Write with the Rising Sun Like an untamed lion, he roars onto the page, salacious and savage, ready to claw at any prey. Like a… Continue reading “Write with the Rising Sun”…
The Big Question: How’s Business Going I make it a point to pose the following question to an unsuspecting waiter, hostess, cook, or ‘owner-looking’ person at… Continue reading “The Big Question: How’s Business Going”…
A Look Back: Bringing a MVP to Old Media It’s amazing the breadth of communities available on the Internet. Whether your community’s focus is soccer fanatics, early 20th century… Continue reading “A Look Back: Bringing a MVP to Old Media”…
The Most Important Time of your Workday? The Last 30 Minutes. Watch a Football game lately? The games are becoming one long investigation after another… Did his knee touch down? Did… Continue reading “The Most Important Time of your Workday? The Last 30 Minutes.”…
Expedia Excels at Capturing Customer Sentiment You’ve just completed an online transaction. No sweat. You’ve been a digital maven for years. Maybe it was for a… Continue reading “Expedia Excels at Capturing Customer Sentiment”…
The World Needs More Fighters A fighting man got punched and fell on his back. Weary and dizzied by the lethal strike, he felt for… Continue reading “The World Needs More Fighters”…
The Key to MLS Championship? Stellar Goalkeeping. As a former soccer goalkeeper and current goalkeeper coach, I see the goalkeeping as vitally important to a team’s success. With… Continue reading “The Key to MLS Championship? Stellar Goalkeeping.”…
The 4 Keys to Unlocking Your Value – Part 4 – Persistence What is persistence? What makes one man withstand nearly insurmountable odds and prevail while another man shrinks from the challenge… Continue reading “The 4 Keys to Unlocking Your Value – Part 4 – Persistence”…
The 4 Keys to Unlocking Your Value: Part 2 – Purpose Purpose. The word conjures up a picture of a valiantly defiant general forging up the hill into a field of… Continue reading “The 4 Keys to Unlocking Your Value: Part 2 – Purpose”…
The 4 Keys to Unlocking Your Value: Part 1 – Clarity Clarity. Purpose. Courage. Persistence. These concepts sound all ‘lofty and aspirational’, yet can be manageable and solvable when we break them… Continue reading “The 4 Keys to Unlocking Your Value: Part 1 – Clarity”…
Think And not Or It is easy to define your life by limits. I don’t have enough time. I am too old. I don’t… Continue reading “Think And not Or”…
Yeti: A man-sized brand Yeti: A man-sized beast with an appetite for adventure, danger and the raw frontier. Yeti: A brand targeting rugged men… Continue reading “Yeti: A man-sized brand”…
Target: Reinvention Needed on Aisle 5 Is it just me, or has Target gone on autopilot? Where’s the reinvention, renewal, appetite for change, risk-taking? Sadly, the… Continue reading “Target: Reinvention Needed on Aisle 5”…
Want to be a leader? Try goalkeeper The game is tied. Only a few minutes remain. The Red Bulls have dominated the pace of play, but have… Continue reading “Want to be a leader? Try goalkeeper”…
Vendors: It’s Never About You Today, I write angry. And sometimes, writing angry is good (in moderation) for the soul. I am tired of all… Continue reading “Vendors: It’s Never About You”…
Today, You Get Disciplined Through routine, we find discipline. Through discipline, we find conviction. Through conviction, we find courage. Through courage, we trust ourselves.… Continue reading “Today, You Get Disciplined”…
That’s Thought Leadership Steve!” the irritatingly persuasive boss shouted. “Yes, sir. How can I help you?” Steve responded. “We need to learn about… Continue reading “That’s Thought Leadership”…
My Daily Retrospective At the end of your day, what’s flowing through your mind? Are you reflecting on all the wonderful things you’ve… Continue reading “My Daily Retrospective”…
Writing Will Never Be About Perfection This writing won’t be perfect, but that’s not the point. Like a river that flows, unceasing and fluid, this pen shall… Continue reading “Writing Will Never Be About Perfection”…
The Right Way to Disengage at a Conference I attended a conference recently. Honestly, I love conferences. The great ones have a pulse, an energy that’s contagious and… Continue reading “The Right Way to Disengage at a Conference”…