From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Speaking of …

December 29, 2009

Miscellaneous recent thoughts and conversations involving a happy-but-road-weary holiday traveler:
Gifts v. Presents: There’s a difference. But sometimes the separate circles intersect. I’m not sure the specifics, but in the intersection of the two, you find grace.
Speaking of grace, babies make grandparents downright daffy. Maybe a baby’s abundant gas contains some sort of special pheramone that [...]

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A Christmas Message

December 23, 2009

One of my clients is telling this to listeners in his market today.
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I don’t really have anything to add. I wish you and yours a safe, hopeful weekend.

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Making A List

December 21, 2009

Making several lists, actually.
We’re getting ready to hit the road with Baby Sarah for the first time. There is much rejoicing (and a bit of sadness that Honda doesn’t make a larger vehicle).
Over the holiday, I’ll be digging through the archives to bring you some classic-but-valuable chestnuts.
I’m seriously thinking about unplugging more - not less [...]

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One Step Forward …

December 18, 2009

You write check after check for tens and tens of thousands and thousands. You invest in special schools, doctors, diets, and therapies. Hours become days. Days become years. You give everything. You give stuff you didn’t know was in there because you have no choice. You didn’t ask for this, but you were given this [...]

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My Son on ESPN Magazine Cover

December 17, 2009

Or your son … or your daughter. Can’t resist. Put ‘em on the cover, or in highlights on Sportscenter.
This was too cool not to share … when was the last time a Kansas City Royal made the cover of ESPN?

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8 Simple Questions and some Whys. (Godin. Again.)

December 17, 2009

Back home and working on - among other things - a solid draft of part 2 of effective, efficient strategic planning. I’ll post it later today.
In the meantime, did you see the 8 questions Seth Godin posted yesterday?
Who are you trying to please?
What are you promising?
How much money are you trying to make?
How much freedom [...]

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On the Road: Thinking Strategically

December 16, 2009

Hiya. I’m on my first (brief) road trip since our daughter was born. Made a couple notes yesterday I thought shareworthy:
1. You’ll be so much better off when traveling if you force yourself to drink more water and less soda, coffee, and tea. Also, if you struggle with falling to sleep on the road, try [...]

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Effective, Efficient Strategic Planning #1: Focus

December 15, 2009

What do you want to improve in 2010? How are you going to do it? Do you have a plan?
For several years, I’ve traveled across the US and Canada to speak to small businesses about how to make their messages more persuasively powerful than their competitors. I would talk about the principles of a powerful [...]

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Linus & Luke: This Week's Desktop

December 14, 2009
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What Matters Now? More Than 70 Leaders Contribute …

December 14, 2009

Here he goes again. To help promote the January release of his new book, Seth Godin arranged for more than seventy of today’s big thinkers to contribute to a free e-book on what matters now.
It’s thought-provoking. It’s free. It’s traveling the web at high speeds.
Download it here.
Well done, Seth. Promotional mission: accomplished. Here are [...]

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