Author Archive
Edgy Conversations:
When You (Finally) Get Tired of Being a Loser.
by Dan Waldschmidt on July 29, 2010, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
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 commitments, your colleagues, or your church group. → more
The End of Sales Obesity (or 7 ways to get back in fighting sales shape)
by Dan Waldschmidt on July 27, 2010, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
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 with yourself. About the only word you can say is “ugggggh…..” → more
Edgy Conversations:
Josh, Land Rovers, and the “Numbers Game”
by Dan Waldschmidt on July 24, 2010, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
Every 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 to the sales guy: → more
Edgy Conversations:
Depression, Dreams, and Destiny.
by Dan Waldschmidt on July 22, 2010, under Edgy Conversations
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 keep you down. Like there’s a plan to keep you away from your dreams → more
Are you Obsessed with Greatness?
by Dan Waldschmidt on July 20, 2010, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
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. → more
UnfetteredTV: Sh*t or Get off the Pot
by Dan Waldschmidt on July 16, 2010, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
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 and sharing the occasional cigar, and so I anticipated that this would be fun.
The producers wanted to talk about dramatic action and picked the title “Sh*t or Get off the Pot”.
Edgy Conversations:
Introspection, Nonsense, and Hoping for More.
by Dan Waldschmidt on July 15, 2010, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
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) to decide whether we were getting the right results. → more
The Karmic Charm of Action
by Dan Waldschmidt on July 13, 2010, under Living at the Edge of Explosion
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. → more
Edgy Technology:
Get In Your Stribe. Connect Better.
by Dan Waldschmidt on July 10, 2010, under Edgy Technology
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 passion to share — Stribe is your lucky day. → more
