Good Examples
Soon after I began the shelter-from-home thing back in 2020, a friend invited me to join Clubhouse. It was a new app that allowed people to converse in audio chat rooms. He said it was THE NEXT BIG THING. I didnāt sign up right away. But I kept hearing the Clubhouse BUZZ… ….The usual stuff…
Last week, I toured EPCOT at Walt Disney World with my friendĀ Vance MorrisĀ who used to work there and now is the planetās leading expert on how to āDisnifyā your business. As a surprise, Vance invited his pal Dave to share some insider secrets about how Disney World operates today. Dave is a top-dog at Disney.…
I came across this quote from Bill Gates the other day that makes a ton of sense: The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency. For 19…
While on vacation in 1986, a future legend bought a coat in Jackson, Wyoming that changed his life. John wasnāt a legend yet. He was a sales consultant, vacationing in cowboy country. The coat was a full-length āduster.ā The kind of coat real cowboys wear. John saw the coat, hanging in the back of Schaefer…
Iāve been helping one of my coaching clients Richard polish a print advertisement for his kitchen and bath remodeling business. Hereās the last line of the ad: āThatās why our average review on Facebook and Google is 4.92 stars out of 5.ā You may be wonderingā¦ āWhy 4.92?ā Hereās why: Because 4.92 is the EXACT…
In aĀ recent Monday Mash-Up, I shared Tim Ferrissā podcast interview with Annie Lamott. Her book Bird by Bird is one of my favorites about writing. In the interview, Annie tells Tim how she came up with the book title. This story alone is a priceless lesson for writers — especially those struggling to get it…
I heard a speechwriter describe why her boss — the First Lady of the United States — connected so well with audiences. āShe would have things that she’d want to tell the audience,ā the speechwriter said. āShe wanted to make sure that she was honoring their stories. She’s always wants to learn about her audiences (āWhat…
I listened recently to my friend Dan Rubright describe how he created a song. Danās a great jazz guitarist and composer who appeared on the Songs Out Loud podcast and dissected his tune āPrepare for Departure.ā This podcast blew me away — not just because I love great musicā¦ …but because I love to createā¦ …and I help…
I attended a yoga class last week. First time ever. I worked muscles and tendons that hadnāt stretched since the Reagan administration. Some of those muscles protested mildly. Others screamed, āYouāve got to be kidding me!ā Our instructor, Jessica, asked us to bend at the waist and touch the ground. She spotted me in my…
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone who peppers their speech with big, fancy words — just to show the world how smart they are? Yeah. I run into that person a lot. And, I have to admit (gulp!) I used to be that guy. I used to love big, fancy words —…