Seth Godin on a strategy of generous connection
The question is, what are you going to do tomorrow that’s going to make you more connected, in a more important way [or doing more… Read More »Seth Godin on a strategy of generous connection
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Tim Ferriss on improving your public speaking
Here are a couple of useful tips from Tim Ferriss on episode #394: 1. Record yourself talking This is true for skill improvement whether it’s… Read More »Tim Ferriss on improving your public speaking
The Toolkit – Part 1: Foundations (8) – a shorter mission statement
This post is another go at mission statements – mixing Peter Drucker’s description of a mission statement as “a concise statement of purpose” (it should… Read More »The Toolkit – Part 1: Foundations (8) – a shorter mission statement
The Toolkit – Part 1: Foundations (7) – mission statements revisited
In this post I explained the difference between vision and mission statements like this: If a vision statement is a statement about ends (the world… Read More »The Toolkit – Part 1: Foundations (7) – mission statements revisited
Attention hours
We often focus on the attention economy as it relates to life online, but it’s a helpful lens for thinking about the rest of our… Read More »Attention hours
Hard conversations
…aren’t supposed to be easy. The person you need to have the conversation with might be a peer, a friend, a long-term colleague. The conversations… Read More »Hard conversations
What’s the Metaverse?
Here’s more on the Metaverse: from Matthew Ball (again) on the BBC’s Beyond Today. The first half of the program has some good stuff on… Read More »What’s the Metaverse?
No shortage of money
There is no money shortage. It might not be where you’d like it, and there might not be people lining up to give it to… Read More »No shortage of money
Canon: fences and trampolines
I’ve just spent a thoroughly enjoyable day at the first Jakarta International Literary Festival. I sat in on two Symposiums*: The Southern Common Themes Dilemma,… Read More »Canon: fences and trampolines
Horse to water
If a horse is thirsty, if they know that water will help, and if they trust you, then all you need to say is “There’s… Read More »Horse to water