How often do you hear folks say ‘Knock on wood?’
Even in 2017, appeals to magic are as popular as ever.
Ever wonder why that is?
My 2¢: Is it because even the most rational among us feel that creating anything good usually takes
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To build a successful business, you need …
… to solve an expensive problem.
// Interview with an author: Eric Hinson, author & founder of explainify.com //
It’s true: solving just one expensive problem is all
You Can Win By Doing Wrong
Lance Armstrong.
Bernie Madoff.
Ben Johnson.
Enron.
Bre-X.
Once upon a time, all of the above were winners, no?
Does seeing the word ‘winners’ next to the above names
What can this New Yorker cartoon teach us about life & biz
Agree or disagree: Even if the people in this cartoon were represented with a stick figure, you’d still laugh.
Takeaway: Every business and organization depends on words
Get open.
The NFL.
The NBA.
The English Premier League.
Those three are among the most-watched sports leagues in the world.
This is how you floss a profession.
Real conversation, even a brief one, catches fire.
Most people don’t mind when such a thing happens because, in those joyful moments, they experience a transformation which
A story about 3 secrets that are not secret
Remember the last time you walked through a city park of some kind?
Wasn’t that fun? :)
Did you maybe take a moment to sit down on a park bench and take it all in?
Whether you’re
What Leonard Cohen can teach us about life
They ought to hand the night a ticket
For speeding, it’s a crime.
I had so much to tell you,
Yeah, but now it’s closing time. —Leonard Cohen
The person who thought
How Tesla made your life infinitely more interesting
A fierce lightning storm was ripping through the night sky outside the home in which Nikola Tesla was born around midnight, between July 9 and July
Dream. Always.
You need to dream the way performance is built into a BMW, or the way simplicity is built into an iPhone: always. Because a single moment of inspiration can keep both you and thousands
Play.
Play is the #1 thing I fail to embed more of into deliverables for my clients.
The reason why I fail to embed more play into my deliverables is simple: