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So, I took a day off last week to relax, recoup and reenergize. At about 10:30 AM, I walked up to the patio tables at my favorite Starbucks. The air had a fall crispiness that made me smile. It was sunny and smelled like leaves. I had a few books with me, along with my Pilot V5 Precise, the greatest writing pen I’ve ever used. I sat down with…

You are a Finder. It’s non-negotiable. It’s ingrained in the territory. It’s part of the job description. So, you need to get good at finding things. For example: 1. Find a way. One always exists. Even when you’re tired as hell, broke as a joke or completely out of ideas. How many answers are you willing to accept? 2. Find economic buyers. Everyone else is a waste of your…

“When passion is involved, the rules change.” That sentence is NOT a scientifically proven fact. That sentence is NOT a Wikipedia entry. That sentence is NOT a statistic. Good. I don’t believe in statistics. Statistics prove NOTHING. Statistics are fabricated pieces of bullshite that people manipulate to make themselves look better. I believe in EXPERIENCE … because it is founded upon TRUTH. And truth is currency. “When passion is…

I collect questions. At current, my database contains about five thousand of them. Some I read in books. Some I overhear in conversations. Some I just come up with out of thin air. And, regardless of their origin, the best part about collecting questions is that initial moment when you first come across one that profoundly penetrates you. Because you’re never the same again. Questions make us bigger. They’re…

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This week marks my Eight Year Nametag Anniversary. So I was thinking. Wearing a nametag everyday is a great opportunity to force yourself to practice your listening skills. EXAMPLE: The other day I was sitting on the floor at O’Hare, doing some writing. I would have sat on a chair, but airport outlets are like currency these days, so I took what I could get. Around 9:30 AM, a…

What a month. Today is Halloween, and I’m pooped. Just finished a series of hospitality training programs in Dodge City, Kansas. I’m off to Portland now to see some old friends, so, for the first time in my life, I can LITERALLY say, “I’m gettin’ the heck outta Dodge” and actually mean it! Sweet. Anyway, I’m taking today off. So, here’s a spook-tacular list called 101 Things I Learned…

You can learn business lessons from yoga class. You can glean relationship guidance from cartoons. You can soak in self-improvement advice from nature. Sound like a stretch? You’re right. It is. But that’s the cornerstone of creative thinking. Turning your everyday routines into peak experiences. This process involves three steps: 1. You freeze the experience, extracting its essence. 2. You reflect it back, applying it to your own life….

My favorite Jack Johnson lyric is, “Love is the answer to most of the questions in my heart.” I have a similar philosophy for business. “Writing is the answer.” Or, as Kevin Costner would say, “If you write it, they will come.” After all, writing is the basis of all wealth. And because I vehemently believe (and practice) this philosophy, my default answer for just about everything is “writing.”…

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