I think all of our politicians, every single one of them, need to be reminded of a few things. And in my opinion, the best way to remind them would be to take a field trip. The first place I would take the collective misfits is to a homeless shelter to show them how a growing … [Read more...]
Customer Service: No dude, you don’t get it!
Quick story: my wife and I were in the downtown area of where we live around noon on a Sunday eating lunch, having a couple beers, and working on our laptops. This group of four guys (and a baby in a stroller) were sitting nearby and one guy in the group was quite loud, and in my … [Read more...]
All I Can Do IS All I Can Do
Do you ever go through those times where you feel like you don’t have time to catch your breath? I’m sure you do, seems fairly common nowadays. I’ve been feeling that way lately because I’m trying to split my time between two careers that are quite different and demand a lot of … [Read more...]
Stop kissing ass, it’s so yesterday!
I am so ridiculously sick of ass kissing. This crap goes on constantly in life, and a shit ton more in social media channels. Stop being a groupie and start doing your own damn thing!! The idea that so many people strive to be like “this person” is such an utter waste of life. … [Read more...]
You’re Only Cheating Yourself
Business (and life in general) is simple people, stop manipulating and start building relationships. When you shift from attempting to cheat or trick people, and start caring about people your business will improve. When you start viewing every situation as an opportunity to … [Read more...]
Are you simply filling a space in time?
If so, that sucks for you, and for those of us that actually want to accomplish shit! This can apply to any position you have in the business or personal world, but I am going to use the example of Mayor to explain my message. Let’s take Mayor Joe Blow (clever made up name I … [Read more...]
It Takes A Community To Make A Community
I think in many senses business and politics are incestuous and intertwined, for better or worse, but the aspect I have been thinking specifically about recently is how politics hinders business/ growth in my community. My opinions come from observing what is happening in our … [Read more...]
Obama and the Elusive Birth Certificate
Why does it matter if Obama has a birth certificate? Well, it matters because it is the law that you must be an American citizen in order to be President of the United States. And to be completely honest, this is NOT about party affiliation, every person running for President … [Read more...]
Shut Up and Create
"I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create." – William Blake I use to be very intrigued by the first part of the above quote…”I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s”. It always struck me as … [Read more...]
Endless Chatter On Leadership
There is so much talk about what leadership is, and I’m sure I’ve blogged on it before but hold on to your pants because we’re talking about it again. It is not possible to define, definitively, what a good leader is made up of, but we can put a bunch of pretty adjectives … [Read more...]