Monday Mash-Up

Recommended Event LinkedIn Masterclass / Workshop My friend Jon Keel is a LinkedIn master, and his FREE workshops are always loaded with what’s working NOW. You still have time to register for the 3-day workshop that runs from 4-5 p.m. ET Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Details and registration here. Recommended Viewing  “Quincy” on Netflix Quincy Jones…

Recommended Reading 💡Grand Canyon Focus: The Practice of Full Devotion to a Single Task Thanks to Matthew Homan who recommended this brilliant post in his (also brilliant) newsletter. The post’s author, Leo Babauta, writes: “Imagine you’re standing at the edge of a cliff, where you really need to concentrate in order not to fall into the abyss. Imagine…

Recommended Reading 💡Ryan Reynolds Shares the Keys to Killer Marketing You might know him as the actor who stares in Deadpool. But I’m a Ryan Reynolds fan because he’s a successful business owner and brilliant marketer. In this article from Inc., Reynolds shares his take on the advertising industry and keys to great marketing. Recommended Viewing 💡Mint…

Recommended Reading 💡The Daily Stoic: It Will Make You Better In this brief post, Ryan Holliday describes how young Earnest Hemingway suffered an “almost unbearable loss…” …only to recover and become a better writer than before. This is a powerful story about how to use loss to your advantage. You’re Invited  The Tech-to-Profit Formula I’m…

Recommended Reading 💡This Category Stumped Everyone on Trivia Night (Adam Kreitman) The Marketing Advocate, a.k.a. Adam Kreitman, has done it again. In this short post, Adam makes the case for direct response marketing over fancy, flashy, expensive ads. Read this if you prefer getting clients and growing profits, rather than wasting money. Recommended Event  How…

Recommended Reading How to Write Faster (Ann Handley) I love Ann Handley’s blog and emails. Here’s a good one she wrote recently about how to write faster — with greater confidence and consistency. Hint: AI can help, but it’s not the answer. Recommended Book  The Checklist Manifesto A book about the power of checklists may…

Herb Kelleher on Leadership and Service Yesterday, I flew from Philadelphia to St. Louis on Southwest Airlines. Before I boarded, I had the WORST customer (dis)service experience I’ve ever had with Southwest. It made me think of the airline’s founder, Herb Kelleher, and how he built Southwest on great customer service. He must have been…

I’m Back… …from the wilds of Wyoming (no thanks to United Airlines which deposited me in St. Louis more than three hours later than promised). There’s nothing like a week off the grid to rejuvenate the spirit and clear the cobwebs. So let’s get back to business. Recommended Listening 💡John Jantsch: (Un)Limiting Beliefs I love…

Recommended Podcasts I’ve not yet read “No B.S. Time Management,” the newly revised book by Dan Kennedy and Ben Glass. But I loved Ben’s conversations with my friends Vance Morris and Stephen Oliver. On “Systematic Magic with Vance Morris,” you’ll hear: Great stuff! Listen on Apple or wherever you get your favorite podcast. Stephen posted his interview with…

Recommended Workshop 🤖Stop using AI the hard way and let it do the heavy lifting In case you missed the special announcement this morning… AI expert Jonathan Green will be my guest on Thursday for a LIVE workshop where he’ll show us how to activate ChatGPT’s hidden “genius mode” with ONE copy and paste prompt.…