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Passion and the probability of success

Without passion, how will you be successful on your next project, your startup, your next …..? Very few people are willing to hang their neck out on the limb of […]

You Have a Choice in How You Tell Your Career Story

What is your story going to be? “You don’t put a team together with a computer. They call it Moneyball I think he bought a ticket on the Titanic”. Billy Beane, Oakland […]

Why You Should Create a Personal Board of Advisors?

Our own lives are often the most difficult to interpret. Good companies, companies that last, have a Board of Directors and sometimes a Board of Advisors. Directors give you mandated direction. […]

Do You Feel Like You Are Playing for the Farm Team?

Your career can feel like Farm Team baseball. Farm team baseball feeds the Major League teams with the rising cream of the crop. Once recruited, young talent starts proving and validating […]

If Your Mom Is Your Only Fan?

I can’t watch auditions for American Idol Have you ever sat and watched the auditions for American Idol? There are thousands of people that step up to the plate and […]

1% talk back

In Talk Radio less than 1% of listeners talk back. Translated, only 1% of your listeners will actually pick up the phone and engage in the dialogue with the show […]

What other people say

What other people say is more important that what you say. Third party endorsements are more powerful than anything you can say about yourself, your product or your service. This […]

Eject Button

Know when to push the eject button. I’m pushing the button today. Sometimes it is the better path of wisdom. It beats dying in the rubble of trying to keep […]

Who are you? Do you know?

It is such an imperative question to ask. And your first answer will not be entirely accurate. It is so difficult to see your own skills, talents, and uniqueness clearly. […]

@ Connecting and inventing

As you hear crickets chirp from me, here is who I’ve been connecting with and projects I’m working on…. @TierraPlan building optimization software together @sivers getting introduced @clayhebert comparing notes @rrsheff […]