All Marketers are Liars is the controversial title of a great book by Seth Godin. He chose the title to stimulate conversation and controversy about this excellent book. His real point is that all effective marketers are great story tellers, and their best stories are the “lies” we tell ourselves when we want something. If …
This week I have worked with two new clients. I’m developing a set of tools for small firms and to refine the approach I have recruited a couple of friends that I can work with on a pro-bono basis in exchange for direct experience and, more importantly, feedback. With the first, an expressive and energetic …
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Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way, introduced me to one of the few tools I have used consistently to tap into my latent, frequently unconscious creative energy. She refers to this daily discipline as Morning Pages; three pages written long hand. No more. No less. These are not notes for the great American novel. …
My father in law has been in declining health for several years and passed away last Friday. In spite of the extended time my wife and I had to prepare, when his illness advanced to the point where the demands on her time were extreme, it changed the balance of our relationship. I had to …
Hugh MacLeod is an artist who first made his name with “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards.” He is also CEO of Stormhoek USA, which markets South African wine in the States, and a wise blogger on the subjects of business and creativity. I subscribe to his daily cartoon email…a nice way to …
The normal ebb and flow of commerce was suspended for a couple of hours yesterday. I found myself involved in an intriguing and stimulating conversation with a CEO, a PhD chemist. He has created a business model that introduces a level of efficiency to the drug development and testing process by making connections, encouraging and …
