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Most people remember negative experiences more than positive ones.

Attention is a 2-way street with clear road signs:

Think of the last time you went on a weekend trip. Did you pack a backpack or a roller bag?

During one of my recent morning workouts, I overheard a personal trainer talking to a prospective client about her services.

Help is a fuzzy concept. Consider this for a second:

Whether you're a solopreneur or a global enterprise, Customer Service is so much more than a single department.

Yes, today we're talking about sleep. A third of our lives. That block of unconsciousness that falls between work and more work.

I was really looking forward to the Fall after a long Summer of unprecedented heat.

How often do you look at how things are going in your business? I mean, really look.

I've marketed a lot of things in my career:

When I succumb to a cold or get sidelined by an illness, I always feel as if it directly coincides with important projects that demand my most "dialed-in" self in order to complete.

It's been awhile since I graduated from B-School. Thankfully, great memories and valuable friendships remain.

I often find myself on the receiving end of shiny object syndrome.

Times are heavy now, for a whole host of reasons.

Back in 2006, Smith Magazine held an online contest.

My friend and I were talking about shrinking attention spans the other day.

Getting "1% better" each day is a bit of a fuzzy metric.

This week I'll start with a simple question.

The quote above appeared several times in my feed this week.

Imagine that your job was one of only 32 in the entire world. 32 jobs total and you've got one of them.

What are the Core Values you chose to define your business?

In a sport ruled by tall athletes, 11-time NBA basketball champion Bill Russell stood tallest.

What was the most creative project or idea you launched last year to promote your business?

In the movie The Shawshank Redemption, Morgan Freeman's character (Red) was something of a tenured inmate.

After earning his Masters at MIT, Ray Tomlinson was employed at BBN Technologies when he invented and sent the first email.

After multiple listening sessions, I finally finished episode #717 of The Tim Ferris Show podcast featuring Noah Kagan.

Successful businesses need good writing.

This week I'll get tactical, but open with a question:

If I told you that luck plays a significant role in every small business success story, how would you respond?

As a Marketer, I find the art of persuasion profoundly interesting.

Imagine amassing a real estate portfolio of over $4 million in 1986, only to declare bankruptcy 2 years later.

You're probably thinking (as I was when I wrote this), that the last thing the world needs is another article discussing productivity.

Bruce Lee thought a lot about water. In fact, the phrase "Be Like Water" from his teachings and manuscripts has become almost synonymous with the legendary martial artist himself.

Most people remember negative experiences more than positive ones.

Attention is a 2-way street with clear road signs:

Think of the last time you went on a weekend trip. Did you pack a backpack or a roller bag?

During one of my recent morning workouts, I overheard a personal trainer talking to a prospective client about her services.

Help is a fuzzy concept. Consider this for a second:

Whether you're a solopreneur or a global enterprise, Customer Service is so much more than a single department.

Yes, today we're talking about sleep. A third of our lives. That block of unconsciousness that falls between work and more work.

I was really looking forward to the Fall after a long Summer of unprecedented heat.

How often do you look at how things are going in your business? I mean, really look.

I've marketed a lot of things in my career:

When I succumb to a cold or get sidelined by an illness, I always feel as if it directly coincides with important projects that demand my most "dialed-in" self in order to complete.

It's been awhile since I graduated from B-School. Thankfully, great memories and valuable friendships remain.

I often find myself on the receiving end of shiny object syndrome.

Times are heavy now, for a whole host of reasons.

Back in 2006, Smith Magazine held an online contest.

My friend and I were talking about shrinking attention spans the other day.

Getting "1% better" each day is a bit of a fuzzy metric.

This week I'll start with a simple question.

The quote above appeared several times in my feed this week.

Imagine that your job was one of only 32 in the entire world. 32 jobs total and you've got one of them.

What are the Core Values you chose to define your business?

In a sport ruled by tall athletes, 11-time NBA basketball champion Bill Russell stood tallest.

What was the most creative project or idea you launched last year to promote your business?

In the movie The Shawshank Redemption, Morgan Freeman's character (Red) was something of a tenured inmate.

After earning his Masters at MIT, Ray Tomlinson was employed at BBN Technologies when he invented and sent the first email.

After multiple listening sessions, I finally finished episode #717 of The Tim Ferris Show podcast featuring Noah Kagan.

Successful businesses need good writing.

This week I'll get tactical, but open with a question:

If I told you that luck plays a significant role in every small business success story, how would you respond?

As a Marketer, I find the art of persuasion profoundly interesting.

Imagine amassing a real estate portfolio of over $4 million in 1986, only to declare bankruptcy 2 years later.

You're probably thinking (as I was when I wrote this), that the last thing the world needs is another article discussing productivity.