Posted on November 11, 2006
This is my first installment of the music version of Sanders Says. I’ll try and do one every weekend. I focus on two areas; independent/new rock and chill music (lounge to world). I played in reggae, rock, industrial and trip hop bands over my musical career. Read the About section to find out what I …
Posted on November 10, 2006
I read an article today about a new work related illness — Black Berry Thumb. I could see this one coming. There are millions of people that are as obsessive compulsive as church rats when it comes to their emails. Six or seven years ago before mobile email, you hit the F5 (function 5) button …
Posted on November 8, 2006
Monday was my 45th birthday. I never really make a big deal out of my birthdays, because my grandmother (who I call mom) raised me to believe every day was my birthday. My family and I celebrate it and that’s it. This year and this birthday I noticed that there is a small group of …
Posted on November 3, 2006
Unless you are on a project that REQUIRES your digital availability tomorrow or Sunday, blow off email. It can wait until Monday. Turn the black berry off, power it down completely. Let the laptop sit in your briedcase, unopened. If you fully commit your off time to being off, you’ll find more energy on Monday …
Posted on November 2, 2006
While having coffee this AM, I spotted a new survey/study (study by National Endowment of the Arts) announcement that claims that readers and consumers of the arts are better citizens. They are more involved, donate more time and money. They are more likely to volunteer. The study even correlates reading and an increase in physical …
Posted on October 31, 2006
For the last seven years or so, I’ve been a huge proponent of experential marketing. It all started with The Experience Economy by Pine and Gilmore. They argue that business is a stage (much like the rest of life) and that winning companies will differentiate and profit by staging an experience that is “engaging and …
Posted on October 30, 2006
It is no wonder that Google is winning the war for advertisers. They are so darn easy to buy from. Today’s USA Today talks about how “ease of use” is a killer application for Google in a Money section story (Google ad sales outpace all comers). Think about it; online ads work, but how much …
Posted on October 27, 2006
About 10 years ago I stumbled upon a great Monday morning exercise in gratitude. Every Friday, I would write down the names of three people that made a diffference to me that week (in my business life, for example). I might think of one of my coordinators, a supply partner or even an agent. Over …
Posted on October 26, 2006
Five years ago, dog-eat-dog was the prevailing wisdom of leadership and business. Really. I would know this, because I launched a shot in-the-name-of-love in 2002 and I found two types of people: Those thats got it and gave all and those that didn’t trust it or thought it was just a fad. Some people are …
Posted on October 25, 2006
In my last blog post I talked about the Platinum Rule (do unto others as they would have you do unto them) and attributed it to author Mark Sanborn. One of the comments to the post from my good friend Steve Farber suggested that Dr. Tony Alessandra was the actual creator of the concept. After …
