Image courtesy of Scott AdamsI’ve never liked Dilbert cartoons. In fact, I have always thought they were kind of pointless and lacked humor. However, the guy who created Dilbert, Scott Adams? After reading his recent article in the WSJ, is on my list of people I want to meet someday. Adams poses the question: “Why do we make B students sit through the same classes...
I worked 16 hours yesterday, got 4 hours of sleep last night and feel fine. As the WSJ suggests this should be a normal sentence from an entrepreneurs mouth. “Perhaps, they are “short sleepers,” or folks who can run on just a few hours of shuteye. Classic type-A entrepreneurs fit most, if not all, of the characteristics of the sleepless population”....
Dear 13 year old Kirsten, I want to talk with you about the journals that you keep. You know, the one you write in every night that is hidden under the mattress? And all the full ones you’ve finished that are hidden in the closet? You’re going to be writing in them for the next four years, and will fill up more than 25 journals in...
Remember when we used cell phones instead of Facebook to catch up with old friends? I don’t mean the every day phone calls, I mean the phone calls to people you haven’t seen in ages… Yeah…me either. So today, I am hiding the new technology, and calling a friend. On the phone. And I want you to do the same. Call someone you haven’t talked to in a...
We learn business in school, we learn it from experience, we learn it from our…dogs? Dogs may not run the corporate ladder, but they certainly have a few things to teach us about business. Ever watch dogs interact with each other or the world around them? Many of the things they do on a daily basis can be taken into the business world. Here’s a few lessons...
Photo by Dan McKay Do you question how things can be better? Do you look at new ways to do old things? Are you forgiving and understanding but keep your backbone? Do you remind yourself to strive for better? Do you help others just because you can? Are you aware of your effect on others? Do you smile when no one is watching and when everyone is? Do you laugh at the drama...
There are very few times I see a business card and I am seriously impressed (except for mine, of course ). But, when I met Jonathan Brewer, better known as @houseofBrew, at the Social Rewards/Luxor party last week, I was downright shocked. He handed me a card the size of a baseball trading card, with some of the most unique information I had ever...
“How do you define success”? I got this question sent to me today by one of my readers (and friends), so I went to answer it – but couldn’t. Which was extremely surprising, since I honestly thought I knew the answer! Unfortunately, the more I thought about it, the more confused I got. I know that I find I am successful now, with my personal life...
Remember the first day of school? Your teacher would go around the room and have everyone introduce themselves and tell the group something about them? Your teacher did this for two reasons: So they could get to know you and so you could get to know the rest of the class. My blog is much like a classroom – we come here to learn, share...
If I were to walk up to you and ask “What type of person can I refer to you”? Would you have an answer ready – or would you have to really think about it? Recently, I have attended more networking events than I can count, and more often than not, the conversation either starts or ends with this question. I think it is because...
