It is early February, which means it is time to turn our eyes to people gathered round a hole in the Pennsylvania Earth… and watch a rodent. Yes it is Groundhog Day. It is always fun to see if we will have 6 more weeks of Winter based on the activities of Phil. All day, […]
Get Brainwashed
Posted on January 14, 2010 //
Whether through his books, his blog, his speeches, or his actions Seth Godin seems to constantly inspire, challenge, and motivate me. Demonstrating this ability once again, Seth has written Brainwashed – a brief and brilliant manifesto about overcoming fear, rethinking work, and living life. It is free to download, takes under 5 minutes to read, […]
Greater Taters
Posted on January 11, 2010 //
Saturday afternoon. Approved list in hand, dad (me) is off to the grocery to get the family some food for the week. Fruit – check. Milk – check. Bread – check. Ooo – look at that! The product that will make dad the hero of dinner time to my wife and kids – Tater Tots […]
Creativity
Posted on January 4, 2010 //
One of the things I resolve to do in 2010 is to devote substantial amounts of intentional effort towards the development of my creativity. I view creativity as a personal strength, and I think it makes sense to spend considerable time enhancing this asset. Inspired by my friend Artie Isaac, I am going to engage […]
2009 – The Highlight Reel
Posted on December 31, 2009 //
2009 was an amazing year for me. I decided I would end the year with a blog post version of my highlight reel for the year. Life has its share of ups and downs, but I feel like I get a lot more good than bad every day. For that I am grateful. It […]
Tiger and The Dip
Posted on June 5, 2009 //
Yesterday, fresh back from vacation, I was hard at work taking 3 business colleagues to the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. I know, rough life. It was my first in person visit to a PGA event, and I must say that I was blown away by just how good the pros are. I was also […]
Leaders Make Change
Posted on May 7, 2009 //
I started running again. (Please don’t inform me of the over / under on how many days until I quit.) Anyhow, I decided to combine my love for books with my need to exercise in an effort to make the most of each run. I have loaded up some audio books onto my ipod, and […]
2 for 2 on IBW
Posted on March 10, 2009 //
How do you generate positive word of mouth? How about if you decided to give away free stuff that people wanted each and every week. That is precisely what the smart people at 800ceoread.com do on their site InBubbleWrap.com – one of my favorite sites on the web. I have mentioned the site on this […]
Look What I Found… January 2, 2009
Posted on January 2, 2009 //
Sharing is a good thing, and I think I need to do more of it. So, once every week or so I am going to put up a quick post sharing some of my favorite findings from across the web. Look What I Found… I hope you enjoy. An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth – Thanks […]
The Physics of Marketing – Snell’s Law
Posted on November 21, 2008 //
Willebrord Snellius saw the light. Well actually he saw the light do funny things, and then went on to describe why it was so. The output was Snell’s Law, which describes how light travels at different speeds through different substances. Ever wonder why that drinking straw looks different in the glass of water than it […]