The other day a two part question was posed on Linkedin: Why do you mentor other people? What value do you receive? I answered the questioned as follows: “I mentor because I believe in giving back as I was giving to. I mentor because without mentors it’s gonna take us all a lot longer to … Read moreHow do you mentor?
I have been many things in my life, and I have enjoyed them all, mostly, for a while. For a while I thought I had a boredom problem, or an attitude problem, or some kind or problem, but it turned out I just hadn’t found my place. I think this is true of a lot … Read moreDon’t Be Afraid to Re-Invent Yourself
I just lost my mentor, my best friend, my confidant, my advisor in all things, my sounding board, my guiding light, my go-to guy, my Dad. I am absolutely gutted. I don’t know what I am going to do without that daily call. That daily chat, that check-in, and that laugh. I don’t know what … Read moreHow Do You Say Good Bye?
You have an idea, and the idea is so good that it makes your stomach jump inside of you. You know you have hit on something here. What do you do next? You start to sketch it out. You tell one maybe two people to get their reactions, they love it. You start to make … Read moreLightning In a Bottle
One of the great bafflements of my career is why a client hires a marketing company to come up with a logo or brand, then builds their business around this brand, but refuses to protect this brand legally. I have seen it happen time and time again. it is utterly astonishing to me a person … Read moreYou Paid For It, Why Not Protect It?
“Who are you and what do you do?” How many times have you been asked that question? Do you have a pat answer? When you answer do you merely recite it as if you have said it a million times and you don’t even have to think about it? Are you even paying attention to … Read moreExplain Yourself
Have you ever found yourself in a situation when you felt like you had presented your ideas well, your solution clearly, your case succinctly, but then something happened. You kept talking, and talking and talking. It was almost like someone had taken over your body/brain and kept trying to make a sale that you had … Read moreKnow when to stop talking
I love to edit. I know strange. But I find myself doing it unconsciously all the time. In restaurants, in magazines, books, ads, promotional material, etc. I can’t help myself. What I don’t understand is why more people don’t do it, particularly when there, or more correctly, their livelihood depends on it. I cannot tell … Read moreOnly a full would think Spellcheck is FoolProof!
Doing good seems like a good idea. I mean, it makes sense, right? You want to help the environment, children, a shelter, a cause, and you will, just once you get a bit of free time. But you are just so busy, between work, networking, family commitments, where do find the time? I know, just … Read moreDo Good
To Blog or Not To Blog: That is the question. Really, it’s not so much a question, because if you are going …
