I’m taking a break from my science fiction tear that I’ve been on this year to read Shoe Dog.  I’ve tried avoiding most business books, but do read the ones that end up making it through the clutter and have enough personal recommendations. Books like The Hard Thing About Hard Things make all other business […]

I have done 4 monthly challenges this year. No complain January Faster Mile February Clean Eating March Spanish April One of the common themes with all of them has been that doing something first thing in the morning is the most important component of keeping on track.   Get it out of the way fast. […]

We all have our rotation of friends, associates, sites, apps, and sources of information that we use to construct our reality every day.  Growing and opportunity is often found by taking your own niche and biases and starting to expand slightly to the fringes of where you currently are. Your next business, spouse, or revelation […]

When I worked at Bazaarvoice there was a yardstick we used to explain communities.   1/9/90 rule.   1% of people create, 9% participate, and 90% consume or lurk. The 1% of people who create tend to get the spoils of all creation.   Another 9% tend to participate but never create their own voices. […]

   If you’ve never worked with that person before, take it for a test run.  No need to jump in until you can figure out if you have a good working relationship  Are you mentally on the same level?   Think this is an important one.   I think there needs to be a mutual […]

I’m currently reading the second book of the Red Rising Trilogy, The Golden Son.   I wrote about how much I liked the first book of the trilogy and finally getting around to the second part of the story. I liken the trilogy to a guy version of the Hunger Games. I’ve been listening to […]

I’ve seen a drastic difference in how many of my goals are hit that I make publicly known to friends, family, and employees, and investors rather than goals that I keep to myself. One of the biggest human motivations is the fear of letting down our social circle.  Of coming up short when everyone is […]