I’d been sick for eight days, but I kept insisting it was no big deal. “I’m fine,” I said again and again to my wife, Deidre. Yesterday, after keeping her up nights for a week with my cough, she’d had enough. “You’re not fine,” she said, “and you’re going to the doctor.” Now this part […]
The Kardashian Alternative
Opened up Google News on my phone Wednesday morning, and this story topped the entertainment news: How did we get here? How did someone’s marriage problems and FREAKIN’ SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM get categorized as our entertainment? We’re better than this. And please, don’t give me the fact that the Kardashian family asks begs for this […]
The 10-10-80 Rule
10 percent of the people are going to love what you do. They are your fans, your loyal customers, and your believers. Sometimes they are your mom, but not always. 10 percent of the people are going to hate what you do. They are your “emenies,” your competitors, your haters. They are Nellie Olson in […]
Social Inhumanity
Computers are awesome, but just because you can do something with technology, doesn’t mean you should. In your technological quest to get more likes, clicks, and page views, please be human. I added the pink arrow for emphasis. The nausea you feel? The Weather Channel added that. In case you can’t read what’s at the […]
The Knucklehead Budget
Do you have a knucklehead budget? It’s not financial; it’s emotional, but it’s no less important than any other budget in your business or household. In fact, a couple happenings this week reminded me why having a solid knucklehead budget is more important than ever… at least until they appoint a National Director of Common […]
What Is Failure?
Are you like this, too? Do you struggle to celebrate the successes? Do you linger on the failures? Someone said to me yesterday, “Wow, you’re getting published all over the place these days!” It’s true - Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Voices, Lifehacker, Dumb Little Man, Under30CEO and several more. As one should, I simply said, “Yep. Thank you […]
