Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. — Abraham Lincoln What happens at 12:01am tonight? It will be the first time in 10 years that we’ve had a year end in 5. Pretty crazy… What is crazy, though, is the slew of promises, plans, and surge…
When you can do a common thing in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. — George Washington Carver Many writers dislike being asked where they get their creative ideas from, largely, because they have no clue themselves. Creativity seems to strike sporadically and harnessing it can sometimes feel like trying…
The quality of our expectations determines the quality of our action. — A. Godin It’s not every day that I get excited at the grocery store, but a little bit ago, I was really pumped: The dishwashing gloves were on sale. I know, not the most exciting opener. But stick with me. It gets better. So,…
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. — Virginia Wolf Attending a conference hosted by Ohio State this week, an odd occurrence happened. While sitting down for dinner with the other presenters, I noticed that I had ordered the exact same meal (a Caesar salad and lasagna) as…
In business as in life, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate. — Chester Karrass If you’re like me, confrontation is probably not your favorite pastime. In which case, negotiations—which often involve a bit of confrontation—is not one of your favorite pastimes either. (If it is, you probably really like playing…
Eureka! — Archimedes According to the Law of Infinite Probability, there’s a chance that an alien race from the Andromeda galaxy will come down to Earth, seek out a random individual (who turns out to be you), and says: “Solve this riddle or we will destroy your planet.” Uh oh. PROBLEM SOLVING All right, so that…