Finding aim through purpose
Some people need that motivational voltage to get them going. So they collect positive quotes on Pinterest, post inspirational tidbits on Facebook, and believe —...
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How to set up a blog on WordPress Business
Pro Tip: Before we begin, if you just want to start creating a blog right now, get started with a free site on WordPress and be...
Taste at first sight 👁👀👁
“The first taste is always with your eyes.” Everything is contrived, from the glowing burger buns, fresh lettuce and tomatoes, to the juicy fresh meat....
“Stare at the world, not at your model.”
Continually learning, constantly changing. The human mind is as fickle as the seasons. It is not mathematical models that predict the future but the law...
The case for playing the long game
Good things take time. If we all settled for immediate results, there would be no Apple, Amazon, or Tesla. The world’s best leaders are visionaries....
‘Everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance’
“Another flaw in human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance,” said Kurt Vonnegut. Everybody’s wants to start something,...
Ambiverts are the most skilled attuners
As some have noted, introverts are “geared to inspect,” while extraverts are “geared to respond.” Selling of any sort—whether traditional sales or non-sales selling—requires a...
Thinking in fragments
Half-baked ideas are valuable ideas. Messy minds and messy processes generate new ways of thinking. We create through the imperfect. “A small drop of ink makes...
Is it better to be first or a fast second? 🤔
It doesn’t really matter whether you’re first or a fast second. It doesn’t even matter if you’re third or fourth or late to the game...
Jeff Bezos 1997 interview
Taped in June 1997, the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos outlines his vision for his company’s music and books webstore model. Flash forward 21 years...
We, the data
Dissolved into data, we produce a feast of trackable interactions. They are the editors as much as much we are the authors. While we create everything,...
Tom Wolfe: ‘Logos are strictly a vanity industry’
In 1972, Tom Wolfe criticized companies for creating logos for no other reason but to look modern: The abstract total-design logo is the most marvelous...