These are strange times. I’m writing this from home. Nothing too unusual there. But, I’m also working from home while on Day 6 of a 14-day isolation during the Covid-19 crisis. My youngest daughter just returned from Myanmar and we are taking all the prescribed precautions. In my neighborhood I see more people walking, smiling and talking (at a distance). Families are connecting (I hosted a family call on zoom yesterday and… Continue reading
Hey small business owner – are you trying to boil the ocean?
We all have limits. Like how much information we can hold in our short-term memory at any given time. Turns out, it’s about 7 things. Princeton cognitive psychologist, George A. Miller coined this limit as the “Magic number seven, plus… Continue reading
Why you should never start a business
You knew the timing was right. Your friends said it was a great idea. So you took the leap, hung up your shingle and started a business. And then… Somewhere along the way the hours got longer, nights got shorter… Continue reading
Five surprising lessons from starting a business in my 50’s.
“With the sheer number of baby-boomers now approaching retirement age, the era of the “olderpreneur” is upon us.” Financial Times When I was a kid people retired at 60 - 65 if they didn’t like golf. When you get old,… Continue reading
Why it might be time to kill your dead-end projects
When Steve Jobs was unceremoniously ousted from Apple in 1985 the fate of the company was supposed to improve. John Scully had moved into the CEO office and brought with him all the corporate sensibilities of big business America. Fast… Continue reading
The hidden blessing of not getting what you want.
“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” Dalai Lama Sometimes I just want the damn Porsche. This week I was in Toronto speaking about how I built my speaking business. The room was… Continue reading
How to (finally) get organized and work smarter with Evernote
This article was originally published in June 2015 and has been re-loved and republished just for you. Every once in a while you come across a solution that is so elegant and seamless to use that you simply love it.… Continue reading
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