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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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…
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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.…
Letting Big Brother In
More and more of us are Zooming, FaceTiming, WebExing. We need that face to face interaction. So go get that Webcam!
Don’t Upsell Me Bro
COVID-19 made me not want to sell my wares, so I went to others to see what they had to say and it was bad.
Being Neutral is THEE thing
Keeping a neutral mind is a process. It's this practice that will get you everywhere.
I Marie Kondo’d My Rolodex – Time Suck City
I Marie Kondo'd my Rolodex and I got sucked into a time warp.