There is an old story that says ostriches bury their heads in the sand as a way to hide from predators. The thinking is that ostriches are rather stupid birds, so if they can’t see the thing that’s after them they must be safe. The cliche “burying your head in the sand” came to mean […]
Do you have a problem when people tell you “no”? You might consider it a “No problem” (a problem with the word no), but I can tell you it’s really no problem (the absence of any problem at all). I published a post over at BigYellowSticky.com today saying that if you were still excited about […]
You know those little penny trays on the checkout counter near the register at your local convenience store or gas station? They are usually a specially-made plastic tray or a homemade tray made from a repurposed cardboard tray or jar lid, but there is almost always a sign next to it written in black Sharpie […]
The hot topic of the moment seems to be a show called Tiger King on Netflix. It might be madness from the quarantine and feeling like a caged animal inside your house that made the show so popular, or it might just be people’s weird obsession with rubber-necking when they drive past an accident on […]
You don’t just wake up confident in your ability to flawlessly execute a new skill in front of people who will be judging you (and a few who will secretly be hoping you’ll fail). You accumulate confidence overtime (not overnight) and you steadily increase your talent for performing a skill by basically failing a bunch […]
Most people won’t pitch a unique or really interesting idea to others because they are afraid of looking foolish in the eyes of the other person. The more people in the room or on the call who are likely hear (and judge) the idea, the less chance there is of this risk-averse person sharing their […]
A friend of mine tagged me in a comment he left on a LinkedIn post from a big-deal media consultant who was pontificating that because of the pandemic crisis “ideas were in high demand”. As if ideas at any other time were not needed. Ideas are always in demand — for Pete’s sake, what would […]