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RecomMONDAYtions ~ 2025.03.31

By Tom Ruwitch

Recommended Viewing Fun for Health and Profit I love Catherine Price’s TED talk, “Why Having Fun Is the Secret to a Healthier Life.” Price is a science journalist who says fun is essential for your health and happiness. She proposes a new definition of fun — what she calls “true fun” — and shares easy,…

What’s in a Name?

By Tom Ruwitch

When I was a kid, I’d travel every year to visit my grandparents who lived just across the Hudson River from Manhattan. My favorite thing to do in Manhattan: Go to the old Madison Square Garden to see Barnum & Bailey’s Circus. P.T. Barnum and his partners launched the circus on this day (March 28)…

How to Win, Even When You Lose…

By Tom Ruwitch

I have a new favorite saying. But first, the backstory… On Tuesday, my beloved St. Louis Blues hockey club destroyed the Montreal Canadiens… …and I mean DEEEE-stroyed. Final score 6-1. And it wasn’t even THAT close. The two teams were the hottest in the National Hockey League going into the game so this was supposed…

Break-up Gone Wrong (A Cautionary Tale)

By Tom Ruwitch

Remember that old Neil Sedaka song…? 🎶…down dooby doo down down Comma comma, down dooby doo down down Comma comma, down dooby doo down down Breaking up is hard to do 🎶 Tell me about it! Last week, I tried to break up with a software company whose screen capture app I’d used since 2009. Ninety…

Are you Making this Bank Robber’s Mistake?

By Tom Ruwitch

If you’ve ever robbed a bank, you know: Waiting is the hardest part. You hand the clerk a note or you wave a gun and say, “Gimme the money.” And then you have to wait and wait and wait and wait… …and wait… …and wait… …and waaaaiiiit. It takes a long time for a nervous…

RecomMONDAYtions ~ 2025.03.24

By Tom Ruwitch

Recommended Viewing George Foreman Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union George Foreman passed away last week. He lived a remarkable life. In this long video (1 hour +), recorded in 2016, he shares his story. And what a great story it is… ********** Recommended Reading Seth Godin: The Second Time Through Seth Godin packs…

Are you Ferris or the Economics Teacher?

By Tom Ruwitch

Remember that scene in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off when the economics teacher drones on and on and on and on about federal economic policy? “Anyone? Anyone?” The teacher (played by Ben Stein) describes post-war efforts to “alleviate the effects of — Anyone? Anyone? —the Great Depression.” He decribes how Congress passed — Anyone? Anyone? — the Hawley…

A Cure for Writer’s Block? Get it Here…

By Tom Ruwitch

If you ever struggle to generate ideas and produce emails, social posts, videos or other content… …join me tomorrow (Friday 3/21) at 1 p.m. ET for a small-group masterclass where I’ll reveal how to: ✔️ Consistently and confidently generate better content, faster without writers block. ✔️ Create content that attracts qualified prospects and inspires them to hire…

“Just Before The Twister Hit…”

By Tom Ruwitch

The Tornado Chronicles, Day 2. I have twisters on my mind… …since Friday when 13 of them touched down here in Missouri. Yesterday, I shared the tale of a community that rallied to support a gym owner whose business was blown away. Today: Another twister tale. It’s a story about tragedy narrowly averted, loaded with lessons to…

Doom, Gloom… and Inspiration

By Tom Ruwitch

It’s twister season here in middle America. On Friday, the twisters struck hard. Thirteen touched down in Missouri. Twelve people died. No twisters hit where my family and I were. But they hit nearby, including down the road in Rolla. An EF-2 (120 mph) tornado touched down southwest of Rolla at 7:50 p.m. and barreled…