Nose Hair Clippers and Other Learning Opportunities Information—even quirky information—can be gold. At least one product is built on this premise, and has been for years: nose hair clippers. Here’s what I mean: We’ve all seen the… Read More
Don’t Try to “Drink the Ocean”: Set Three-Day, Three-Month, and Three-Year Goals Whether it’s a new job, your current job, or a job hunt,it’s critical to set three day, three month, and three year goals.Why? Because these three time spans capture the… Read More
100 Days to Your Promotion In today’s economy, you might be feeling lucky you even have a job—asking for a promotion could seem like tempting fate. “Better to sit tight,” you might be thinking. “Not… Read More
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Wow of the Week: Play it Up We all know the phrase, “play it down,” for making less of an emotion or situation than we might otherwise be feeling. And I think this can be a useful… Read More
Beware the Sixth Sense Real estate agents often tell sellers to have bread baking when potential buyers come calling—the idea being that this “grandmother’s kitchen” smell makes “a house a home,” thereby stimulating fantasies… Read More
Show Me, Don’t Tell Me As you may know, the first rule of writing good fiction is, “Show me don’t tell me.” The idea being that you can’t say a character is resilient, thoughtful, or… Read More
WOW– It’s a Paperback! I’m proud to announce the release of the paperback of The Wow Factor: The 33 Things You Must (and Must Not) Do to Guarantee Your Edge in Today’s Business World… Read More