Ever use the phrase “What the hay”? It’s a phrase I remember growing up with and it meant some sort of mix between “What the heck”, “What the hell”, and “Why not give it a try”. What The Hay is the answer to the excuses we use to convince ourselves to not do stuff We […]
One of the challenges I see salespeople struggle with are ways to stay in contact with customers from an account nurturing approach. They are very good at sending salesy emails about their products and services, they’re pretty good at calling customers to schedule sales appointment, and fairly adept at sending out sales brochures — why […]
Aw, YEAH. That’s the stuff. When you collaborate with other people you get the benefit of multiple minds working toward the same goal. You benefit from multiple years of experience and different personal experiences all brought to bear to solve problems and put ideas into action. Collaboration is cool. Cool as ice, ice, baby! Collaborating […]
There isn’t always a straight line between knowing what you want to do and knowing how to get it done. Frequently there are roadblocks and hurdles and red-tape and 3-foot thick walls made from binders filled with company policies and procedures that prevent you from making things happen. Part of the process of figuring things […]
The meaning behind the phrase “every dog has its day” is intended to imply that every person regardless of their status has a period of power and influence. I think the same concept can be applied to the ideas we generate. Not all of your ideas might be applicable or realistic right now, but someday […]
Because of the fairy tale in which a princess smooches a frog and it magically transforms into her true love (which incidentally is also how the Coronavirus really came into being), the phrase “you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince” has come to mean that finding true love can be […]
Just the other day I was sharing the idea with you that a toothpaste company had come up with a better story about brushing your teeth. I fear that I made it sound a little too special, as if stories were to be saved for a special product. That’s incorrect — every project is a […]