How to do Marketing Right: Three Things Pizza, Wine, and Vinyl LPs Taught Me
By learning about how to do marketing right, I learned quite a bit about myself, and in some ways, I’m not at all who I thought I was.
How to Know When to Say Yes or No
The Science of Saying Yes and the Art of Saying No You and I have a yes/no problem. Specifically, we're not saying one of them enough, or to the right thing, or at the right time. This group over here says we're supposed to say "Yes" more. Saying yes boosts our...
Stop Being a Starter and Start Being a Finisher
Dear younger me, Stop being a starter and start being a finisher. Although starting is an important step, it will con you into never making an impact. Once you become a finisher, then you can become someone who finishes well. And that's how you will ultimately make...
To Mask or Not to Mask
I honestly don't know who to believe. There are experts, so-called experts, and loud-mouthed non-experts on both sides of this issue (as with most issues). Here's one thing I know, though: Wearing a mask in public spaces is no longer just about individual nor...
The Most Important “Best” Practice When Working From Home
There are thousands of articles that give great lists of best practices when working from home, but most of them neglect what has been the critical one for me. In my experience, the most important "best" practice when working from home is to work socially. Especially...
Why You Need Recess If You Work From Home
Mr. Leeser's fifth grade was the pinnacle of my elementary school career. Specifically because of recess. Fifth-grade was all about kickball. The way I remember it, the kickball game was the most important 30 minutes of the entire fifth-grade day. This was 1979, so...
How to Avoid Distractions When Working From Home
It's not about self-discipline. If it was, I'd have no hope. I'm not a Navy Seal nor a Buddhist monk. I'm not disciplined enough. If I'm not on my game, I'm like Dug the dog in the movie Up. There are squirrels all over the place, and I can't stop chasing them. Next...
An Optimistic View of a New Normal for Community
I have never been accused of being an optimist (just ask my family), but right now I'm more optimistic than ever about the future of the global community. The current COVID-19 crisis has given us a first-ever prototype in the history of our species and planet. We are...
How to Keep Your Remote Team Productive and Happy
This is quite an unprecedented time we've been thrust into. Over the last several weeks and months, a large subset of the global workforce has moved from the traditional office environment to the work-from-home remote environment. It's happened quickly, and in many...
4 Tips to Help You Love Working From Home
Whether you've been forced to work from home, or are doing it voluntarily, it can be daunting at first. But with the proper mindset and environment, it can be the single best thing you've done in your work life. I've been a full-time remote worker for several years...
