Category: self-help

The purpose of listening is to understand Not to judge.  Not to ready a follow-on response before the speaker even finishes.  Not to categorize or showcase your biases; or conclude whether they’re friend or foe, wearing a halo or horns. If you want to be understood, you must take the time to first understand.

Mario was right “I can teach a chimp how to cook dinner.  But I cannot teach a chimp to love it.” – famed chef Mario Batali And so it goes.  Passion drives the joy of work.  Skill feeds that love.  Getting good at what you do stokes the fire of passion, and in turn, that…

What’s your secret sauce? A meal is a meal is a meal – until you meet the right chef.  The chef who can take ordinary ingredients and fuse them in an extraordinary combination, in the perfect proportions.  It’s not magic, it’s not science.  It takes effort and a lot of trial and error to get…

Specialization is for insects. Not for you.  Resist spending your life knowing more and more about less and less. Become as diverse as suits you.  Become a double or triple threat. Not as a dabbler or dilettante, but to gain skills and competency in what interests and excites you.  Why not combine and intersect those…

Hey, check this out. Word of mouth matters.  More than you think. It’s organic.  It’s viral.  Over the long haul, it’s what lasts. It’s not what you say, it’s what others say:  About you.  About what you create and sell and do. Word of mouth is the spark that ignites and spreads your ideas to…

You’re the salesperson. Creating the best product or service, being the best in your field, isn’t enough. You have to be better than that. You have to sell you.  You have to figure it out. The world won’t beat a path to your door without your personal intervention. You are the chief marketing officer, the…