Don’t confuse outrage with jealousy. Outrage is just a virulent disgust. There’s no secret motive. No epic struggle. No myth. No mystery. Jealousy presumes someone’s envious. Covetous. And it is also the height of narcissistic egotistical arrogance. On both sides. Poachers, plagiarists, pretenders all claim that people who call them out and/or question them are… Continue Reading
Go Make Something.
Yes, you.
I’m talking to you, over there, with the big ideas.
Yes, you, the one standing there wanting to do something.
But not doing it.
Instead you’re thinking of taking a class or getting a “credential” first.
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I really miss missives. People used to take time to make thoughtful letters. Funny, sad, instructive. When it took some effort in the doing, people spent time getting it right. You’d think with all the trouble folks seem to have crafting a good email marketing campaign, the effort would make them take care to make something decent. But I’m not talking about email marketing. I’m talking about missives. I’m rusty, I’ll get better, and I’m trying… Continue Reading
You have to be willing to take the plunge, and you have to be willing to do it without a net. That’s what it means to be an artisan: to give your love to your work, to commit yourself with no guarantee of your love being reciprocated, to take the leap of faith. Continue Reading
Welcome to our new monthly feature, Wine Wednesday with Christine Trice (you know, the one from OMG Wines)! Christine has joined us a few times in the past, and we decided it would be fun to get together on the first Wednesday of every month to talk about wine and work and whatever else crosses our minds. Continue Reading
A business haiku:
Expert industry:
Gurus or wolves in sheeps’ clothes?
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In recent years, the “think big” movement hit fever pitch. Fueled by motivational speakers, easy-to-obtain credit and “law of attraction” practitioners, the idea that one needs to “think big” in order to succeed morphed into the feel-good monster that it is today. As with most movements that morph into monsters that cannot be controlled, the… Continue Reading
When I was a little kid, the older folks – nearly ALL of them – had a saying they’d lay on me whenever I tried to impress at a gathering by piling food in heaps upon my plate, trying to express my maturity by emulating the appetites of the adults and the bigger kids, “Mmm… Continue Reading
This one’s for newbies and those of us leveling up into new heights… There once was a time when creative and technical and executive were not supposed to co-mingle in a business. Art in business? Artisan business? Hell, co-mingle? They weren’t even supposed to inhabit the same place. That far away time was… today. No,… Continue Reading
In our inaugural article about Business Behavioral issues, Jackie, Jerry, and Michael riff about archetypes and challenges familiar to most folks trying to keep their heads on fairly straight while running their businesses. Read through these and see if any have ever applied to you or someone you know. Love to hear what you’ve got… Continue Reading