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the more you love, the harder you work
When you love something, it’s far easier to work hard on it, stay late, go the extra mile. When you love somebody, it’s far easier …
hope is a seller’s market
We are hardwired for hope. We have an infinite need for it. This is both good and bad. The downside is snake oil salesmen and …
delusional is not a skill set
It’s great to be delusional. It allows you to try super ambitious stuff that no normal person would touch with a barge pole. But that …
the best campaigns start inside your organization
This was an idea I had back in 2004, when I was still in the advertising business. I figured that compared to selling an idea …
I’m willing to accept a massive pay raise
Hey, the situation kinda sucks, but at least they’re paying you a lot, right? Nope. True liberation doesn’t come from earning more money, just for …
just keep trying
Like the old saying goes, at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. “But for how long?” I hear the young student ask. “When …
how to create smart storytelling
The Holy Grail of marketing is convincing other people to share your stuff for you, what the professionals call “Word of Mouth”. For example: There’s …
the mystery of consciousness
When you’re making small talk with another person at a cocktail party, behind that thin veneer of superficial reality, lies the vast entirety that is …
entrepreneurship is a mindset
Traditionally, there are three ways to become an entrepreneur. The first way is to be naturally born born for it. Folk like Michael Dell, Henry …
master, I come searching for answers
It’s great to be young, it’s exciting to be a bit of a wandering hippie for a little while. Emphasis being on “a little while”. Eventually …
I choose you, I choose this
I spent the first two decades of my career scrambling around, wondering what the hell I was going to do when I finally grew …
time to be creative
There are two kinds of work: creative work and busy work. One is hard, the other is easy. One is actually valuable, one just looks …
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