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 […]
One year back when I was in high school I took some money I received for my birthday and I “adopted a wolf” by supporting a non-profit wolf study called “The Sawtooth Pack”. The organization was called Living With Wolves and they were dedicated to worldwide education, outreach, and research promoting truth and understanding about […]
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 […]
There is a bunch of stuff that I don’t know. And if I don’t know something, I don’t pretend I do. No one has all the answers (not even Google). But everyone can find the answer — if they’re willing to look (and willing to ask). If I don’t know something I will go look […]
Who gets your ranking as Greatest Of All Time athlete? What about greatest author? Greatest inventor? Greatest actor? Philosopher? Civic leader? How about the greatest leader in your industry? The Greatest Of All Time in your own field/business role? Did you name yourself? Would someone else name you? Why not? What criteria do you think […]
When you’re at loose ends and your project is hanging by a string, things may seem to be unraveling all around you but all you have to do is find common threads to see you through. Common Threads are a theme or concept that you notice in one project or thing, but then begin to […]
Know three different ways to answer the phone, know three ways to introduce yourself, know three ways to ask a prospect to buy, know three ways to drive to work. Know three books you can recommend to others, know three ways to determine if your product or service is a good match for a prospects, […]