"This is my fwend Scotty." The boy's friend (and ours), Uncle Scotty, gets up around 4:30 every morning to be best buddy to about 40 or 50,000 of his closest friends. He's been in the conversation …
Managing Change From The Inside Out
Why is change so hard? Why do those who'd benefit the most usually put up the most resistance? Have you ever been in a situation where you desperately needed a change? For years, I've been doing a …
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The Seven Year Scratch
What were you doing seven years ago this week? May of 2003. What was going on in your world? I wrote the following email seven years ago about my first evening in Austin, Texas ... or more correctly …
Advertising Show and Tell
Within one minute of each other, I had two friends - who don't know each other - share two different ads wanting my thoughts on them. Weird. But a good weird! I'll share my thoughts maybe tomorrow. …
None of His Business
Yesterday, I was ticked off when a local media rep asked me for a complete list of my clients. I got this email last night from a sales manager I really, really respect: Here is my follow-up …
This Question Bugged Me
It's the second time I've gotten it from a media rep in the last couple weeks. Am I just grumpy today, or is this off-putting to you, too: "Would you mind sharing a list of your clients with …