From the category archives:
If you haven’t seen The Princess Bride, you may want to call up a friend and have them apologize for not making you watch it. Seriously, what’s your excuse? Netflix delivers to caves…probably.
Whether you’ve seen it or not, please allow me to set the stage.
Early on in the movie, we meet Westley, the poor [...]
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What if you gave your product away but charged admission for people to work with you? Would the experience your customers get be worth the admission price?
Disney does this. You pay a handsome price to get in the park and then all the rides are free. When I was young, I remember going with [...]
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When my friend Jill Foster asked me to be a speaking coach for some of the speakers at TEDxPotomac, there wasn’t a moment of hesitation on my part.
“I’m in.”
I had no idea who I would be coach, but I did know two things:
I’m a big fan of TED.
I love to help people learn how to—or [...]
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When I first read Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us [AF] from Daniel Pink, I was blown away. I hadn’t heard very much about the content so I didn’t know what to expect. I just thought it was a book on motivation. I’ve worked with managers who love to create “incentive bonuses” and [...]
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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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