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RecomMONDAYtions ~ 2024.09.30

By Tom Ruwitch

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…

[Invitation] Become a Grandmaster at Business

By Tom Ruwitch

When he was just 13 years old, chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen nearly defeated former world champion Gary Kasparov during a tournament in Iceland. The Norwegian kid rattled the Russian with an unconventional opening, but the old guy recovered to salvage a draw. I recommend the 2016 documentary about Carlsen. Here’s the trailer: When author Patrick Bet-David…

RecomMONDAYtions ~ 2024.09.23

By Tom Ruwitch

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 at War with Big Social’s Dumb Robot. Here’s the Story…

By Tom Ruwitch

I’m feuding with Facebook, and I’m not alone. Earlier this month I recorded a few videos designed to promote my businesses — Story Power Marketing and Implementum. Here’s one of them (it’s all about how to transform your technology from a paralyzing migraine to a walk in the park)… I hired a team of Facebook…

RecomMONDAYtions ~ 2024.09.16

By Tom Ruwitch

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 đź’ˇJohn Jantsch: (Un)Limiting Beliefs I love…

Finding Joy in The Journey

By Tom Ruwitch

I’ve gone fishin’… …in the backwoods of southern Wyoming. Off the grid, except for a few minutes each day to plug in and write to you. Yesterday, I bushwacked through willows. I stood in the center of mountain streams for hours. I threw a few hundred casts, and…. …I caught one fish. There’s a new…

RecomMONDAYtions ~ 2024.09.09

By Tom Ruwitch

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…

[Last Chance] GPT Genius Replay Ends Tonight

By Tom Ruwitch

Today (Sunday) is the last day Jonathan Green will share the replay from his GPT Genius Workshop he ran last week. If you didn’t, today is your chance to see the workshop and the amazing offer Jonathan shared. He revealed the biggest secrets to turn AI into a useful tool that you can master in…

The Expert’s Expert

By Tom Ruwitch

Every guitarist has their own favorite guitarist. And it’s probably someone you’ve never heard of. Experts don’t like the same things as fans… …in music… …and in business. On today’s workshop, you’re going to meet the guy who a LOT of other AI experts come to with their questions. He’ll pull back the curtain and…

AI Was Supposed to be Easy

By Tom Ruwitch

Everyone promised that AI would make our lives easier. But using ChatGPT can feel like you’re wrestling with the computer. Half the time you get great answers, and half the time you get garbage. The core problem: ChatGPT lives by majority rule. So if you ask ChatGPT to design a website, it will look at…