From the category archives:
While flipping through headlines with Feedly (ok, while ‘x’ing out dozens of articles in the blink of an eye, without reading them, using Feedly), I stopped at this Life Hack article: 11 Simple Ways To Avoid Burnout
All great ideas, but it was #5 that made me laugh.
Write a Manifesto
Wow, I typically use the word manifesto [...]
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The most common question I hear from people seeking public speaking advice in and outside of my Toastmasters’ groups is “How do I get rid of the butterflies I feel every time I go to speak?” My answer is the same every time. In the eyes of the other person I see either a [...]
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If you could pay attention through payments on a special card, what would your balance look like?
Overdrawn?
Creditors beating down your door?
The word attention comes from a Greek word which means “to attend". To me that really brings home the fact that paying attention to something is not the passive act many have reduced [...]
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In the realm of personal branding there are two camps: One believes that you create a personal brand through the way you dress, cut your hair, pad your resume and all that nonsense which ends up giving the concept of personal branding a bad name. The other sees personal branding as a process of revelation. [...]
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That’s right. Now that Kevin Smith has raised a ruckus online over being kicked off a flight for being too fat, other passengers are raising a stink.
Literally.
Hmmmm…too soon?
I find this story amusing. A man was kicked off a Jazz Air flight. His smell was later described as “brutal” by another passenger. If you’ve ever flown [...]
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This ad ran in Time Magazine (June 30, 1947). That’s right, the headline reads DDT is Good for Me.
When I make jokes about this, I’ve actually had someone respond with “well yes, but the benefits of DDT in Africa can’t be argued with.”
Really?
I understand that Malaria is a horrible affliction, but if you’re [...]
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For the last couple of weeks of December I listened to my collection of recordings from notorious grump and marketing master Jedi Dan Kennedy. During one discussion he mentioned how he never has “feedback forms” available for the audience. Why?
Because
a.) he doesn’t really care about their input. If people are buying, he’s [...]
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With 2010 upon us (I am so ready for a new decade), it’s a good time to set some goals for the coming year(s). Of course, any time is a good time to set new goals, but the near-universal slack time of December’s end seems to spark the desire in many to look ahead.
Goal setting [...]
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