When I was interviewed for my first job in media my soon-to-be new boss asked me how I felt about change. My response was easy. I loved it. That was why I was sitting in his office. I was looking for change. I wanted a new direction. I hadn’t been in the workforce for very […]
Joy May Not Be A Strategy But It’s A Great Way To Execute One
At the end of every semester I teach I hold my breath when I read my evaluations, prepping myself for that one student that I didn’t reach who waited until then to unload their grievances. This summer semester was no different. There was the one. But there were also all the other ones that I […]
Why We Need To Laugh More, Even When Things Are Tough
When I was in junior high school I had a friend who was a Jehovah’s Witness. Being raised Greek Orthodox in a predominately Jewish neighborhood, I knew nothing about the Jehovah’s Witness beliefs. All I knew is that my friend carried her bible with her everywhere and told me the world was going to end […]
Why Asking Questions Feels So Risky And What We Can Do About It
My father used to take us for Sunday drives when I was growing up. It was something people in the sixties did when there was still a romance with the automobile and we were not yet aware of how carbon emissions were going to damage the atmosphere. Occasionally we would get lost. In the pre-GPS days, […]
A Like Is Not A Marketing Strategy
Facebook keeps sending me messages encouraging me to spend money with them to boost my posts so I get more likes. I get it. Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s claim that helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing he is most proud of in his life, Facebook is in the business […]
What I’ve Learned About Luck
After I landed one of my first big deals as a sales rep my boss called me into his office to congratulate me. I was having none of it. I told him it was nothing more than luck, that I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. I wasn’t used […]
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