7.29.2010
When You (Finally) Get Tired of Being a Loser.
That’s where I’m at. You come to a point in your life where you just decide that you have had enough of mediocrity. Your own. Not the world around you. Not the nonsense on the television channel. Not your work
7.27.2010
The End of Sales Obesity.
It’s getting to be that time of year. You push back from the table with a awkward sense of “why did I gorge myself so much”. Any movement out of your chair is slow and painful. You just feel annoyed
7.24.2010
Josh, Land Rovers, and the "Numbers Game".
Ever walked away from an experience just demoralized at the state of the sales person on the other end of the deal. It’s a reminder to not “be that guy”… Here is my story — the email I sent back
7.22.2010
Depression, Dreams, and Destiny.
Ever feel like one of these plastic figurines you beat down at the Mack-A-Mole game at Chuck E Cheese? Ever feel like the “game” is you getting your head beat in by everyone around you? Like life is rigged to
7.20.2010
Are you Obsessed with Greatness?
It’s not a hard question. Right? It’s actually pretty simple. Are you obsessed with being great? It’s so simple in fact that many times that we confuse the real issue.
7.16.2010
UnfetteredTV: Sh*t or Get off the Pot
Last week, Tim Pec0raro and his producers asked me to stop by the studio to be a guest on UnfetteredTV — a brand new show from the Peculiar Productions team. I knew Tim from working together on some other projects
7.15.2010
Introspection, Nonsense, and Hoping for More.
Since when did sales come down to the fine art of improving your quarterly performance? To improving your quota by that 4% margin of victory. Since when did we start looking back (on the worst sales year of 3 generations)
7.13.2010
The Karmic Charm of Action.
Life comes at us fast. We are pushed to fear and faint and fail. The deck is stacked. The odds are cast. Friends are few and foes are many.
7.10.2010
Get In Your Stribe. Connect Better.
If all this hoopla about the social graph and Facebook privacy settings hasn’t made you want to jump off a cliff, if you find it mildly interesting to connect with people, if you have a message, an audience, and the
7.8.2010
Why Success Needs to Hurt First.
Because that’s the only way you’ll listen. That’s the only way to get you out of your own way and on the path to extraordinary… Here’s a harsh reality. Being edgy — living on the edge of outrageous opportunity hurts
7.6.2010
3 Clues to Achieving the Impossible
There is no one secret formula to doing amazing things – to achieving the impossible. Timing, a lot of effort, and good old-fashion “luck” have a way of making what someone else has already done pretty hard to reproduce. Which
7.2.2010
Use Liaise. Get Things Done.
Getting things done is one of the hottest topics sweeping through the business world over the last few years. The quest for ultimate productivity. There are books and charts and a million different perspectives on the subject. And yet there
7.1.2010
Stupid People. How to deal with them.
You can’t live life without running into stupid people. And not just running into these people– them purposefully running unto you. It’s the single biggest demotivating force on the face of the earth.