across online today via a random link is Vi Hart who describes herself as a Mathemusician (right there is a BIG clue to how creative she is.) Vi posted a video to YouTube sharing thoughts and demonstrating the possibilities of a folded-paper shape called a Hexaflexagon. If someone had tried to talk […]
I started riding a motorcycle about 3 or 4 years ago, and on the drive into the office this morning (in a car) watching the behavior of the other drivers on the road, I was struck by the contradiction and disparity between those who guide these two different types of vehicles. Automobiles Overwhelmingly the majority […]
Some of you readers (and most of my clients) know that I spent many years in the promotional products/advertising specialty business. In its simplest (and most under-utilized) form, ad specialties are typically inexpensive giveaways at events and tradeshows imprinted with a company logo or marketing message. At their weakest, ad specialties become part of the […]
This afternoon I was saddened to receive what was labeled as the “Final No Bull Shot” email newsletter from master salesman Hank Trisler. His family sent out the email to his legion of fans and subscriber with a brief message stating that Hank had quietly passed away early this morning. Trisler’s book No Bull Selling was […]