Tom Ruwitch
On Reddit this morning, I saw a post with the following headline: What does your content creation system look like? I bet a lot of people see that and think, “WHAT content creation system?” How about you? Do you have a system? What does it look like? Does it work? In a recent live training,…
Yesterday, I shared a story about a veteran who shed a tear as 18,000+ hockey fans cheered him and others who served. That email did not include a call-to-action. No request to reply. No download offer. No event registration. No product for sale. It was the first time in months I sent an email without…
Last night at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO, five minutes into the hockey game between the St. Louis Blues and Calgary Flames, the P.A. announcer asked all veterans in the crowd to stand. Hundreds rose. Those still seated cheered. To my right, five seats down, stood a man, still as a statue, as…
On this day in 1994, Bill Gates paid $30,800,000 for a notebook. Granted, this wasn’t just any notebook. This was Leonardo daVinci’s “Codex Leicester.” But still. $30 million!?!? Nice work if you can spend it, Mr. Gates. You had some big ideas in your day. You implemented, and you cashed in. And then you bought…
Recommended Listening šļøĀ Rick Rubin: The Spiritual Secret to Limitless Creativity Rick Rubin is one of my musical heroes. He’s a producer who has collaborated with greats across multiple genres — Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Run D.M.C., Tom Petty, The Beastie Boys, The Avett Brothers, Adele, etc. etc. etc. And he’s a scholar —…
James wants to write some emails to attract prospects and inspire them to hire him. But he’s stuck. So he turned to Reddit where he asked how to conquer writer’s block. “Iāve spent too much time time staring at blank pages in the past,” James wrote. One guy suggested he “go for a walk.” Another…
Next time you’re having a bad day and feeling frustrated or stuck, think of Adolphe Sax and take heart. Bad-Day Dolphe had more than his share of rough ones. One day he fell from a third-storey window and hit his head on a stone. Another day, he accidentally drank a bowl of acidic water. The…
I met yesterday with a business owner (let’s call him “Bill”) who hates the idea of “funnels.” The very word makes him cringe. So many pitchy pests using funnels to dish out their over-hyped offers with inflated promises, Bill said. He doesn’t want any part of that. I get it. How about you? Have you…
Here’s what happened when I walked into Lilo restaurant in Carlsbad, CA last week with my high school pals Mike and Alison… The floor manager welcomed Alison who had made the reservation. Then she looked directly at Mike and me and asked, “Which one of you is Mike?” Mike smiled and said, “That’s me.” Then…
Recommended Reading ā©Ā Perseverance: 7 Stoic Lessons on How To Keep Going Need a boost to keep going? This Daily Stoic article delivers seven practical lessons on perseverance from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus. It opens with Admiral James Stockdale’s incredible story of surviving 7 years as a POW using Stoic philosophy, then breaks down timeless…