I remember when Williams-Sonoma launched the automatic bread maker. It was quite a revolution. With a couple of ingredients or even a pre-done box mix, you could make fresh bread with very little effort. Fresh, homemade bread, what a wonderful way to feel like you’re doing something great for your family, right? Well, it didn’t
In medicine, prescription without diagnosis is malpractice. That clearly makes sense and I am hopeful that most doctors follow that sequence. However, why does it seem that other professions don’t follow the same maxim? Like most guys, I love electronics. To me, technology is fun and exciting and it can be like a puzzle. If
Ever had someone say to you, “keep up the good work” and you felt anything but encouraged or inspired? This is not at all uncommon, especially if your relationship with the person offering this insightful feedback is a bit strained. The relationship we have definitely impacts how we will interpret all the messages that come
Mistakes happen. And sometimes we’re the ones who make them. Make mistakes consistently enough and some people start to feel as if that’s just what they do. And they may even feel like a failure. Instead of feeling that way, here’s a point of view that I’d like you try on, in anything you do,
While in San Juan, I worked with someone who was the Strategic Sales Director for a well-known advertising agency in NY. And we got talking about the importance of framing in communication. And he shared a strategy the used consistently with his clients to make sure that they bought the campaign that he wanted them
Once you’ve got your mission statement down in writing, here are some things that you can do to make it even more effective. #1: Make sure it focuses on something greater than you. For example, the statement, “To make myself as rich as possible,” is too self-focused and illustrates a “means” value rather than an “end”