Tom Ruwitch
For the last few years, Iâve used an application called Notion to record goals, track progress, manage projects and tasks, and store important information. I use a customized version of Notion, designed by August Bradley, as my âLife Operating System.â Yesterday, August ran a training for his clients to present a new version of his system and discuss…
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Once upon a time, human beings believed a four-minute mile was impossible. For thousands and thousands and thousands of years, humans ran and raced, and not one achieved the four-minute mile (at least not one measured by an authorized track-and-field organization đ). And then, in May 1954, Roger Bannister did it. Seven weeks later, John Landy…
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Recommended Reading đĄÂ Like a Wedding Photographer Who Takes Selfies Adam Kreitman, a.k.a. “The Marketing Advocate,” has done it again. If you post on social media, this is a must read. It’s a cautionary tool about how so many business people get “so-shill” wrong. Recommended Tool đ§Â Spark — Smart, Focused. Email. I’ve been using Gmail since…
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Before you beat on the AI E-Z Button again, you have to hear this one⌠Yesterday, as I was celebrating Word Nerd Day, I grabbed a cup of jo with my AI-powered copywriting robot, B-9(?). I mentioned the holiday and observed, âThere arenât many holiday names that rhyme.â In fact, I couldnât think of any…
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Happy Word Nerd Day. Iâm celebrating⌠âŚbecause⌠âŚwell⌠âŚIâm a word nerd!(say it loud and say it proud). Some nerds are all about the big words. They dish out grandiloquent content (âGrandiloquent?â Look it up). Iâm more of a word-play guy. I go for short words. I love me a good rhyme. âWord-nerd?â Nice and…
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Have you ever experienced that moment when a prospect tells you, âWow! You really get what Iâm going through?â Maybe they donât say it exactly like that. But you can tell that’s what they’re thinking. Youâve made the connection. They see you as someone who gets them. Someone they can trust. Someone they respect. Someone…
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A priest, rabbi, and guy in a bear suit walked into a bar⌠⌠âŚcorrection⌠âŚA guy in a bear suit broke into a car, and then he and his accomplices got charged with fraud. No joke. This happened. The story begins in January 2024 when a man claimed a bear broke into his Rolls…
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Recommended Video  Why It’s NOT Better to Give Than Receive I met Kevin Thompson last year (thanks, Dan Kuschell for the intro) and quickly discovered heâs an extraordinary giver. But he also has an interesting, counter-intuitive perspective on giving and receiving. In this video, Kevin argues that being good at RECEIVING is as crucial for personal…
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Melissa and I have this holiday routine where we buy ourselves something we like and then announce to the other, âYou got me such-and-such for Christmas.â So, this year, Iâm happy to announce: My dear, sweet, generous wife âgotâ me an Oura ring for Christmas. Itâs one of those âsmartâ rings, measuring heart rate, respiration, blood oxygen,…
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Season 2, Episode 12 of the great Apple TV series Shrinking: Gaby is struggling to act. She knows what she needs to do. But sheâs WAY outside her comfort zone. Itâs âscary,â she says. Her friend Liz replies: Just do it. And then their friend Aliyah chimes in: âYou know, bravery isnât about not being scared;…
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