Authenticity has been quite a business buzzword this past year. We have been told that being authentic or transparent is one of the best ways to establish trust with clients. Our goal should be letting others see the “real us” and showing the world that we have a human side to our business. After all, [...]
You’ve possibly heard that saying. We should be flattered when a business or a person emulates what we do. For the most part, I agree. It’s a good feeling when you see your competitor imitating your business model, sales copy, marketing strategy, or even your design style or branding. This means you ARE doing something [...]
Waiting. It’s a word that I abhor even though I know at times it can the best action to take. But I am a man of action, and when I discover something I am passionate about doing or want to make happen, I hate sitting idle while the world passes me by. Especially when you [...]
The college football season is now officially underway, and for many people, life is once worth living again. There is something interesting about watching tribes emerge in fall for this sacred festivity … people gathering for sacred rituals involving grilled Johnsonville Brats, glowing 60″ flat screens, massive amounts of cheap beer, and sometimes heated battles about the prowess of their tribe. [...]
This past week, many Apple geeks were rocked with the news that Steve Jobs was resigning from the helm of one of the most iconic companies in the history of our planet. The lamenting of Steve’s leaving was echoed throughout Twitter and the blogosphere; a lamenting that almost seemed like an eerie funeral of sorts [...]
I really like the insights that Jonathan Fields shares at his blog. What I like more is that he went against the status quo and decided to bring the topics he is most passionate about to one place, instead of fragmenting it out on different websites. But that’s a whole other post topic. Jonathan’s latest [...]
Have you ever heard this definition for insanity? Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. I have, and the more I think about this, the more I relate it to business and entrepreneurship. Sometimes we do the same thing over and over again, expecting different results, and we’re amazed [...]
