Posted on September 4, 2013
It’s that time of year again. We’ve rounded the corner of Labor Day and soon will be on the homestretch to 2014. It’s a magical time of year where we are both busy, and at the same time, compelled to observe the conventions of holiday. September and October for many of you will be the …
Posted on August 28, 2013
A few weeks ago, I retweeted this Mark Cuban Twitter update: Challenge conventional wisdom. There is almost always a better way — Mark Cuban (@mcuban) August 10, 2013 I connected with what he was saying, and how important it is for us to progress past “what’s been working so far.” Too many leaders (and their …
Posted on August 21, 2013
If you are a creative person, don’t hide this fact in your sales life. No one gets up wanting to buy something from a stuffed suit. They’d love to do business with an artist who also sells or delivers a world-class product. You don’t need to stifle creative endeavors in your life. They are your …
Posted on August 16, 2013
Earlier this week, a bombshell hit the hip-hop community when Kendrick Lamar unleashed a no-holds-barred calling out of several prominent contemporary rappers as well as the NY rap community. It was the hottest topic for a few days on Twitter and had everyone from sports to politics weighing in. Some of the artists he called …
Posted on August 6, 2013
About eight years ago, while working at Yahoo!, I developed a few rules of email etiquette. Too many of our team mates were misusing email, or applying it in emotional clumsy ways. Tempers flared, and I had to put out fires. It was a unique problem to this generation, where email became 75% of all …
Posted on August 2, 2013
Show me a ball player who injured most of the time and I’ll show you someone either on the trading block or moving towards retirement. When someone develops a reputation for being injury prone, their stock plummets…along with their playing time. Why? After a few injuries, people begin to wonder whether you really want …
Posted on July 31, 2013
Sounds daunting, doesn’t it: One year/20 entire books read. For some of you, it’s a piece of cake and for others, “It had better be Harry Potter or 50 Shades!” Here’s the reality: Readers are leaders of society. They earn more, deliver more value, lead more people and respond to adversity better than the average. …
Posted on July 24, 2013
I remember back when blogging first started, when people told me, “you need to blog to keep up!” I pushed back. I was already writing a book every two years, pumping out a beefy newsletter every month and answering over a hundred emails a day! The thought of more writing work was simply overwhelming. And …
Posted on July 18, 2013
Last week, I had a chance to catch up with a friend who just moved to LA to work in the music production industry. He’s read Love Is the Killer App several times, and put several of the ideas into practice. He’s mentored several up and coming engineers as well as lending his network to …
Posted on July 11, 2013
Warning: This is a get-rich-slow plan. If you are looking to jumpstart your business in the next 30-90 days, you might not find what you are looking for here. But if you are looking to grow your business in a sustainable, fulfilling and profitable way … and you are willing to take the long-view … …
