I listen to podcasts and watch videos and take courses and read books/blogs/articles to increase my vocabulary and evolve faster. By “vocabulary” I don’t mean to learn bigger and better words (though that’s also a benefit), I mean vocabulary in a creative sense. I consume media in order to help me find words to explain […]
Everyone in every industry is taking a lot of hits these days. It’s going to be tough to stand tall and survive if you’re not prepared to take a punch. If you’re going to stand up to a pummeling, you might want to literally think about how you are standing. Do you have an effective […]
If you walked into an important sales call with a customer and booted up your computer to begin your presentation and found a blank screen, would you have a blank mind as well? Some salespeople are prone to rely on screens in their sales process. They need to look at a computer screen or a […]
Your mane priority …er… MAIN priority might be to move ahead in your personal life and/or your career, but you’ll never make any forward progress if you’re lying around all the time. Disagree? You’re just lion (…er… lying…) to yourself Newton’s First Law of Motion states that a body at rest tends to stay at […]
Isn’t it frustrating when you present the details of a project or an agreement (in person or in writing) in a well thought out and (dare I say) elegant manner, only to have the client or vendor or co-worker respond with questions and assumptions that fly completely in the face of everything you just explained?? […]
You arrange yourself to sit tight in the saddle, wrap your fist with a knotted rope to secure your grasp, and then you give the ready sign and the gates are thrown open — the beast bolts out of the stall and into the open arena where you see the seats in the stands crowded […]
I just returned from a local event called a “Tiki Tour” here in Columbus, Ohio. It’s a fun event where a small group of people get to enjoy a collection of Tiki-inspired craft cocktails created by our host Doug Winship. This is the second Tiki Tour event I’ve attended, and one of my favorite aspects […]