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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe world of text is in an interesting place. Books are more accessible than ever (in terms of availability and format), yet most of our…
Notes ARE my thinking process
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile I’ve been playing around with a few different note-taking tools over the past year, I’ve decided to just settle into Obsidian largely for the…
Last touch attribution will lie to you
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the world of marketing, “last touch attribution” is very popular. It essentially says that no matter what a potential customer does before they find…
Confidence when it matters
Reading Time: 2 minutesI shared a few weeks ago about a friend that wasn’t very confident when speaking in public, despite having solid content to share. This recently…
Jesus was never busy
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are some people in my life that simply amaze me; they have a very full and rich life, but are able to take their…
If you’re not changing your mind, you’re arguing in bad faith
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen handled correctly, arguments can be a good thing (like the Wright brothers famously did). Both parties have the opportunity to learn a lot if…
The Sunday Summary: Culture, summaries, reviews, and mowing your own grass
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the…
What do you need a review for?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve always found the idea of employee quarterly reviews to be very interesting, particularly at smaller companies like ours. We’re aware of what everyone is…
Getting a summary versus doing the research
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m a big fan of tools that can help generate summaries for me, such as Blinkist or Shortform, but I also recognize that those can…
Rich people mow their own grass
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI recently heard a statement that is perhaps only partially true, but seems accurate in a lot of areas. It’s kind of like the story…
A culture cannot be mandated
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMost companies think that they have great work cultures, and many do. For those that want to improve the culture of their team there are…
The customer isn’t a moron – she is your wife
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt can be easy to get frustrated with your customers, but it’s almost always a bad move. As Seth Godin said years ago: “if you…
Let it drop
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a recent game of Pickleball that I played, one of our opponents did something interesting. He was a very good player, but not particularly…
The Sunday Summary: Good headlines, shark attacks, and genius isn’t about being smart
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the…
Genius isn’t all about being smart
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen we think of a “genius”, we generally think of someone who is very smart, and that’s often true. However, there have been many geniuses…
I’m not good at this
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen giving a talk, many of us can be nervous and we’ll often feel a bit of imposter syndrome. While sharing weaknesses during a talk…
If you’re the same person you were ninety days ago, you’re falling behind
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThey say that in business you’re either growing or you’re dying. It’s nearly impossible for a business to just sit at the same level year…
Gosh, the news loves to cover shark attacks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe news media often makes it difficult to understand what we should really be afraid of. I shared a few years ago how the causes…
Good headlines are a courtesy
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith most things related to business, a “yes” is what you’re really going after but a “no” isn’t bad either. Better to hear “no” today…