New Year's Resolutions
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I've made two resolutions this year so far: 1) Write at least one paragraph every weekday, and 2) Go a month without complaining about anything.
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The Miracles of Hal Elrod, the Man Who Died and Came Back to Life
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For most of my life, I was a night owl. Starting a little more than 5 years ago, I went through a series of transformations to better my life, and one of my greatest and most difficult transformations was going from a night owl to an early bird. When people heard what I was doing, many told me about this amazing book, The Miracle Morning, widely regarded as “one of the most life-changing books ever written”. I read it (and listened to the audio book), and I was inspired. When I started up my podcast, "How I Broke Into," Hal Elrod was on the short list of people I just had to interview.
Read MoreHow Jill Miller Built a Global Fitness Phenomenon
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She overcame heartbreak and conquered obstacles that would have defeated many other people. She has hundreds of certified teachers teaching her method worldwide. She often appears in national media. And she has a whole slew of brilliantly branded products that must be the envy of every starry-eyed fitness wantrepreneur. But she is no overnight success...
Read MoreThe Six Words That Will Convince Me to Buy Your Product
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When I was a teenager, I would regularly argue with my parents as Gen X teenagers were wont to do. My favorite thing to yell at the top of my lungs was, "You should stop saying should!" A couple of decades later, I felt a little vindicated by the perfectly titled book by Elle Luna, The Crossroads Between Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion. Ridding my vocabulary of the word "should" is a Herculean effort.
Read MoreThe Way I Expand My Network and Learn Something New Every Day
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Last weekend, I went to a local liquor store to pick up a bottle of wine. I took my own sweet time reading the labels, and started giggling to myself. The man behind the counter, Bill, came over and asked if I needed any help. I smiled, and said, "Not yet, thank you."
Read MoreLife Is Too Short for Miller Lite
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When I was 13 years old, I celebrated my birthday with my family at Hard Rock Cafe. My father handed me a bottle of Rolling Rock and said, "You're going to be a Bar Mitzvah in a few weeks--that means you will be seen in the Jewish community as a man. I think you're old enough to try a beer." I tried it and washed it down with a full glass of water. It was disgusting to me. I didn't try another beer until my sophomore year of college.
Read MoreMy Revelatory Cab Ride Return from Experts Academy
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My wife is one of those people whose opinion about products and services matters to me, so, of course, I switched to using them over all of the other companies I had used previously. In this age of information overload, I advise clients and friends to delegate not just work, but a fair amount of taste: find like-minded curators of information to make the process of choosing vendors and services smoother. Word-of-mouth is everything in the new economy.
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