This is not a Wordle Game
For the last few months I have been pondering the word, Sorry (the saddest word, according to Elton). This comes after I read something on LinkedIn that women tend to…
Enticing the Young Ones
There's something about walking into a radio station and settling into the studio for a live show. Whenever I can, I visit client stations, just so I can tour the…
Negative Feedback Doesn’t Have to be so… Negative
I had what I thought was a great relationship with a colleague. We'll call them Linus. Linus assigns me work and I accept or deny. It's a great, open relationship,…
Scorn
If you've been on any dating apps, you've likely been ghosted (read: shunned). I've written before about being ghosted in the professional sense, by would-be clients seemingly interested in your…
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My Words of the Year are…
My words of the year are, "there's no such thing as 'Quiet Quitting'". It's called straight up laziness. Oh and while we're here, "Ghosting" needs a new synonym, like maybe…
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Confrontation or Enjoyable?
Years ago while I was in a department store, chasing my then toddler from underneath the turnstiles, someone said, "I know your voice". Uh-oh. A quagmire. Embarrassing, but flattering. I…
Don’t Demean Me Bro
When you're talking to a potential partner, associate, vendor, or employee, for all that is holy, please don't call them "Missy". I am the owner of a company so I…
Don’t Call Me. No… Really, Don’t
Do you remember the classic film, "Swingers"? There's a famous scene in the 1996 film where a character played by the brilliant Jon Favreau, makes a call to a woman…
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What’s Your Name?
Today I was looking for some business people to connect with and noticed an inordinate amount of businesses titled with only the owner's name. Joe Shmo Consulting and so forth.…
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I’m Super Pissed
I was told I probably didn’t need to get vaccinated because I’ve worked at home for years and rarely leave the house. And my social life consisted of (past tense),…