Action vs Achievement

Getting Stuff Done

One of the great rhetoricians of Ancient Greece was a chap named Isocrates.  He was a contemporary rival of Plato and was a student of Socrates.  While not as famous as many others Greek philosophers, he built a very financially successful school and even Pliny the Elder commented on his financial prowess.

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You Know More Than You Think

Having Confidence

This morning I was eating breakfast at my new “regular” cafe in the city.  It has great decor, super quick service, friendly staff and really good food.  The one downside is that it gets a little crowded and a bit noisy at times, but that’s a sign that it’s good, IMHO.

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Creating Good Quality Stuff

Doing Quality Work

Today was a bit of a sad day for me, my trusty Apple Wireless Keyboard finally gave up the ghost after nearly 12 years of faithful service.

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Niche Appeal vs Mass Market Appeal

niche marketing

Inadvertently today, I started a very heated discussion on my Facebook timeline.  I posted about how comedian, Mo’Nique (seriously, that’s her name), complained that she was the victim of racism and gender discrimination because she was only offered $500k to do a Netflix special and Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock got like $20m and Amy Schumer got $11m.

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Sometimes Junk Food is Good Enough

Junk Food Content

This weekend, I spent a bit of time trying to slow my brain down a bit because I was feeling mentally tired.  On Saturday, in particular, I spent a fair bit of time working in the Casual Marketer business and Sunday was the first issue of my new “The Week That Was” update style email.

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Change Is The Only Consistent Thing

Dealing with Change

Humans are fascinating creatures.  On the one hand, we’re instinctively conservative but yet, on the other hand, we’re adventurous explorers.  In fact, some of us are both at the same time.

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Google Are Not Sorcerers

Google Are Not Sorcerers

Every so often, I’ll see a conversation about SEO that looks pretty interesting.  I’ll dive into the thread and start reading the comments to get a feel for the ebb and flow of the discussion.

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Forget Words, Praise Actions

We’ve all done this before…We get excited about something we want to do, announce it publicly and are lavished with praise for effectively achieving nothing other than saying we’re going to do something.

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Why I Don’t Participate in Masterminds

Every few months, I’m approached by someone and asked if I would be interested in joining a mastermind that they are running or are part of it.  Without fail, every single time someone asks, I politely decline.

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Radical Transparency With Yourself

Sometimes you read a book and while you don’t always agree with everything and maybe not even “like” the protagonist, there’s something about the book that sticks with you and makes an impact.

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