Most mornings in the summer, I get up early and bring my coffee outside on the balcony. I was never really a morning person, but as I get older, I find myself rising at odd hours. My balcony, at least in the summer, helps to ease myself into the day. Coffee doesn't hurt either.
Read MoreNosing around the pasta aisle at my local grocery store, trying to decide between tomato or Alfredo sauce, a tiny older lady approached me. "Excuse me," she said. "Do you have any of that whole wheat pasta?" I looked around and realized she was talking to me.
She hadn't yet noticed that I didn't work at the store and continued, "I'm looking for linguine noodles, specifically." I said, "Oh, ah, I don't actually work here." She just shrugged and shuffled away. I grabbed a box of pasta and ran after her, saying, "Wait, here's your whole wheat pasta!"
Read MoreIt was damn hot. About fifteen minutes into a workshop I was doing at the Centre for Social Innovation, a drop of sweat dripped from my chin on to my notes. Immediately, I felt like my entire face, neck, arms, and hands were covered in a slick film of sweat. I stepped outside of myself and saw in the faces of everyone in the audience the same expression: What is the matter with this guy?
Read MoreBusiness and marketing people are following me around the internet. Jesus, people, just cause I mistakenly click on your 6 Ways to Hack Facebook Ads, this does not mean my Facebook and Instagram feeds have to be 9% friends and 91% ads for every Make Your Business To the Next Level workshop/ebook/webinar/etc. I won’t name names, but I made the mistake of signing up for a book marketing webinar. This guy won’t leave me alone. He swore this wasn’t about selling anything to me. He swore! I know content marketing is all the rage, dude, I don’t need to see you driving in your car talking about god knows what.
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